MiFID Compliance Officer

Bitget Limited; Wien; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries and benefits

Job summary

Bitget Limited, a leading crypto exchange, seeks a seasoned Compliance professional in Austria to strengthen MiFID II compliance across operations. You will advise, monitor controls, and report on risk and regulatory issues to the Board, ensuring robust governance and conduct across diverse services.

The role requires a degree in law/economics/finance and 5+ years in financial compliance, with strong English and preferred German language skills.

Qualifications

• University degree in Law, Economics, Finance, or a related field; preference for legal background.
• Minimum 5 years in compliance in financial institutions, investment firms, banks, or FinTechs.
• Experience in MiFID II compliance; crypto/digital assets background a plus.
• Strong knowledge of MiFID II/MiFIR requirements (client categorisation, suitability, best execution, governance, reporting, conduct).
• Familiarity with ESMA guidelines and EU regulatory landscape; awareness of MiCA interactions with MiFID II.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for regulators, senior management, and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent English; German proficiency preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Permanently monitor and regularly assess adequacy/effectiveness of compliance measures and policies.
• Advise staff in meeting MiFID II and WAG 2018 obligations.
• Report to the Board at least annually on control environment, risks, and complaints handling.
• Oversee complaints-handling process and use complaints as a monitoring input.
• Develop a risk-based monitoring program covering all relevant services and activities.

Skills

MiFID II compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Independent thinker

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Law/Economics/Finance degree

Job description

Bitget is the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), serving over 125 million users and offering access to over 2M crypto tokens, 100+ tokenized stocks, ETFs, commodities, FX, and precious metals such as gold.

Bitget is driving crypto adoption through strategic partnerships with LALIGA and MotoGP. Aligned with its global impact strategy, Bitget has joined hands with UNICEF to support blockchain education for 1.1 million people by 2027. Bitget currently leads in the tokenized TradFi market, providing the industry's lowest fees and highest liquidity across 150 regions worldwide.

What you'll do

• Permanently monitor and regularly assess adequacy/effectiveness of compliance measures and policies
• Advise and assist relevant staff in meeting MiFID II and WAG 2018 obligations
• Report to the Board at least annually on control environment, identified risks, and complaints handling
• Oversee complaints-handling process and use complaints as a monitoring input
• Develop a risk-based monitoring program covering all relevant services and activities

What you'll need

• University Degree in Law, Economics, Finance, or a related field, with a preference for candidates with a legal background.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in compliance departments within financial institutions, investment firms, banks, or FinTechs, with demonstrable experience in MiFID II compliance. Prior experience within the crypto or digital assets industry is a plus but not required. Ideally, prior experience includes direct communication with supervisory authorities.
• Strong knowledge of MiFID II / MiFIR requirements, including client categorisation, suitability and appropriateness, best execution, product governance, transaction reporting, and conduct of business rules.
• Familiarity with ESMA guidelines and the broader European regulatory landscape for investment services, with an awareness of how emerging frameworks such as MiCA may interact with MiFID II obligations.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with regulators, senior management, and cross-functional teams.
• Good command of written and oral English; proficiency in German is strongly preferred but is not a knock-out criterion.
• Experience working in a start-up or high-growth technology or financial services company will be advantageous.
• Bitget is the world's leading web 3 platform for copy trading and one of the world's largest and most respected exchanges
• We are a global company with staff members from over 50 different countries and regions
• We are growing and looking for world-class ambitious talents to help us continue this journey
• We have a streamlined structure that empowers employees to work efficiently, delivering the best results in a short timeframe
• We offer competitive salaries and benefits
• Blockchain technology and digital assets have the potential to change finance in a way no other technology can - be part of it!

If you are ambitious and believe that digital assets could be the next financial and technological revolution,

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