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Job Description
As MLRO for OKCoin Europe (Malta), you will lead and build a growing team and enhance key aspects of our financial crime compliance program. This involves strong leadership and technical competencies to handle complex matters and work with colleagues at all levels. You will develop and maintain financial crime compliance policies, procedures, controls, and frameworks while engaging cross-functionally to implement an effective program. Responsibilities also include monitoring compliance, overseeing reviews and investigations, participating in meetings, conducting training, and preparing reports. The role requires advising on financial crime compliance issues and assisting with special projects as needed. This role is essential in ensuring OKX's compliance culture, mitigating financial crime risks, and advising the business on regulatory obligations.
Must have:
- 10+ years in financial crime compliance within financial services.
- Experience leading an effective financial crime compliance program.
- Strong leadership experience, including dealing with senior stakeholders.
- MLRO and/or DMLRO experience or equivalent compliance experience.
- Knowledge of financial crime compliance policies to ensure compliance.
- Ability to work within deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Self-motivated, critical thinker, and adept at working independently.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
- Knowledge of and enthusiasm for the crypto-industry.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
Good to have:
- Prior experience working in the crypto industry.
- ACAMS, International Compliance Association or equivalent compliance certification.
Perks:
- Competitive total compensation package.
- Learning and development programs, and education subsidy.
- Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants.
- Wellness and meal allowances.
- Various team building programs and company events.
- The ability to help shape a new industry.
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Job Details
Who We Are
At OKX, we believe that the future will be reshaped by crypto, and ultimately contribute to every individual's freedom.
OKX is a leading crypto exchange, and the developer of OKX Wallet, giving millions access to crypto trading and decentralized crypto applications (dApps). OKX is also a trusted brand by hundreds of large institutions seeking access to crypto markets. We are safe and reliable, backed by our Proof of Reserves.
Across our multiple offices globally, we are united by our core principles: We Before Me, Do the Right Thing, and Get Things Done. These shared values drive our culture, shape our processes, and foster a friendly, rewarding, and diverse environment for every OK-er.
OKX is part of OKG, a group that brings the value of Blockchain to users around the world, through our leading products OKX, OKX Wallet, OKLink and more.
About the Team:
The compliance function at OKX is responsible for the overall compliance culture at the company. We are a team of risk minded problem solvers, who advise the business on the company’s regulatory obligations and enterprise risks.
What You'll be Doing:
As MLRO for OKCoin Europe (Malta), you will be responsible for leading and building out a growing team, and enhancing key aspects of our financial crime compliance program, whilst monitoring developments locally. This requires strong leadership as well as sound technical competencies, to handle complex matters and work with colleagues at all levels. The position reports directly to the Head of Compliance EMEA, with matrix reporting to local management as necessary. You will:
- Lead the OKCoin Europe (Malta) financial crime compliance team providing strategic direction, training and advisory support to our business partners / stakeholders with regards to compliance, in a constantly evolving regulatory environment.
- Develop and maintain robust financial crime compliance policies, procedures, controls and frameworks.
- Engage cross-functionally (e.g. Data, Engineering, Finance, Legal, Product, and Risk teams) to implement an effective financial crime compliance program, in line with the global standards (e.g. FATF) and industry best practices.
- Monitor and assess compliance with Maltese / EU laws, regulations and policies, particularly as they pertain to financial crime compliance.
- Oversee annual, periodic and on-demand compliance reviews and investigations, including but not limited to financial crime compliance monitoring programme reviews, annual policy updates / refreshes, and financial crime compliance risk assessments.
- Participate in Board committee and sub-committee meetings, whether as a member or on an as-needed basis.
- Conduct and oversee company training schedule.
- Liaise with other second and third line teams, to ensure a sufficient control environment that complies with regulatory standards.
- Act as first port of call for business team members in financial crime compliance issues, and advise accordingly.
- Oversee financial crime compliance reviews and investigations.
- Prepare financial crime compliance reports, including reports to management and the board, and other materials as required by direct and matrix stakeholders.
- Assist with special projects as needed.
What We Look For in You:
- 10 years plus experience in financial crime compliance within financial services, payments companies (e.g. EMI and e-money), fintech or cryptocurrency sectors.
- Experience of leading and overseeing an effective financial crime compliance program in line with Malta / EU standards, and an awareness of local and international industry best practices.
- Strong leadership experience, including dealing with senior business stakeholders.
- Good people's management skills.
- Previously been a MLRO and / or DMLRO, and held a regulated compliance approved person (e.g. SMF17 or equivalent) in a banking, payments, or crypto firm, or otherwise able to demonstrate sufficient experience in senior compliance roles, with corresponding responsibilities to those specified above.
- Working knowledge and experience of developing financial crime compliance policies, to ensure compliance with EU financial regulations e.g. EU Fifth Money Laundering Directives.
- Proven ability to work within and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Self-motivated, critical thinker and adept at working independently and in a dispersed team environment covering multiple and varied tasks.
- Intuitive, highly ethical and comfortable to question and challenge.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
- Knowledge of and enthusiasm for the crypto-industry.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
Nice to Haves:
- Prior experience working in the crypto industry.
- ACAMS, International Compliance Association or equivalent compliance certification.
Perks & Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package.
- Learning and development programs, and education subsidy for employees' growth and development.
- Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants.
- Wellness and meal allowances.
- Various team building programs and company events.
- Wellness and meal allowances.
- The ability to help shape a new industry.
- More that we love to tell you along the process!
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About The Company
OKX is a world-leading digital asset exchange, providing advanced financial services to traders worldwide leveraging blockchain technology. Our platform offers spot & derivatives trading helping traders optimize their strategy. It provides a safe, reliable and stable environment for digital assets trading via web interface and mobile app by adopting GSLB, and distributed server clusters. We believe blockchain technology will eliminate barriers to transactions, increase the efficiency of transactions across society, and eventually have a significant impact on the global economy. We strive to achieve something that changes the world and never stop to innovate and improve on our customer experience.
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