Senior Compliance Operations Specialist

About the Role

Responsibilities

• Manage the tracking of regulatory obligations, licensing conditions and operational actions, coordinating with stakeholders to ensure timely completion.
• Coordinate the operational implementation of new licences, including developing SOPs, implementation checklists and business readiness materials in collaboration with relevant stakeholders
• Monitor adherence to compliance operational processes, proactively identifying, managing and escalating risks or overdue actions.
• Prepare operational reports, implementation updates and management briefing materials for senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate cross-functional regulatory implementation activities with Legal, Licensing, Product, Operations and regional teams.
• Support audits, regulatory inspections and operational reviews by coordinating documentation, evidence gathering and remediation tracking.
• Conduct operational gap assessments, identify areas for improvement and drive remediation initiatives to strengthen compliance processes and controls.

Requirements

• 2 - 4 years experience in Compliance Operations, Regulatory Operations, Project Management Office or a similar operational role within financial services, fintech or another regulated industry.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional projects or operational initiatives, working with stakeholders across different functions and jurisdictions
• Strong organisational and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, follow through on deliverables and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to develop clear SOPs, process documentation and management reports.
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
• Crypto or digital asset experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required.
• Mandarin proficiency is advantageous to support collaboration with Mandarin-speaking stakeholders.

Profile

• Passionate about cryptocurrency and financial innovation.
• Highly organised with strong follow-through and execution discipline.
• Proactive, dependable and solution-oriented.
• Collaborative and comfortable working with legal, product, operations and business stakeholders.
• Comfortable using AI tools to improve productivity, documentation quality and operational efficiency.