Head of Risk & Compliance

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

📋 Description

• Spearhead Bitstack's regulatory compliance strategy encompassing MiCA/CASP, payments, and EMI operations.

• Develop, oversee, and consistently enhance scalable governance, escalation, and internal control frameworks across various entities and products.

• Serve as the main liaison with the AMF and ACPR, ensuring prompt responses to all regulatory obligations and inquiries, while securing, maintaining, and expanding Bitstack's regulatory licenses in EU markets.

• Supervise regulatory audits, inspections, independent controls, and remediation strategies.

• Monitor and evaluate regulatory advancements related to MiCA, AML/CFT, PSD2, EMI, payments, stablecoins, and digital assets, translating them into actionable operational steps.

• Function as the principal TRACFIN correspondent and declarant, fully responsible for suspicious activity reporting, enhanced due diligence processes, sanctions governance, high-risk customer management frameworks, and all associated regulatory reporting duties.

• Oversee all operational AML and fraud compliance frameworks (including KYC/KYB, EDD, PEP, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, fraud escalation, and adverse media reviews).

• Ensure compliance operations effectively scale alongside Bitstack's growth in products and markets.

• Promote operational excellence throughout compliance workflows, tooling, SLAs, and remediation processes.

• Create dashboards, KPIs/KRIs, reporting, and governance processes to enhance visibility and control.

• Fortify Bitstack's internal control framework and operational risk management capabilities.

• Manage third-party compliance providers, outsourced controls, and operational risks associated with external partners and regulated service providers.

• Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Design, Operations, and Customer Care to integrate compliance into product development from the outset.

• Simplify complex regulatory requirements into practical product and operational decisions.

• Act as a strategic partner to leadership teams while upholding strong regulatory standards.

• Facilitate the launch of new products, markets, partnerships, and regulated ventures.

• Scale and develop the Risk & Compliance organization as Bitstack evolves.

• Recruit, mentor, and organize high-performing compliance, risk, and internal control teams.

• Foster a culture of ownership, operational rigor, transparency, and robust risk management.

• Lead company-wide compliance training, awareness, and risk culture initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 6 years of experience in compliance, with substantial senior-level exposure and management responsibilities, preferably within fintech, e-money, or digital assets sectors.

• In-depth understanding of AML/CFT, KYC/KYB, PSD2, EMI regulations, and MiCA/DASP frameworks; AMF certification (or equivalent) and ACAMS certification are advantageous.

• Proven experience in managing regulatory examinations, conducting independent audits, and maintaining external compliance relationships.

• Background in building or scaling compliance functions in a dynamic environment - comfortable with ambiguity and possessing high accountability.

• Strong product intuition - capable of engaging effectively with Engineering and Product teams and converting regulatory requirements into actionable product decisions.

• Languages: fluent in French, with professional working proficiency in English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Work from our office in Paris (Bourse) or remotely.

• Flexible working hours.

• One of the best health insurance plans with 100% employer contributions.

• Monthly team activities and annual offsites.

• Swile meal vouchers.

• Competitive salary based on experience & generous Bitstack stock options.