Compliance Specialist

Kody; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 380,000 - 680,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Package

Collaborative team

Job summary

Kody in Hong Kong seeks a commercially minded Compliance Specialist to drive Product Compliance and daily commercial contract reviews, collaborating with product, tech, and operations teams. You will perform multi‑jurisdiction regulatory research, pre‑launch compliance sign‑offs, and policy maintenance to meet regulatory standards and card scheme rules for markets including the UK and Hong Kong.

A Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years in fintech/regulatory operations are required; strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, or related disciplines.
• Minimum 3 years of compliance, regulatory, or legal operations experience within the Fintech, Payments, Acquiring, or B2B Financial Services industry.
• Excellent written and spoken English is mandatory, as you will read regulatory guidelines, scheme rules, and contracts in English daily. Fluent Mandarin or Cantonese is a plus.
• Pragmatic, commercially oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, startup/scale-up environment.

Responsibilities

• Daily Contract Review: Review, draft, and negotiate standard commercial agreements, NDAs, and merchant onboarding terms on a day-to-day basis.
• Policy Maintenance: Keep internal compliance documentation, customer terms of service, and operational procedures up to date in accordance with local regulations.
• Product Compliance: Multi-Jurisdiction Regulatory Research across target international markets.
• Pre-Launch Compliance Sign-Off: Conduct end-to-end product compliance reviews prior to launch to ensure all payment features, workflows, and terms strictly meet regulatory standards.

Skills

English

Mandarin/Cantonese

Commercial mindset

Startup environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law/Finance/Business

Job description

We are seeking a commercially minded, hands-on Compliance Specialist to join our team in Hong Kong. In this role, you will be responsible for driving Product Compliance for our upcoming products, while managing Daily Commercial Contract Reviews.

You will work closely with product, tech, and operational teams to ensure our regulatory readiness and card scheme alignment before new features launch, with a primary focus on key markets including the UK, Hong Kong, and international expansion zones.

Product Compliance:

• 1. Multi-Jurisdiction Regulatory Research: Research and evaluate financial regulations, card scheme rules, FX, and B2B lending requirements across target international markets.
• 2. Pre-Launch Compliance Sign-Off: Conduct end-to-end product compliance reviews prior to launch to ensure all payment features, workflows, and terms strictly meet regulatory standards.

Commercial Contract & Daily Operational Compliance:

• 1, Daily Contract Review: Review, draft, and negotiate standard commercial agreements, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), and merchant onboarding terms on a day-to-day basis.
• 2. Policy Maintenance: Keep internal compliance documentation, customer terms of service, and operational procedures up to date in accordance with local regulations.

• 1. Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, or related disciplines.
• 2. Minimum 3 years of compliance, regulatory, or legal operations experience within the Fintech, Payments, Acquiring, or B2B Financial Services industry.
• 3. Excellent written and spoken English is mandatory, as you will read regulatory guidelines, scheme rules, and contracts in English daily. Fluent Mandarin or Cantonese is a plus.
• 4. Pragmatic, commercially oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, startup/scale-up environment.

• - Competitive Package
• - Collaborative team