Group Chief Compliance, Legal Officer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Directly report to the CEO

• Oversee the compliance function, including the Group Paralegal and compliance staff integrated within CXM Group companies

• Develop and implement a comprehensive compliance reporting framework applicable to all regulated entities

• Establish a searchable, indexed, and cross-referenced AI-enabled legal document repository

• Define and operationalize internal legal service level agreements

• Monitor contract-review and contract-drafting productivity against 24-hour and 48-hour benchmarks

• Implement legal and compliance risk-monitoring tools across FX, CFDs, cryptocurrency, prediction markets, proprietary trading, and educational services

• Lead the acquisition of a South African broker-dealer and manage the VARA licensing program to meet specified milestones

• Obtain MiCA passporting for the cryptocurrency exchange in Norway

• Identify and evaluate acquisition opportunities in LATAM and Southeast Asia

• Supervise group-wide legal and compliance communications as well as audit trails

• Assess brand, regulatory, and compliance risks across various business sectors and target markets

• Investigate legislation, regulatory guidance, and enforcement trends across different jurisdictions

• Develop and sustain compliance reporting infrastructure in collaboration with Operations and IT

• Inventory, organize, analyze, index, and manage legal agreements throughout the group

• Act as the main point of contact for regulators across all jurisdictions

• Prepare responses to regulatory inquiries and coordinate regulator visits and meetings

• Personally manage high-stakes, complex, or regulator-facing agreements

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven expertise in tier-one regulatory regimes: CySEC, FCA, NFA, and ASIC

• Familiarity with offshore and emerging market regulations, including those in UAE, Mauritius, Seychelles, SVG, and Cambodia

• Knowledge of MiCA and international cryptocurrency licensing frameworks

• Experience in direct regulator engagement, including managing inquiries, coordinating responses, and representing the group’s compliance stance

• Proficiency in M&A and licensing, including acquisition structuring and entity integration from a compliance viewpoint

• Capacity to assess regulatory risks and collaborate with external legal counsel

• Experience with the deployment of AI tools in legal processes is a significant advantage

• Ability to establish standards, effectively delegate responsibilities, and hold a team accountable for performance

• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions, asset classes, and regulated entities

• Ability to manage concurrent licensing processes and maintain active relationships with regulators

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote position; no need for relocation or commuting

• Occasional travel for meetings with regulators and visits to regional teams

• Competitive base salary plus bonuses linked to agreed KPIs

• Direct reporting to the CEO

• Group-level authority over compliance personnel across all CXM Group entities

• Opportunity to create a multi-jurisdictional compliance framework from the ground up

• Chance to establish an AI-enabled legal operations department

• Direct participation in live licensing and M&A transactions

• Fully remote work environment allowing you to work from wherever you are most productive