Group Head of Compliance & Regulatory Strategy
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- Malta Island
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead the global compliance function
- Senior-level experience in international financial services required
- Attractive salary package + perks offered
- Define, evolve, and execute the group's compliance and regulatory strategy in line with business growth and product expansion
- Ensure the effective governance, operation, and continuous improvement of the group compliance operating model
- Lead and coordinate the global compliance function, including functional oversight of local compliance heads
- Foster a culture of integrity, accountability, collaboration, and commercial awareness across the compliance organisation
- Oversee recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance management across the compliance function
- Act as a senior advisor to executive management and boards on regulatory risk and strategy
- Represent the organisation in engagements with regulators, partners, counterparties, and other external stakeholders where required
- Own and maintain group-wide compliance frameworks, policies, processes, procedures, and standards within which local entities operate
- Ensure consistent interpretation and application across jurisdictions to avoid fragmentation or local deviation
- Oversee compliance programmes covering areas including:
- AML / CFT
- Sanctions
- Customer Due Diligence
- Market Conduct
- Regulatory Reporting
- MiCA
- VASP / VARA frameworks
- Digital assets and tokenised products
- New market entry and licensing
- Monitor global regulatory and legal developments and translate them into actionable guidance for the organisation
- Provide structured, forward-looking compliance reporting to senior management and, where required, entity boards
- Act as a senior functional partner to the organisation's RegTech and Technology teams, contributing regulatory expertise to the design and implementation of compliance technology
- Lead regulatory input into the design and implementation of new compliance capabilities, including transaction monitoring and trade surveillance, as the organisation expands into new products and markets
- Ensure effective and regulator-ready use of existing sanctions screening and KYC/onboarding tools, contributing to their ongoing enhancement
- Partner with technology, product, and operations teams to embed compliance into platforms and workflows
- Lead regulatory readiness for emerging regimes and new products, ensuring a proactive approach to regulatory change
- Act as a strategic partner to Business Development, Product, and Commercial teams
- Advise on regulatory feasibility and structuring of new products and services prior to launch
- Balance regulatory integrity with speed to market and commercial objectives
- Ensure regulatory considerations are addressed early in product development, reducing late-stage rework and time-to-market risk
- Minimise unnecessary friction for low-risk clients while maintaining strong regulatory controls
- Support a consistent, high-quality onboarding and servicing experience across jurisdictions and booking entities
- Degree in Finance, Law, Business Administration, or a related discipline
- Professional certifications such as ICA, ACAMS, or equivalent
- Strong familiarity with FATF standards
- Senior-level experience in international financial services compliance within a multi-entity, multi-jurisdictional group
- Strong knowledge of:
- AML / CFT frameworks
- Global sanctions regimes (EU, US, UN, UK)
- Financial services regulation
- Risk-based compliance methodologies
- Experience within digital assets, trading, payments, or fintech environments is highly desirable
- Demonstrated ability to work closely with technology and product teams
- Proven track record of building and leading distributed teams across jurisdictions
- Commercially pragmatic mindset with the confidence to exercise judgement in complex regulatory situations
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- A senior leadership position within a fast-growing international financial services organisation
- Direct influence over group strategy, operating model, and product expansion
- Exposure to innovative financial products and evolving global regulatory regimes
- Competitive compensation, performance incentives, and flexible working arrangements
- A collaborative, execution-focused culture with strong senior sponsorship