Job Description

Dubai, United Arab Emirates /

Compliance - Regulatory Compliance & Operations /

Full-time: Hybrid

About Crypto.com:

Founded in 2016, Crypto.com serves more than 50 million customers and is the world's fastest growing global cryptocurrency platform. Our vision is simple: Cryptocurrency in Every Wallet(TM). Built on a foundation of security, privacy, and compliance, Crypto.com is committed to accelerating the adoption of cryptocurrency through innovation and empowering the next generation of builders, creators, and entrepreneurs to develop a fairer and more equitable digital ecosystem.

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The UAE Regional Head of Compliance & MLRO is responsible for supporting in its regulatory compliance obligations across all business operated from the United Arab Emirates, including securing and maintaining licenses, managing regulatory examinations and independent reviews, preparing and submitting regulatory reporting, maintaining program documentation and acting on findings, recommendations and observations. The role leads a world-class regulatory compliance regime that ensures robust policies and controls are in place and in line with regulatory changes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Facilitates the development and maintenance of the appropriate compliance culture within the Company and across the UAE.
• Acts as the single point of contact and escalation for regulatory compliance questions and concerns across the UAE organization.
• Monitors, reviews, and communicates to all relevant stakeholders any significant regulatory developments within the environment of the business and actively develops technical knowledge in relation to the regulatory framework governing the company and its activities.
• Supports the regulatory license applications and acts as our regulatory liaison in the UAE and as appropriate.
• Maintains relationships with regulators and other relevant authorities.
• Creates and implements a Compliance Program frameworks, procedures, and policies.
• Oversees the effective implementation of the internal compliance policies and procedures
• Investigates internal reports of known or suspected money laundering and/or terrorist financing activities, complies the appropriate STRs/SAR reports and submits them to appropriate authorities per their specifications and requirements.
• Liaises with internal (ex: Legal, Compliance, IT, Security, etc.) and external (external counsel, consultants, etc.) stakeholders to ensure accurate reporting to regulatory bodies.
• Responds to law enforcement requests and inquiries as appropriate.
• Performs regular internal reviews to ensure full compliance with all the regulatory requirements.
• Prepares and implements action plans to remedy any identified regulatory compliance shortfalls for the market and escalates recommendations to senior leadership on the required actions.
• Partners with Product Engineering, Security and Data teams to ensure new products and services are developed and deployed in a compliant manner.
• Prepares new risk assessments to identify regulatory compliance risks and documents recommended mitigation strategies.
• Provides regulatory updates to the Executive Board ("Board") on the state of the Compliance Program and escalates any significant risks as soon as appropriate.

Requirements:

• Minimum of eight years of relevant experience working within (i) a regulated financial institution (payment service provider / e-money) or (ii) a regulatory authority; or (iii) a law firm handling compliance matters relating to AML, and applicable payments services laws and regulations.
• Locally recognised qualification/s related to the role.
• Experience within the digital assets industry (cryptocurrency) is strongly preferred and advantageous.
• Experience of using GoAML/SAR Online or other similar reporting mechanisms for FIU submissions.
• An understanding of AML regulations and payments services legislation within the banking/financial services industry in UAE and within the region.
• Demonstrate an understanding of regulatory requirements vs. "best practices" in compliance is critical, coupled with the ability to distil and discern important information from regulatory guidance, statutes and regulations, audit findings, and determine how it impacts the business.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills and a proven history of working effectively with people at all levels across a decentralised international and matrixed environment.
• Motivated and solution-oriented, with the ability to work successfully across multiple cultures and with demonstrated success working closely within a team as well as independently.
• Perform and execute to a high standard autonomously with minimal supervision.

Why we do it

Here at we are committed to creating an environment where internal talent is recognised and career growth and opportunities are presented to everyone in a fair and transparent

want everyone to feel empowered in taking ownership of their careers and openly encourage our people leaders to nurture and develop Talent within their teams and across the organisation to realise our true ambition of being here for

Our colleagues around the world are our biggest asset and we want our people to be able to grow their careers with us, making it easy to move internally as easily as it is to move externally.

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Benefits

What you can expect from us?

We offer an attractive compensation package working in a cutting-edge field of Fintech.

- Huge responsibilities from Day 1. Be the owner of your own learning curve.

- The possibilities are limitless and depend on you.

- You get to work in a very dynamic environment and be part of an international team.

- You will get to have involvement in developing a brand new product from scratch alongside with a talented team