Head of Compliance: Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF)
EMEA·Posted 17d ago
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<div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxuseysYUio6Qia64JLLAwE7dh"> <div data-page-id="doxusokjWsaOkSCIjzixAfRM3sd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxusaUYeCmu82WSkkm5KDd00db"> <div data-page-id="AEW3d0Y2noLuIcxROuFubTLpsZd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div data-page-id="AEW3d0Y2noLuIcxROuFubTLpsZd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxuseysYUio6Qia64JLLAwE7dh"> <div data-page-id="doxusokjWsaOkSCIjzixAfRM3sd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxusaUYeCmu82WSkkm5KDd00db"> <div data-page-id="AEW3d0Y2noLuIcxROuFubTLpsZd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div data-page-id="AEW3d0Y2noLuIcxROuFubTLpsZd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxuseysYUio6Qia64JLLAwE7dh"> <div data-page-id="doxusokjWsaOkSCIjzixAfRM3sd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxusaUYeCmu82WSkkm5KDd00db"> <div data-page-id="AEW3d0Y2noLuIcxROuFubTLpsZd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div data-page-id="AEW3d0Y2noLuIcxROuFubTLpsZd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxuseysYUio6Qia64JLLAwE7dh"> <div data-page-id="doxusokjWsaOkSCIjzixAfRM3sd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxusaUYeCmu82WSkkm5KDd00db"> <div data-page-id="AEW3d0Y2noLuIcxROuFubTLpsZd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxuseysYUio6Qia64JLLAwE7dh"> <div data-page-id="doxusokjWsaOkSCIjzixAfRM3sd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxusaUYeCmu82WSkkm5KDd00db"> <div data-page-id="AEW3d0Y2noLuIcxROuFubTLpsZd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div data-page-id="AEW3d0Y2noLuIcxROuFubTLpsZd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxuseysYUio6Qia64JLLAwE7dh"> <div data-page-id="doxusokjWsaOkSCIjzixAfRM3sd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxusaUYeCmu82WSkkm5KDd00db"> <div data-page-id="AEW3d0Y2noLuIcxROuFubTLpsZd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div data-page-id="AEW3d0Y2noLuIcxROuFubTLpsZd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <p><strong>Reports to:</strong> Regional Head of Compliance, EMEA (with matrix reporting to the OEM Board and Global Compliance) </p> <p><strong>Regulator:</strong> Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) </p> <h2>About the Team</h2> <p>The compliance function at OKX is responsible for the overall compliance culture at the company. We are a team of risk-minded problem solvers who advise the business on the company's AML and regulatory obligations and enterprise risks.</p> <p>OKX Europe Markets Limited is our MFSA-authorised investment services entity. Its licence covers the operation of a multilateral trading facility alongside our MiFID derivatives business. Operating a trading venue puts a distinct set of obligations on the firm: venue rulebook governance, member admission, market surveillance, transparency and reporting, systems resilience and orderly trading controls. This role owns compliance for that venue.</p> <h2>What You Will Be Doing</h2> <p>As Head of Compliance for the MTF, you will hold the MiFID compliance function for the trading venue and act as the MFSA-approved person for that role. The MLRO function sits separately; you will work alongside the OEM MLRO on financial crime matters that touch venue activity.</p> <p>You will:</p> <ul> <li>Own the MTF compliance framework end to end: policies, procedures, controls, registers and the compliance monitoring programme covering MiFID II, MiFIR, MAR and the MFSA Investment Services Rules applicable to MTF operators.</li> <li>Act as the primary compliance point of contact for the MFSA on venue matters: authorisation variations, notifications, thematic reviews, RFIs, inspections and remediation.</li> <li>Own the venue rulebook. Keep it current, ensure it is enforceable, and run the governance process for changes.</li> <li>Oversee member and participant admission: eligibility criteria, non-discriminatory access, direct electronic access arrangements, sponsored access controls, and ongoing monitoring of members' compliance with the rules of the venue.</li> <li>Oversee admission to trading of financial instruments, including the compliance assessment of new instruments, product classes and tokenised or DLT-based instruments where relevant.</li> <li>Provide compliance oversight of orderly trading requirements: systems capacity and resilience, testing of members' algorithms, circuit breakers, order-to-trade ratios, tick sizes, market making schemes and clock synchronisation.</li> <li>Provide compliance oversight of pre- and post-trade transparency, waivers and deferrals, transaction reporting, reference data and the accuracy and completeness controls behind them.</li> <li>Advise the business on the interaction between the MTF and OKX's wider European footprint: the MiFID derivatives business, MiCA-authorised activity in OKX Europe Ltd, and the DLT Pilot Regime where a DLT MTF is in scope.</li> <li>Deliver the annual compliance risk assessment, the compliance monitoring plan and the compliance report to senior management and the Board.</li> <li>Build, lead and develop the MTF compliance team, and set the compliance training curriculum for venue-facing staff, trading operations and technology.