Hybrid Global Head of Compliance

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About the role

  • Global Head of Compliance responsible for building and leading compliance functions at OpenFX. Overseeing regulatory compliance and financial crime prevention in a fast-growing fintech firm.

Responsibilities

  • Build and scale a comprehensive global compliance program covering AML/CFT, sanctions, regulatory compliance, and financial crime prevention across all jurisdictions where OpenFX operates
  • Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing team of compliance professionals across multiple regions
  • Establish and maintain the Three Lines of Defence governance framework, defining clear accountabilities between first-line compliance operations, second-line oversight, and internal audit
  • Set the strategic direction for compliance technology and tooling, including transaction monitoring, blockchain analytics, KYC/KYB platforms, and screening systems
  • Own and enhance OpenFX's global AML/CFT and sanctions compliance programs, ensuring they effectively prevent, detect, and report money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes
  • Oversee client onboarding, KYC/KYB, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) frameworks globally, ensuring consistency and adherence to local regulatory standards
  • Ensure the effectiveness of transaction monitoring and surveillance systems, and provide independent challenge to suspicious activity analysis and reporting
  • Lead the company's sanctions compliance program, including policy development, screening protocols, and escalation procedures
  • Partner with Legal, Operations and business teams to develop and execute licensing and market entry strategies across multiple jurisdictions
  • Serve as the primary compliance point of contact with regulators worldwide, including FinCEN, U.S. state regulators, the FCA, DNB, and other relevant authorities
  • Own and support regulatory examinations, audits, and inquiries, and manage remediation of any findings
  • Monitor the evolving global regulatory landscape for payments, money transmission, crypto-assets (including MiCA/CASP), and foreign exchange, and translate developments into actionable compliance strategy
  • Serve as a strategic partner to Product, Engineering, and Business teams, providing compliance guidance on new product development, market expansion, and operational changes
  • Manage compliance requirements from banking partners, digital asset partners, and payment networks, serving as the primary compliance contact for partner-related inquiries and audits
  • Report regularly to senior leadership and the Board on the state of the compliance program, key risks, and emerging regulatory trends
  • Build and maintain a strong compliance culture across the organization through training, communication, and leadership by example

Requirements

  • 15+ years of compliance experience in payments, fintech, banking, or financial services, with progressively senior leadership responsibilities
  • Demonstrated experience building and scaling a compliance function, including hiring and managing compliance teams across multiple jurisdictions
  • Deep expertise in AML/CFT, sanctions, and financial crime compliance, with hands-on experience designing and executing compliance programs, policies, and controls
  • Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions, including US (BSA/AML, FinCEN MSB, state MTLs), UK (FCA, MLRs, PSRs, EMRs), and EU (PSD2, AMLD, EMD)
  • Experience serving as MLRO, BSA Officer, CCO, or equivalent senior compliance role at a regulated financial institution
  • Proven track record of managing regulatory relationships and navigating examinations, audits, and enforcement actions
  • Experience with cryptocurrency, stablecoin, or digital asset compliance, including familiarity with blockchain analytics tools (Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM Labs) and crypto-specific regulatory frameworks
  • Experience with banking and financial partner compliance management
  • Exceptional communication and executive presence, with the ability to advise and influence senior leadership and Board members
  • Strong ability to execute across multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Meaningful equity in a rapidly growing, well-funded company
  • Opportunity to build a global compliance function from the ground up at a company that highly values compliance and is at the forefront of fintech innovation
  • Direct partnership with senior leadership, with high visibility across the company
  • Collaborative, mission-driven culture with emphasis on personal and professional growth

Job title

Global Head of Compliance

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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