Risk & Compliance Director

Mintlayer; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 661,000 - 1,102,000; Full time

Job summary

Mintlayer is seeking a senior Risk and Compliance Director to architect and build the enterprise risk framework across protocol, regulatory compliance, counterparty, and fund-level risk management in Abu Dhabi.

You will own the regulatory relationships with ADGM and VARA, develop risk and compliance functions from the ground up, and lead a team to produce board-ready risk reports. This role requires deep crypto regulatory experience and a track record of building frameworks in fintech.

Qualifications

• 7 years risk management or compliance in financial services or fintech.
• Direct experience with crypto-asset regulatory frameworks: ADGM, VARA, MiCA, or FCA.
• Understanding of digital asset custody risk and smart contract risk.
• Experience building risk frameworks for regulated entities from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Mintlayer's enterprise risk framework and risk registers.
• Develop regulatory compliance programs including ADGM/VARA readiness and MiCA reporting.
• Own counterparty and fund-level risk assessment for partnerships and onboarding.
• Produce regular risk and compliance reports for the board and manage the team.

Skills

Risk management

Compliance

Regulatory frameworks

Crypto assets knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Abu Dhabi is home to some of the most progressive digital asset regulation in the world Working at the front of that regulatory environment building the risk and compliance framework for a company that sovereign wealth funds and institutional allocators are actively evaluating is a career-defining opportunity The Risk and Compliance Director is an architect role not an administrator one You are building the enterprise risk framework from the ground up across protocol risk regulatory compliance counterparty risk and fund-level risk management

WHAT YOU WILL OWN

Design and implement Mintlayer s enterprise risk framework risk register risk appetite statements and control frameworks Build the regulatory compliance function ADGM and VARA compliance programs MiCA readiness and regulatory reporting Own counterparty risk assessment for institutional partnership onboarding Develop fund-level risk management frameworks for Interest One Interface directly with ADGM and VARA as the primary regulatory relationship owner Produce regular risk reports for the board Build and manage the compliance team

WHAT YOU BRING

7 years risk management or compliance in financial services or fintech Direct experience with crypto-asset regulatory frameworks ADGM VARA MiCA or FCA Understanding of digital asset custody risk and smart contract risk Experience building risk frameworks for regulated entities from the ground up 7+ years risk management or compliance in financial services or fintech Direct experience with crypto-asset regulatory frameworks: ADGM, VARA, MiCA, or FCA Understanding of digital asset custody risk and smart contract risk Experience building risk frameworks for regulated entities from the ground up