Compliance Officer, Europe (Relocation to Malta)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the firm’s MiCA and EMI compliance strategies and operating model across relevant entities, products and jurisdictions.
• Advise the Board and Executive Committee on regulatory risk, remediation, resilience, licensing and compliance priorities.
• Manage ongoing engagement with the Malta Financial Services Authority, including weekly requests for information, regulatory reporting and supervisory commitments.
• Oversee compliance monitoring, control testing, regulatory changes, issue management, as well as marketing and outsourcing oversight.
• Lead the company’s DORA programme, including gap analysis, the register of information, supporting documentation, remediation tracking and company-wide awareness.
• Support MiCA and PSD/PSR licence applications in partnership with Legal and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Coordinate onsite and desk-based regulatory inspections, including preparation, evidence management, stakeholder coordination and responses to documentation requests from the Authority.
• Lead and develop a high-performing Compliance team, fostering independence, accountability and constructive challenge.
• Embed compliance by design across product, technology and operational processes.

Requirements

• 12+ years of regulatory compliance experience in fintech, payments, VASP/CASP, digital assets or comparable regulated financial services.
• Strong knowledge of MiCA, EMI, DORA and applicable MFSA requirements.
• Experience engaging with European regulators, preferably the MFSA, including RFIs, inspections, licensing or authorisation applications.
• Demonstrable experience leading a DORA implementation programme and coordinating regulatory inspections.
• Proven ability to lead multi-jurisdictional teams and influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including regulator- and Board-facing documentation.
• High integrity, independent judgement and the confidence to challenge constructively.
• Eligibility to satisfy applicable MFSA fit-and-proper and Key Function Holder requirements.