Head of Product Compliance, Crypto Industry

Head of Product Compliance (Global Crypto Products) 

A leading global digital asset platform is hiring a Head of Product Compliance to build and lead product compliance oversight across a broad suite of crypto products. This is a strategic, commercially minded leadership role at the heart of the product lifecycle—partnering with Product, Engineering, Legal, Risk and Compliance to enable innovation while ensuring a robust, risk-based compliance posture across multiple jurisdictions.

If you thrive at the intersection of regulation, product design, and scalable governance, this role offers significant scope and visibility.

The Opportunity
You will own the end-to-end product compliance framework for existing and new product initiatives—from ideation and design through launch and post-release monitoring. You’ll translate complex global regulatory requirements into pragmatic, scalable product controls, enabling “compliance-by-design” while maintaining speed-to-market.

Key Objectives

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Product and business teams, embedding compliance considerations into product strategy and execution using a clear risk-based approach
• Establish a streamlined product compliance framework to oversee regulatory compliance of all products globally
• Optimize product compliance processes (risk assessments, governance, approvals, sign-offs) for efficiency and scalability
• Provide proactive guidance on evolving global regulations and their impact on multi-jurisdictional product scaling

What You’ll Do

1) Product Compliance Framework & Risk-Based Advisory

• Design and implement a firm-wide product compliance framework covering end-to-end product compliance risks, with a focus on efficiency and automation in governance workflows
• Act as the embedded compliance partner for product teams, delivering clear, actionable and solution-oriented guidance throughout the product lifecycle
• Review product flows, user journeys, technical documentation and control design to ensure compliance risks are addressed early
• Lead pre-launch risk assessments for new products and material changes, focusing on high-impact areas such as AML/CFT, sanctions, market integrity/abuse, investor protection
• Partner with Legal, Risk and Engineering to interpret regulations and translate them into scalable product requirements and control designs
• Develop and maintain policies/procedures defining minimum viable compliance requirements for product delivery
• Ensure alignment with relevant global regulatory expectations (e.g., US, UK, EU/MiCA, Singapore, Dubai, and other key markets), with focus on practical product implications and user experience

2) Continuous Monitoring & Risk Management

• Own a data-driven approach to post-launch monitoring of product controls against compliance obligations
• Partner with assurance/testing teams to design targeted, risk-focused testing that validates control effectiveness and efficiency
• Identify, escalate and remediate compliance issues, driving continuous improvement of product controls and governance

3) Strategic Leadership & Enablement

• Act as SME during regulatory exams/audits, articulating risk-based decisioning for product design and launches
• Build impactful training for Product and Engineering teams, positioning compliance as a design requirement and competitive advantage

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Law, Engineering or related field
• 10+ years in compliance, product compliance or regulatory advisory (leadership experience strongly preferred) within crypto, fintech, or financial services
• Strong understanding of global regulatory themes impacting digital asset products
• Deep familiarity with crypto product sets such as spot, derivatives, staking, lending/borrowing, NFTs, DeFi and stablecoins
• Ability to translate complex regulations into practical product strategies, requirements and controls
• Strong stakeholder management across Product, Engineering, Legal, Risk and Compliance
• Analytical, solutions-oriented mindset with strong risk judgment
• Track record building scalable, tech-enabled compliance workflows and governance

Nice to Have

• Experience in a crypto exchange or product-led fintech/technology financial services environment
• Certifications such as CAMS / ICA
• Knowledge of emerging digital asset risks (AML/CFT, sanctions, market abuse)
• Experience supporting global launches across multiple jurisdictions

What’s On Offer

• Competitive total compensation
• Learning & development support / education subsidy
• Wellness and meal allowances
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage (including dependants)
• Team events and a high-performance, international environment

Additional Information We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

  Interested?
If you’re inspired by the challenge of building a world-class crypto brand with global influence, we’d love to hear from you.

Please connect or send your profile directly to  [email protected] for a confidential discussion.