Global Head of Compliance

Role Overview

• Build and scale a comprehensive global compliance program covering AML/CFT, sanctions, regulatory compliance, and financial crime prevention across all jurisdictions where OpenFX operates
• Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing team of compliance professionals across multiple regions
• Establish and maintain the Three Lines of Defence governance framework, defining clear accountabilities between first-line compliance operations, second-line oversight, and internal audit
• Set the strategic direction for compliance technology and tooling, including transaction monitoring, blockchain analytics, KYC/KYB platforms, and screening systems
• Own and enhance OpenFX's global AML/CFT and sanctions compliance programs, ensuring they effectively prevent, detect, and report money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes
• Oversee client onboarding, KYC/KYB, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) frameworks globally, ensuring consistency and adherence to local regulatory standards
• Ensure the effectiveness of transaction monitoring and surveillance systems, and provide independent challenge to suspicious activity analysis and reporting
• Lead the company's sanctions compliance program, including policy development, screening protocols, and escalation procedures
• Partner with Legal, Operations and business teams to develop and execute licensing and market entry strategies across multiple jurisdictions
• Serve as the primary compliance point of contact with regulators worldwide, including FinCEN, U.S. state regulators, the FCA, DNB, and other relevant authorities
• Own and support regulatory examinations, audits, and inquiries, and manage remediation of any findings
• Monitor the evolving global regulatory landscape for payments, money transmission, crypto-assets (including MiCA/CASP), and foreign exchange, and translate developments into actionable compliance strategy
• Serve as a strategic partner to Product, Engineering, and Business teams, providing compliance guidance on new product development, market expansion, and operational changes
• Manage compliance requirements from banking partners, digital asset partners, and payment networks, serving as the primary compliance contact for partner-related inquiries and audits
• Report regularly to senior leadership and the Board on the state of the compliance program, key risks, and emerging regulatory trends
• Build and maintain a strong compliance culture across the organization through training, communication, and leadership by example

Requirements

• 15+ years of compliance experience in payments, fintech, banking, or financial services, with progressively senior leadership responsibilities
• Demonstrated experience building and scaling a compliance function, including hiring and managing compliance teams across multiple jurisdictions
• Deep expertise in AML/CFT, sanctions, and financial crime compliance, with hands-on experience designing and executing compliance programs, policies, and controls
• Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions, including US (BSA/AML, FinCEN MSB, state MTLs), UK (FCA, MLRs, PSRs, EMRs), and EU (PSD2, AMLD, EMD)
• Experience serving as MLRO, BSA Officer, CCO, or equivalent senior compliance role at a regulated financial institution
• Proven track record of managing regulatory relationships and navigating examinations, audits, and enforcement actions
• Experience with cryptocurrency, stablecoin, or digital asset compliance, including familiarity with blockchain analytics tools (Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM Labs) and crypto-specific regulatory frameworks
• Experience with banking and financial partner compliance management
• Exceptional communication and executive presence, with the ability to advise and influence senior leadership and Board members
• Strong ability to execute across multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Meaningful equity in a rapidly growing, well-funded company
• Opportunity to build a global compliance function from the ground up at a company that highly values compliance and is at the forefront of fintech innovation
• Direct partnership with senior leadership, with high visibility across the company
• Collaborative, mission-driven culture with emphasis on personal and professional growth