</li> <li>Give day-to-day advice to product, engineering, trading operations, legal and market operations in a fast-moving regulatory environment, including sign-off on venue changes, launches and marketing where required.</li> <li>Oversee compliance aspects of outsourcing, critical third parties and operational resilience, including DORA obligations relevant to the venue.</li> <li>Prepare Board, committee and matrix stakeholder reporting, and represent OKX with the MFSA, ESMA consultations, industry bodies and peer venue forums.</li> </ul> <h2>What We Look For in You</h2> <ul> <li>10 years plus in regulatory compliance within financial services, market infrastructure, fintech or crypto, including time at a senior or head-of-function level.</li> <li>Direct experience of trading venue compliance: MTF, OTF, regulated market, SI or an equivalent execution venue. This is the core requirement.</li> <li>Working knowledge of MiFID II and MiFIR as they apply to venue operators: Articles 18–20 and 31 (MTF operating requirements and rule monitoring), Articles 48–50 (orderly trading), MiFIR transparency and transaction reporting, and the associated RTS.</li> <li>Practical experience of market abuse surveillance and MAR obligations for a venue operator, including STOR decision-making.</li> <li>Experience developing and owning a compliance framework that has stood up to regulatory examination, and a track record of engaging supervisors directly.</li> <li>Experience preparing and defending compliance reporting to a board or regulator.</li> <li>Familiarity with MFSA Investment Services Rules and Malta's regulatory environment, or a demonstrable ability to get there quickly from another EEA jurisdiction.</li> <li>Strong project management skills and the ability to run several regulatory workstreams to deadline.</li> <li>Comfortable working independently and in a dispersed, cross-border team across multiple varied tasks.</li> <li>Highly ethical, intuitive, and willing to question and challenge at every level of the business.</li> <li>Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain venue regulation to engineers and commercial teams.</li> <li>Eligible for MFSA approval as the holder of the compliance function.</li> <li>Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.</li> </ul> <h2>Nice to Haves</h2> <ul> <li>Prior experience in the crypto industry, particularly tokenised instruments, crypto derivatives or a MiCA-authorised trading platform.</li> <li>Experience with the DLT Pilot Regime or another distributed ledger market infrastructure.</li> <li>Experience of a trading venue authorisation or a licence variation to add MTF operation.</li> <li>Familiarity with surveillance platforms (Nasdaq Trade Surveillance, Eventus, Scila, Steeleye or similar) and with transaction reporting tooling.</li> <li>International Compliance Association, ACAMS, CISI or equivalent compliance certification.</li> </ul> <h2 class="heading-2 ace-line old-record-id-CmqsdZ2GTo6Z9VxuHx4ugzRRsm3"><strong>Perks &<span style="font-size: 18pt;"> Benefits </span></strong></h2> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-XvQudJ7z0ouSnuxOibouMkKzsCc" data-list="bullet"> <div>Competitive total compensation package</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-GAzBdJXxLo291PxrthXurPeds4g" data-list="bullet"> <div>L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-CKPxdgHeoosenzxCpV2uV32ysz0" data-list="bullet"> <div>Various team building programs and company events</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-XjPSdIa92oGeLox9Qo9uejVEs4c" data-list="bullet"> <div>Wellness and meal allowances </div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-CS34dAJCDoMDHxx95pZu43yjsxB" data-list="bullet"> <div>Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants </div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Uqtsd4bN8oaHt7xyPlYuxmfcsob" data-list="bullet"> <div>More that we love to tell you along the process!</div> </li> </ul> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-JGIsdeznCo2qpfxJAqkuViMfsHS"> <div> <div class="job__description body"> <div data-page-id="AEW3d0Y2noLuIcxROuFubTLpsZd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxuseysYUio6Qia64JLLAwE7dh"> <div data-page-id="doxusokjWsaOkSCIjzixAfRM3sd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxusaUYeCmu82WSkkm5KDd00db"> <div data-page-id="AEW3d0Y2noLuIcxROuFubTLpsZd" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div data-page-id="Zrp2dGhcIo3UFmxud3WuQirssDb" data-lark-html-role="root" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div data-page-id="I1Zud8CYtoGHccx0MImuyRU4s2c" data-lark-html-role="root" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div data-page-id="I1Zud8CYtoGHccx0MImuyRU4s2c" data-lark-html-role="root" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <h2 class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-ICVNdKGbzoyJvjx3MkouO6E4sSb"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>OKX Statement:</strong></span></h2> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-I3fmdZuJFoTBq5x36pAufcDSstf">OKX is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, genetic information, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, lawful alien status, national origin, age, marital status, and non-job related physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status. 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