Global Head of Compliance

Company Overview
Our client is a long-established, globally regulated financial services and technology group operating across multiple jurisdictions including the UAE, Europe, Asia, Australia, and LATAM. The organization provides a wide range of trading and financial products including foreign exchange, CFDs, commodities, indices, and digital assets to a global client base. With a strong focus on regulatory integrity, operational resilience, and technology-driven trading infrastructure, the group continues to expand its presence across both traditional financial markets and the rapidly evolving crypto ecosystem.
Responsibilities
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Lead and oversee the global compliance framework for both the CFDs brokerage business and the digital asset/crypto exchange operations across multiple jurisdictions.
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Ensure full alignment with international regulatory requirements governing financial derivatives, digital assets, financial promotions, client protection, and market conduct.
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Develop, implement, and continuously enhance the group’s compliance policies, procedures, and internal controls, ensuring they remain aligned with regulatory expectations and evolving market standards.
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Supervise and coordinate regional and entity-level compliance teams, ensuring consistent application of compliance standards across all regulated entities and operational locations.
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Act as a key regulatory liaison with authorities, regulators, and licensing bodies across the jurisdictions in which the group operates.
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Oversee and strengthen AML, KYC, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and financial crime prevention frameworks across both the brokerage and digital asset businesses.
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Provide strategic compliance guidance to executive leadership, product, trading, technology, and marketing teams to ensure new initiatives, products, and campaigns meet regulatory and compliance requirements.
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Monitor regulatory developments in the crypto, derivatives trading, and fintech sectors, proactively advising the organization on regulatory changes and potential impacts to business operations.
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Lead internal compliance monitoring, investigations, and risk assessments, ensuring timely identification and remediation of regulatory or conduct-related risks.
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Support licensing applications, regulatory submissions, audits, and reporting requirements across global regulatory bodies.
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Promote a strong compliance culture across the organization, ensuring that regulatory integrity and ethical conduct remain embedded within business practices.
Requirements
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Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field; a postgraduate qualification in compliance, financial regulation, or law is preferred.
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Extensive experience in financial services compliance, ideally within global brokerage firms, trading platforms, or crypto exchanges.
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Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks governing CFDs, FX trading, digital assets, and financial derivatives.
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Proven experience managing multi-jurisdiction compliance structures within regulated financial institutions.
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Deep expertise in AML, financial crime prevention, regulatory reporting, and compliance monitoring frameworks.
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Experience engaging with financial regulators and licensing authorities across multiple international jurisdictions.
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Strong leadership capability with experience managing global compliance teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
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Ability to balance commercial growth initiatives with regulatory compliance and risk management.
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Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work closely with executive leadership and board-level governance structures.
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Professional certifications such as ICA, ACAMS, or equivalent compliance qualifications are advantageous.