Senior Compliance Officer

Job Description

About the Job
A second-line compliance role responsible for supporting the development and continuous improvement of EthSwitch’s Compliance Management System (CMS) and providing independent compliance oversight, monitoring, advisory, and challenge across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Support development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Enterprise Compliance Management System and framework.
Maintain the Enterprise Compliance Obligation Register and support identification and assessment of compliance risks.
Conduct compliance assessments, monitoring, and independent second-line review and challenge of Business Units.
Monitor regulatory developments and assess their potential compliance implications for EthSwitch.
Provide compliance advisory and challenge for new products, services, projects, strategic initiatives, material changes, and outsourcing arrangements.
Support oversight of the AML/CFT and sanctions compliance framework within the RMC mandate.
Monitor compliance issues, remediation actions, and material breaches and support appropriate escalation.
Coordinate compliance awareness and training activities.
Prepare enterprise compliance reports and management information for EMT, BRC, and other relevant governance forums.
Support regulatory and supervisory engagement as assigned by the Manager.
About You
Bachelor’s Degree in Risk Management, Economics, Information Technology, Law, Accounting, Finance, or Banking Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Information Technology.
Minimum 5 (Master) and 7 (BA) years of relevant experience in compliance, or regulatory affairs, preferably in financial services or digital payments.
Proven experience working with financial institutions, financial intelligence units, or regulatory bodies is an advantageous.
Demonstrated understanding of AML/CFT, sanctions, and data protection standards (e.g., FATF, Basel, GDPR).
Experience with compliance technology platforms, risk registers, and monitoring tools. Certification in Compliance, AML (e.g., CAMS, ICA), or Risk Management is an advantageous.
Terms of Employment
The position is offered on a fixed-term contract of two (2) years. Upon successful completion of the contract period, the employee may be considered for permanent appointment, subject to organizational requirements, satisfactory performance, and the Company’s policies.