Head of Compliance
- Gibraltar
- Legal & Compliance Jobs
We’re recruiting a Head of Compliance for an established quant trading firm with offices in several leading international financial hubs including its newly established Gibraltar operation. This innovative company was established 10 years ago to build automated trading systems and is now set to launch a crypto derivatives exchange and a spot crypto exchange.
As a senior manager within the wider business, you’ll be responsible for all aspects of the Compliance operations of the Gibraltar business, which is in the process of applying for a DLT provider license. You will ensure the business operates in alignment with all regulatory and compliance requirements, owning all compliance and regulatory policies, procedures, systems and controls and managing relationships with the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission.
✔Quantitative Trading ✔International Crypto ✔Gibraltar DLT
Role
✔ Act as an Approved Person with the GFSC (Gibraltar Financial Services Commission). ✔ Develop and maintain the firm’s AML and CTF policy in line with current and evolving statutory and regulatory obligations. ✔ Establish and maintain appropriate risk-based monitoring processes that are proportionate to the scale, nature and complexity of the business’s operations. ✔ Ensure the ongoing effectiveness of money laundering compliance policies and procedures to prevent money laundering and counter the financing of terrorism. ✔ Ensure all internal suspicious activity reports received are investigated without delay. ✔ Provide management information to the leadership team as necessary. ✔ Represent the business to all external regulatory and law enforcement agencies. ✔ Manage all third-party enquiries in relation to money laundering prevention, investigation or compliance. ✔ Promptly respond to any reasonable request for information from the regulator and/or law enforcement agencies.
Skills
✔ Proven experience as senior-level compliance or financial crime compliance professional within FinTech. ✔ Experience in building working relationships in Gibraltar with the GFSC and law enforcement agencies. ✔ Ability to advise the leadership team on complex regulatory issues. ✔ Experienced in regulatory reporting. ✔ Ability to successfully manage multiple projects concurrently. ✔ An analytical mind. ✔ Ability to understand the complexities of procedures and regulations and simplify issues for others. ✔ A track record in the development of dynamic regulated financial products and services. ✔ Able to work to short timelines in a fast-paced environment. ✔ Excellent communication and presentation skills. ✔ Able to operate as a key member of an international team. ✔ Be willing to travel (including overseas if required) ✔ Flexible in changing, fast paced online technology environment. ✔ Passionate about technology and innovation.
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