Legal & Compliance Officer

About the role

The Compliance Officer will ensure Busha’s virtual asset operations are fully compliant with local and international regulatory requirements, focusing on risk management, AML/CFT controls, and transaction monitoring.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end customer onboarding, including KYC, KYB, AML/CFT checks, sanctions screening, and enhanced due diligence.
• Coordinate and respond to regulator, law enforcement, and industry body requests.
• Support licensing and renewal processes applicable to Busha.
• Implement and maintain transaction monitoring systems to detect suspicious activities.
• Conduct ongoing compliance reviews, periodic KYC updates, and risk re‑assessments.
• Lead financial crime investigations, including fraud, sanctions breaches, and suspicious transaction reports.
• Develop and implement compliance frameworks, policies, and procedures aligned with applicable regulations and global best practices.
• Monitor regulatory developments across jurisdictions to keep Busha ahead of emerging requirements.
• Collaborate with product, operations, and support teams to embed compliance into processes.
• Conduct internal compliance audits, risk assessments, and periodic testing of systems and controls.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Economics, Finance, Business, or related field.
• 3+ years experience in compliance, risk, or AML/CFT roles within fintech, payments, banking, or virtual assets.
• Strong understanding of Kenya’s regulatory landscape for fintech and virtual asset service providers.
• Hands‑on experience with KYC/KYB, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and STR/SAR filing.
• Knowledge of FATF guidelines, VASP compliance requirements, and financial crime typologies in digital assets.

Required skills

• KYC/KYB processes
• Transaction monitoring systems
• Sanctions screening
• STR/SAR filing
• FATF and VASP regulatory knowledge