Chief Legal & Compliance Officer

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leads and manages the Legal, Corporate, Compliance, AML, Complaints Handling, and Investigations teams. 
• Oversees daily operations, staff performance, reporting, and departmental procedures. 
• Coordinates cross-functional matters and ensures operational efficiency. 
• Oversees the review and negotiation of commercial, corporate, banking, and service agreements. 
• Supports corporate structuring, business expansion, acquisitions, and strategic projects. 
• Manages corporate governance, company restructuring, and multi-jurisdictional corporate matters. 
• Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, licensing obligations, and internal policies. 
• Oversees AML/KYC processes, transaction monitoring, due diligence reviews, and financial crime prevention. 
• Liaises with regulators, auditors, and external advisors. 
• Oversees complaints handling, investigations, escalations, and regulatory matters. 
• Reviews findings, recommend corrective actions, and ensure proper reporting and documentation. 
• Oversees relationships with banks, EMIs, PSPs, liquidity providers, and key service providers. 
• Supports payment infrastructure, banking operations, and operational frameworks. 
• Identifies and mitigates legal, regulatory, operational, and reputational risks. 

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Law or a related field. 
• 5–8 years of experience within Forex, CFDs, Fintech, Payments, Banking, or Financial Services. 
• Previous managerial or supervisory experience in Legal, Corporate, Commercial, Compliance, AML, Risk, or Operations oversight roles is mandatory. 
• Strong knowledge of financial services regulations, AML/KYC, corporate governance, licensing, and risk management. 
• Experience working with regulators, banks, EMIs, PSPs, and external service providers. 
• Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills. 
• Fluent in English; additional languages are considered an advantage. 
• Professional certifications in Legal, Compliance, AML, or Corporate Governance are required. 
• Experience with international corporate structures and multi-jurisdictional operations is required. 
• Experience working with regulators such as CySEC, FCA, ASIC, and FSCA is required. 

Benefits:

• Competitive salary. 
• Private health insurance. 
• Discretionary bonus. 
• Referral bonus. 
• Flexible working hours. 
• Corporate lunch every Friday. 
• Corporate and social events. 
• Professional growth and training opportunities. 

All CVs will be handled with the utmost confidentiality.