Senior Compliance Manager

Who We Are

About the Team

About the Opportunity

What You'll Be Doing

• Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP): Work closely with the Head of Compliance on the Company's CMP supporting scheduled and ad-hoc reviews remediation tracking and reporting of outcomes to Senior Management and the Board
• Deputising for the MLRO and Head of Compliance: Act as deputy to the MLRO and Head of Compliance as required including the assessment escalation and where appropriate reporting of suspicious activity and other referrals to the MFSA or other relevant authorities
• Marketing Material Review and Approval: Review client-facing marketing material for compliance with MiFID II and MFSA financial promotion rules working closely with the Head of Compliance on approval decisions
• Complaints Handling: Oversee the end-to-end complaints process ensuring timely compliant responses and escalating significant or recurring issues to the Head of Compliance
• Policy Framework: Contribute to the design implementation and maintenance of the Company's compliance manuals policies and procedures working closely with the Head of Compliance
• Regulatory Liaison and Recordkeeping: Support the Company's regulatory relationship with the MFSA including correspondence and breach reporting and liaise with law enforcement and other external partners as required
• Board and Management Reporting: Support the Head of Compliance and MLRO in preparing Compliance reports for Senior Management and the Board and other materials required by internal stakeholders
• Cross-Functional and Regulatory Engagement: Partner with teams such as Data Engineering Finance Legal Product and Risk to help embed an effective compliance framework aligned with MFSA/ESMA and EU standards and support the Company's response to legal and regulatory requests

What We Look For In You

• Bachelor's degree in law finance business administration or a related field; a relevant compliance certification (e.g.

  ICA CAMS CCEP) is preferred

• Proven experience operating at Compliance Officer or Senior Compliance Officer level with 5+ years' experience in a compliance legal or regulatory role within financial services fintech or crypto industries
• Proven experience dealing directly with regulators and auditors including managing compliance reviews audits and investigations
• Strong project management and remediation experience with a track record of delivering complex compliance initiatives to completion
• Sound understanding of the MFSA regulatory framework (or an equivalent ESMA-supervised NCA) MiFID II conduct-of-business requirements and EU financial services regulation
• Strong analytical ability with the capacity to assess regulatory obligations identify gaps and produce well-reasoned written analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels including Senior Management and the Board
• Strong organisational skills able to manage multiple concurrent workstreams prioritise effectively and meet regulatory deadlines
• Comfortable operating with significant autonomy exercising sound judgement and escalating appropriately

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• L&D programs and education subsidy for employees' growth and development
• Various team building programs and company events
• Wellness and meal allowances
• Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants
• More that we love to tell you along the process!