Chief Compliance Officer, Crypto/Web3 (Leadership Hire)

Salient Group; Illinois; Presencial; USD 150.000 - 230.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Salient Group is creating its U.S. presence and seeking an experienced compliance leader to build and run the day-to-day U.S. compliance program.

You will take ownership of the registration with NFA, supervise ongoing compliance activities, and act as the main contact for regulators including NFA, the CFTC and the guarantor FCM. The role requires Series 3 eligibility, strong regulatory knowledge, and the ability to operate in a fast-scaling exchange environment while ensuring strict adherence to

Formación

• Requires active Series 3 registration and ability to register as AP, with a clean regulatory record.
• Experience in compliance, registration or registered roles at an FCM, IB, CTA/CPO or exchange; regulated environment preferred.
• Excellent written and spoken English to draft policies and communicate with regulators.

Responsabilidades

• Own and build the U.S. compliance program from scratch, including registration with NFA and ongoing surveillance.
• Serve as primary contact for NFA, CFTC and the guarantor FCM; manage examinations and responses.
• Develop and update supervisory procedures, AML program, cybersecurity and business continuity plans; oversee staff training and communications with regulators.

Conocimientos

Regulatory knowledge

Series 3 certification

NFA/CFTC knowledge

Compliance program management

Herramientas

ORS system access

Descripción del empleo

• Build from day one: Own a U.S. compliance program from the first filing onward.
• Lead with regulators: Be the principal and main contact for NFA, the CFTC and the FCM.
• Grow with them: Hire your team and widen your scope in a fast-scaling exchange.

About the company

The company is a global digital asset exchange with a large international user base, now building its U.S. presence. Its platform offers spot trading, derivatives, staking and other products for retail and institutional clients, backed by fast infrastructure and deep liquidity.

It believes good platforms come from steady improvement and open collaboration, and it values straight talk, practical thinking and people who own their ideas.

The company intends to build its U.S. compliance program from scratch, starting with registration. Once registered, the successful candidate will run compliance day to day and act as the main contact for NFA, the CFTC and the guarantor FCM.

First months

• Obtain Security Manager access to NFA’s Online Registration System (ORS) and lead registration.
• Work with legal and outside counsel to finalize pre-launch documents: supervisory procedures, AML program, information systems security program, business continuity and disaster recovery plan, and ethics training procedures.
• Agree responsibilities with the FCM’s compliance team.

Ongoing responsibilities

• Registration: Hold principal and AP registrations, manage NFA system access, keep records current, and complete the Annual Registration Update, Member Questionnaire and dues.
• Compliance program: Own and annually review each core policy, and complete NFA’s Self-Examination Questionnaire.
• AML: Act as AML Compliance Officer, covering customer identification, suspicious activity monitoring, training and the annual independent review, in coordination with the FCM.
• Supervision and training: Oversee registered staff and customer-facing activity, decide which roles need AP registration, deliver ethics, AML and cybersecurity training, and approve public communications under NFA Compliance Rule 2-29 alongside the FCM.
• Regulators: Serve as primary contact for NFA, the CFTC and the FCM, and handle examinations, deficiency responses, complaints and recordkeeping.
• Business partnership: Review product, marketing, support and growth initiatives before launch, and track CFTC and NFA developments on digital-asset derivatives and event contracts.
• Team: Build out the function as the company scales, including a backup Security Manager and additional registered staff.

Requirements

• Active Series 3 meeting NFA criteria (passed within two years, or no two consecutive years without registration since passing); able to register as an AP and willing to be publicly listed as a principal.
• Solid years of experience in compliance, registration or registered roles at an FCM, IB, CTA/CPO or exchange; experience as a listed principal, AP or CCO, or leading an NFA registration, strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of CFTC and NFA rules for introducing brokers (supervision, AML, public communications, recordkeeping, information security, business continuity) and NFA examination experience.
• Clean regulatory record that clears NFA’s background review, with no statutory disqualification under Sections 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
• U.S.-based, work-authorized and full-time.
• Excellent written and spoken English to able to draft policies and correspond with regulators independently.
• Comfortable building processes from zero in a startup.

Nice to have

• Digital asset, crypto derivatives or perpetual futures compliance experience
• Series 30 or NFA Swaps Proficiency Requirements
• Experience at a guaranteed IB or with a guarantor FCM
• AML certification such as CAMS

Due to the volume of applications, we regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.