Director of Compliance

⚖️ Senior Compliance Officer✨ Global Institutional Crypto Liquidity Provider🌍 New York💲 Salary: $200,000 - $270,000 base + bonusA global institutional digital asset liquidity provider, supporting brokerages, exchanges, banks, fund managers, and sophisticated financial institutions across spot, futures, options, CFDs, and NDFs, is seeking an execution-focused senior compliance leader to strengthen its U.S. regulatory governance framework.With a growing global footprint, deep institutional client base, and 24/7 liquidity across digital asset markets, the business is entering a critical phase of regulatory and operational scale — and needs a senior compliance operator who can drive execution, lead regulatory engagement, and build disciplined compliance infrastructure across the Americas.Your Role:Serve as a senior leader within the U.S. Compliance function, partnering closely with the CCO Americas and Global Chief Legal Officer to strengthen regulatory governance across the Americas.Lead and enhance core compliance programs across KYC/CDD, AML, sanctions, transaction monitoring, trade surveillance, policies, procedures, controls, and escalation frameworks.Act as a senior point of contact for U.S. regulators, including NYDFS, FinCEN, SEC, CFTC, and state regulators, leading regulatory responses, examinations, audits, and supervisory engagements.Drive execution across regulatory initiatives, remediation efforts, licensing workstreams, and evolving digital asset regimes, translating ambiguity into clear plans, ownership, timelines, and deliverables.Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Risk, Operations, Trading, Sales, Technology, and senior leadership to embed compliance into product, operational, and commercial decision-making.Lead and develop the Americas compliance team, setting clear standards around accountability, delivery, communication, and regulatory readiness.What We’re Looking For:5+ years of compliance and/or legal experience within financial services, with strong exposure to digital assets, trading, broker-dealer, market-making, OTC, derivatives, or institutional financial markets.Strong understanding of U.S. regulatory frameworks across AML, sanctions, surveillance, financial crime, digital assets, trading, and regulator engagement.Demonstrated experience leading regulatory examinations, supervisory inquiries, audits, regulatory responses, or remediation programs in a highly regulated environment.Execution-oriented operator who can turn complex or ambiguous regulatory requirements into structured action plans with clear ownership and deadlines.Confident communicator with the leadership presence to engage regulators, executives, Legal, Risk, Audit, Trading, Operations, and Technology stakeholders.Sound judgment, commercial awareness, and the ability to balance innovation, speed, regulatory risk, and reputational protection.Why This Opportunity?🚀 Institutional Digital Asset Leader – Join a global liquidity provider operating at the center of institutional crypto markets🌍 Global Platform, U.S. Impact – Lead U.S. compliance execution within a business spanning London, Jersey City, Paris, Tokyo, Singapore, and Luxembourg⚖️ Regulatory Front Line – Own high-impact engagement with major U.S. regulators across one of the most closely watched areas of financial markets📈 High-Growth Market – Help scale compliance infrastructure across spot, futures, options, CFDs, NDFs, and evolving digital asset products🏗️ Build & Strengthen – Shape governance, policies, controls, escalation frameworks, and execution discipline during a critical growth phase🤝 Senior Leadership Exposure – Partner directly with the CCO Americas, Global Chief Legal Officer, and cross-functional executive stakeholders🔎 Complex, High-Caliber Environment – Work across trading, risk, technology, legal, compliance, and operations in a sophisticated institutional market structure business