Remote Roles - EMEA•San Jose, United States (US)
Remote
Senior
Full Time
Requirements
- •At least 8 years of relevant experience in Compliance, Legal or Risk within financial services, fintech, payments or the cryptocurrency industry
- •Bachelor's degree in law, finance, business, economics, engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- •Significant hands-on experience in product compliance, regulatory advisory or product risk assessment, including advising on new products and material product changes
- •Strong understanding of the digital-asset industry and the products offered by crypto platforms, including trading, custody, payments, staking or earn products, lending, structured products, wallets or DeFi
- •Strong working knowledge of relevant regulatory and compliance requirements, including licensing and regulatory-perimeter considerations, AML/CFT, sanctions, KYC, consumer protection, financial promotions and trading or market-conduct requirements
- •Demonstrated ability to analyze products or initiatives involving significant complexity and risk and translate regulatory requirements into practical product requirements and controls
- •Experience in and demonstrated success in leveraging AI-enabled technology to maintain risk assessment standards, including ongoing tuning of agentic skills aligned with the Company’s risk appetite
- •Excellent risk judgment and the ability to balance compliance rigor with a pragmatic, risk-based approach that supports responsible commercial outcomes
- •Proven ability to develop and deliver repeatable product compliance solutions, controls and review processes aligned with broader group requirements
- •Strong project-management and execution skills, including the ability to manage multiple concurrent reviews, maintain accurate documentation and meet product-launch deadlines
- •Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present clear recommendations and lead discussions with Product, Engineering, Legal, Risk, senior management and other Compliance stakeholders
- •Strong stakeholder-management skills and the ability to influence product decisions and constructively challenge proposals without compromising Compliance rigor
- •Self-motivated, proactive and comfortable operating independently within a fast-paced, globally dispersed team
- •High personal integrity and sound professional judgment, including the ability to identify when an issue requires escalation
What You'll Do
- •Own and deliver day-to-day compliance reviews of new products, features, market expansions and material changes to existing products across OKX's global business and product suite
- •Review product requirements, technical documentation, user journeys, onboarding flows, trading or transaction mechanics, reward structures, disclosures and operational processes
- •Apply a risk-based waterfall that distinguishes hard legal or regulatory blockers from risks that may be addressed through controls, product conditions, jurisdictional restrictions, monitoring or escalation
- •Conduct and document product compliance risk assessments covering areas such as regulatory perimeter and licensing, AML/CFT, sanctions, KYC, consumer protection, financial promotions, trading and market conduct, asset safeguarding, data privacy and third-party risk
- •Produce clear, concise and evidence-based and solutions-based compliance recommendations setting out identified risks, required mitigants, residual exposure and the proposed approval or escalation route
- •Work directly with Product, Engineering, Legal, Risk, Central Compliance and local Compliance teams to develop practical and scalable solutions to identified compliance requirements
- •Maintain complete and accurate documentation and audit trails for product reviews, decisions, conditions, exceptions, approvals and subsequent changes
- •Support post-launch monitoring, control testing and assurance in partnership with Audit, Product and other Compliance teams, and drive remediation of identified issues
- •Promote a compliance-by-design culture within the product lifecycle; communicate the Product Compliance framework and program requirements to relevant stakeholders and deliver targeted training or guidance to Product, Engineering and business teams as required
- •Support special projects and priority product launches in a fast-paced and continually evolving environment
Nice to Have
- •Direct product compliance or regulatory advisory experience at a crypto exchange, fintech or technology-led financial-services company
- •Experience supporting multi-jurisdictional product launches and applying regulatory requirements across the United States, European Union, Middle East or Asia-Pacific
- •Practical knowledge of CeFi trading products, including spot, derivatives, leverage, custody, institutional products and OTC flows
- •Familiarity with Web3 products, blockchain technology, smart contracts, DeFi protocols and digital-asset transaction flows
- •Experience developing compliance risk-assessment frameworks, controls, and key risk indicators
Benefits
- •Competitive total compensation package
- •L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development
- •Various team building programs and company events
- •Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants
- •More that we love to tell you along the process!
About OKX
OKX is the second largest global crypto exchange by trading volume and a leading Web3 ecosystem.
Victoria, Seychelles
1000 - 5000
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency