Group Compliance Officer

Currenxie; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Currenxie is seeking an experienced Global Compliance Officer to lead the Compliance function across the Currenxie Group. The role involves oversight of regulatory program, risk and AML/CTF activities, and maintaining relationships with regulators and banking partners.

The candidate will work cross-functionally with product, design and engineering to ensure compliant and scalable product development across Hong Kong, the UK and Europe, reporting to the Group COO, CEO and Board.

Qualifications

• At least five years in financial services/fintech regulatory roles.
• Knowledge of Hong Kong, UK, and European regulatory regimes.
• Experience building and maintaining robust compliance controls.
• Strong understanding of money laundering laws and regulations in HK, the UK and Europe.
• Proactive in delivering compliance guidance across product, design and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Group compliance program.
• Ensure the Group complies with all applicable rules and regulations.
• Oversee risk management and AML/CTF functions.
• Maintain relationships with regulators and banking partners.
• Lead on regulatory projects affecting products and regulatory changes.
• Serve as a key point of contact for leaders on compliance matters.
• Collaborate with product, design and engineering to ensure compliant product delivery.
• Report to Group COO, CEO and Board on compliance status, risk and monitoring.

Skills

Proactive mindset

Regulatory knowledge

Regulatory compliance

AML/CTF knowledge

Control environment

Communication skills

Adaptability

Job description

Introduction

Currenxie is a financial technology company for borderless businesses. Founded in 2014, our Global Account platform offers businesses of all sizes a single finance app for global growth. Features include multi-currency digital wallets, on-demand virtual bank accounts, worldwide payments, currency exchange, and instant Visa cards. We value innovative technology, user experience, and service.

We are an ambitious and rapidly growing company led by an entrepreneurial and collaborative team. We offer our people an opportunity to be part of building a new financial services platform for a borderless world, and to learn and progress in a friendly, dynamic and multi-cultural environment.

Role Description

We are looking for an experienced, proactive individual who would be excited to have the opportunity of growing with us as we expand our global footprint.

The ideal candidate would be an experienced compliance professional with the ability to lead the global compliance function for the Currenxie Group.

This person will serve as Global Compliance officer and oversee the Compliance function of Group ensuring continuing reg and operational compliance across all licenses and registrations held.

This person will be responsible for overseeing C2C communications and maintain relationships with banking partners across regions.

This is a senior role that will provide you with exposure to all areas of the business and their relevant regulations.

Your role & responsibilities

• Overseeing the Group compliance program;
• Ensuring the Group complies with all rules and regulations applicable to it;
• Overseeing the risk and AML/CTF functions;
• Contributing to the maintenance of the Group’s relationship with the regulators by working with the company's certified employees;
• Leading on new regulatory projects impacting the business, such as responding to changes in products offered and in regulation;
• Acting a key point of contact for other leaders across the Currenxie Group for compliance advice pertaining to the relevant regulatory environment;
• Working from time to time with our product, design and engineering teams in ensuring new and existing products are both compliant and able to optimise their impact within the European regulatory environment;
• Reporting regularly to the Group COO, CEO and Board of Directors on the state of compliance, risk and AML/CTF monitoring across the Group.

Experience Required

• You will have at least five year’s experience in a relevant role within the financial services/fintech industry.
• You will have knowledge of the regulatory regimes in Hong Kong, the UK and Europe.

Your skills and experience

• A proactive person who has sound judgement and who can demonstrate a broad reach of experience in the payments industry;
• The ability to apply your regulatory knowledge and compliance experience to collaborate with teams across the business in identifying and implementing workable solutions;
• The ability to apply your regulatory and compliance experience to new regulatory requirements;
• Strong knowledge and understanding of relevant money laundering laws and regulations in Hong Kong, UK, and Europe;
• Experience in building and maintaining a robust control environment across entities;
• Excellent at communications, both written and verbal;
• Adaptive to a fast-paced and dynamic environment, you will be able to manage your own time, and work on a number of projects and tasks simultaneously.

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