Head of Compliance and Legal Affairs (Crypto)

Location: London, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global operates a global crypto trading business with institutional trading activities and entities across the UK, BVI, Switzerland and Europe.

What you will do

• Lead legal, compliance and financial crime matters across the group.
• Act as MLRO for the UK entity and oversee AML, CTF, sanctions and financial crime frameworks.
• Own compliance policies, risk assessments, monitoring and controls, including client onboarding, CDD, EDD, screening and transaction monitoring.
• Manage litigation, disputes, claims and external legal counsel across relevant jurisdictions.
• Review, draft and negotiate client, trading, vendor, confidentiality and intercompany agreements.
• Advise senior management and the Board, manage regulatory filings and audits, and coordinate supervisory engagements.

Requirements

• Significant experience in compliance, AML, financial crime, legal or regulatory roles within financial services, cryptoassets or another regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of the UK regulatory framework for cryptoasset and financial services businesses.
• Strong understanding of AML, sanctions and wider financial crime requirements.
• Good understanding of cryptoassets, blockchain technology and associated regulatory risks.
• Experience overseeing CDD, EDD, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring and financial crime investigations.
• Ability to interpret complex regulation, create risk-based controls and work confidently with senior management and stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience as an MLRO, Deputy MLRO, Head of Compliance or senior financial crime professional.
• Legal qualification, law degree or significant in-house legal experience.
• ICA, ACAMS or another relevant compliance or AML qualification.
• Experience with commercial, trading or financial services agreements, regulators and multiple jurisdictions.
• Familiarity with blockchain analytics, wallet screening, transaction-monitoring tools, institutional crypto markets, market making or OTC trading.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment with strong technical ownership.
• Hands-on work in a fast-moving trading environment with direct access to senior management, the Board, regulators and external advisers.
• Lean team working closely with experienced traders and engineers.
• Competitive compensation aligned with performance.