Chief Compliance Officer

fs talent; United States; Remote; USD 161,000 - 241,000; Full time

Job summary

Chief Compliance Officer role based in a remote UK/Europe setting, partnering with an international trading business to lead and mature its compliance function. The position demands hands-on leadership spanning governance, financial crime controls, and regulatory reporting across multiple jurisdictions.

The successful candidate will align with Trading and Technology, drive risk-based oversight, and modernise processes through data and automation while guiding the team in a lean, commercial

Qualifications

• Extensive Compliance leadership experience within a trading-focused financial institution.
• Strong understanding of the regulatory environment surrounding electronic trading, market making or other complex capital markets activities.
• Experience overseeing compliance arrangements across multiple regulatory jurisdictions.
• Previous involvement in regulatory applications, authorisations or maintaining permissions.
• Track record developing compliance frameworks appropriate for sophisticated trading operations.
• Experience improving compliance processes through technology or automation.
• Proven people management experience in a lean, commercially driven business.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the firm's global regulatory compliance arrangements, ensuring appropriate oversight across its trading activities.
• Strengthen compliance governance, surveillance, financial crime controls and regulatory reporting.
• Support the firm's expansion into additional markets, including regulatory authorisations and ongoing supervisory requirements.
• Work closely with Trading, Technology and senior management to address emerging regulatory and operational risks.
• Identify opportunities to modernise compliance processes through technology, data and automation.
• Lead an established team, balancing strategic priorities with day‑to‑day regulatory responsibilities.

Skills

Regulatory leadership

Compliance governance

Financial crime controls

Regulatory reporting

Electronic trading compliance

Regulatory approvals

Automation in compliance

People management

Strategic thinking

Job description

Chief Compliance Officer | Global Trading Business

Remote - (UK or Europe Based)

We are partnering with an established international trading business to appoint a

Chief Compliance Officer to lead its Compliance function.

Operating in a sophisticated, technology-driven financial markets environment, the firm is looking for an experienced Compliance leader who understands the complexities of trading businesses and can support continued growth across multiple regulatory jurisdictions.

This is a hands‑on leadership role requiring a combination of strong technical knowledge, commercial judgement and the ability to build effective compliance infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of the firm's global regulatory compliance arrangements, ensuring appropriate oversight across its trading activities.
• Strengthen compliance governance, surveillance, financial crime controls and regulatory reporting.
• Support the firm's expansion into additional markets, including regulatory authorisations and ongoing supervisory requirements.
• Work closely with Trading, Technology and senior management to address emerging regulatory and operational risks.
• Identify opportunities to modernise compliance processes through technology, data and automation.
• Lead an established team, balancing strategic priorities with day‑to‑day regulatory responsibilities.

Candidate Requirements:

• Extensive Compliance leadership experience gained within a trading-focused financial institution.
• Strong understanding of the regulatory environment surrounding electronic trading, market making or other complex capital markets activities.
• Experience overseeing compliance arrangements across multiple regulatory jurisdictions.
• Previous involvement in regulatory applications, authorisations or maintaining permissions.
• A track record of developing compliance frameworks appropriate for sophisticated trading operations.
• Experience improving compliance processes through technology or automation.
• Proven people management experience and the ability to operate effectively in a lean, commercially driven business.

Experience within proprietary trading, algorithmic trading or digital asset markets would be particularly relevant.

This is an opportunity to lead Compliance within an ambitious international trading business, with genuine influence over regulatory strategy, operational infrastructure and future growth.