Crypto Compliance Lead - MiCAR & Regulatory Strategy

Rotterdam Innovation City; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel reimbursement or NS Business-卡

Share certificate programme

NS Business Card

Paid training

Office pantry

Urban Sports Club access

Job summary

Rotterdam Innovation City is seeking a Compliance Officer to own the compliance function and maintain the MiCAR licence. You will advise the board on the regulatory perimeter as the business expands into new services and authorisations.

You will lead the second line daily, oversee the first-line CDD team, review escalated cases, and own reporting to supervisors. You’ll work with product and engineering on onboarding, monitoring and custody software.

Qualifications

• Five to ten years of compliance experience at a regulated financial institution.
• Experience applying for and maintaining regulatory licences and communicating with supervisors.
• Experience leading a compliance team or a significant domain.
• Familiarity with MiCAR, DORA, Wft, Wwft and related EU regulations.
• Hands-on CDD, transaction monitoring and reporting; team leadership a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as the company's primary contact with supervisors (AFM, DNB, others).
• Maintain the MiCAR licence and advise the board on regulatory perimeter.
• Monitor regulatory developments and map them to an implementation roadmap.
• Guide licensing strategy for new authorisations; report to the board and supervisors.
• Oversee first-line CDD and act as final review on escalated cases.
• Own second-line reporting: monitoring escalations and unusual transactions.
• Oversee Travel Rule, DAC8 and CARF reporting obligations.
• Deliver the compliance training programme and represent compliance externally.

Skills

MiCAR

DORA

Wft

Wwft

TFR

DAC8

CDD

Transaction monitoring

Unusual transaction reporting

Regulatory liaison

Policy implementation

Compliance tooling

Education

University degree in law, finance, economics, risk management

Tools

ComplyAdvantage

Crystal Blockchain

Notabene

Job description

Rotterdam Innovation City is seeking a Compliance Officer to own the compliance function and maintain the MiCAR licence. You will advise the board on the regulatory perimeter as the business expands into new services and authorisations.

You will lead the second line daily, oversee the first-line CDD team, review escalated cases, and own reporting to supervisors. You’ll work with product and engineering on onboarding, monitoring and custody software.