Regulatory Operations Director - Payments

Fireblocks; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 141,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Job summary

Fireblocks Liechtenstein Ltd. is establishing AIS/PIS services for institutional clients across the EEA under FMA authorisation. The Director of Operations holds executive responsibility for ongoing regulatory governance, operational soundness, and an outsourced tech provider arrangement.

The role oversees risk, controls, and governance, including AML/CFT, outsourcing, audits, and regulatory reporting, while collaborating with risk, compliance, and finance functions.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in a regulated financial institution (payment/e-money/bank/crypto service).
• Experience with Liechtenstein/EEA regulation, licence applications, regulator engagement is a plus.
• Payments knowledge (AIS/PIS) and regulatory obligations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary day-to-day contact with the FMA for operational matters.
• Ensure operations stay within authorisation scope.
• Own regulatory reporting and coordinate audits.
• Oversee outsourcing with technology provider and service levels.
• Manage business continuity and incident response.
• Support onboarding and data governance with Risk & Compliance.

Skills

Operational leadership

Regulatory environment

Payments background

Outsourcing governance

Digital assets experience

Job description

Fireblocks Liechtenstein Ltd. is establishing AIS/PIS services for institutional clients across the EEA under FMA authorisation. The Director of Operations holds executive responsibility for ongoing regulatory governance, operational soundness, and an outsourced tech provider arrangement.

The role oversees risk, controls, and governance, including AML/CFT, outsourcing, audits, and regulatory reporting, while collaborating with risk, compliance, and finance functions.