Senior KYT Specialist (EU)

About us

Bitget is one of the world's leading digital assets ecosystems. With over 120 million registered users, Bitget has one of the most comprehensive suites of blockchain products and services available via bitget.com.

Our mission is to support the growth of the digital assets industry and we believe it represents the future of finance. What we do empowers the future of finance by ensuring secure, efficient and smart digital transactions.

We are one of the fastest growing companies in the digital asset sector. If you are looking for cutting-edge work, where you will have opportunities to develop your career among peers who are experts in their field, and you believe in the future of digital currency, then look no further than Bitget!

What you'll do

We are seeking a Senior KYT (Know Your Transaction) Specialist to join Bitget EU’s Anti-Financial Crime / Compliance team. In this individual contributor role, you will handle complex transaction monitoring investigations across on-chain and off-chain activity, support travel rule and sanctions-related reviews, and contribute to strengthening our monitoring and investigation frameworks. You will be a key subject-matter resource across broader AML topics, partnering closely with AML, KYC/CDD, Fraud, Risk, Legal, and Operations.

Location: Vienna preferred; open to other EU locations (depending on hiring setup).

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct end-to-end KYT investigations on escalated alerts, including wallet attribution, fund flow tracing, and behavioral analysis across on-chain and internal platform data.
• Triage and resolve transaction monitoring alerts within agreed SLAs, ensuring clear, consistent, audit-ready case documentation.
• Review and escalate cases involving sanctions/PEP/adverse media indicators, high-risk jurisdictions, fraud/scam typologies, darknet exposure, mixers/tumblers, ransomware, and other illicit finance red flags.
• Support travel rule compliance processes (where applicable), including exception handling, counterparty VASP checks, and resolving data quality issues impacting transfers.
• Contribute to SAR/STR preparation by drafting strong narratives, compiling supporting evidence, and escalating cases for filing decisions in line with internal policies.
• Use blockchain analytics tools (e.g., Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic or similar) to identify typologies, patterns, and linkages; produce actionable investigative conclusions.
• Partner with KYC/CDD/EDD and Ongoing Due Diligence teams to align customer risk assessments with transaction behaviors and investigation outcomes.
• Provide subject-matter input to improve monitoring rules, detection logic, typology libraries, investigation playbooks, and escalation thresholds.
• Support Quality Assurance efforts by incorporating feedback, improving investigation standards, and contributing to process and control enhancements.
• Stay current on EU AML/CFT expectations and emerging crypto risks (including DeFi/CEX interaction risks, cross-chain exposure, and new laundering typologies).
• Perform quality controls across KYT alert handling and investigations (sampling reviews, completeness checks, decision consistency), ensuring adherence to internal policies, regulatory expectations, and SLAs.
• Support the QA framework for KYT (define/maintain rubrics and metrics, run calibrations, provide structured feedback, and drive continuous improvement).
• Conduct root-cause analysis on investigation errors, false positives/negatives, and recurring typologies; propose enhancements to rules, workflows, and training.
• Own/coordinate vendor management for blockchain analytics / monitoring tooling (e.g., Chainalysis/TRM/Elliptic): manage operational topics such as access, performance issues, data quality, feature gaps, release testing/UAT input, and SLA/KPI monitoring in coordination with stakeholders.

What you'll need

• University degree in Law, Finance, Economics, Compliance, or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
• 5+ years of experience in AML/AFC, transaction monitoring, investigations, or financial crime compliance; at least 2 years with strong exposure to crypto transaction monitoring/KYT.
• Strong understanding of EU AML/CFT frameworks, sanctions compliance expectations, and crypto-specific typologies and risk indicators.
• Hands-on experience with blockchain analytics tools (Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic or equivalent) and strong investigative writing skills.
• Experience supporting SAR/STR escalation and drafting in a regulated environment.
• Familiarity with case management systems, transaction monitoring tools, and maintaining audit-ready documentation.
• Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal); German is a strong plus for Vienna-based work; other EU languages are an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Why Bitget?

• Bitget is the world's leading web 3 platform for copy trading and one of the world's largest and most respected exchanges
• We are a global company with staff members from over 50 different countries and regions
• We are growing and looking for world-class ambitious talents to help us continue this journey
• We have a streamlined structure that empowers employees to work efficiently, delivering the best results in a short timeframe
• We offer competitive salaries and benefits
• Blockchain technology and digital assets have the potential to change finance in a way no other technology can - be part of it!

If you are ambitious and believe that digital assets could be the next financial and technological revolution, please apply!

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