Senior Compliance Officer (PQ'd)

Location: Mosta, Malta; hybrid workplace

Company

hirify.global provides financial infrastructure for global commerce across more than 60 emerging markets and operates as a Malta-regulated electronic money and payment institution.

What you will do

• Serve as the MFSA-approved Compliance Officer for hirify.global Ltd, with formal responsibility for monitoring regulatory compliance.
• Assess the adequacy and effectiveness of policies, procedures, controls, and compliance processes under Maltese and EU regulations.
• Advise the Board, senior management, and business teams on regulatory obligations, new products, markets, and regulatory developments.
• Act as a key contact for the MFSA and support the MLRO with FIAU matters, regulatory submissions, inspections, and remediation.
• Design and execute the annual compliance monitoring and testing programme, maintaining the compliance calendar and tracking findings to closure.
• Maintain compliance policies and manuals, support audits and regulatory reviews, oversee relevant outsourced activities, and deliver compliance training.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, or a related field, plus an MFSA-recognised compliance qualification such as an ICA Diploma or Certificate in Compliance.
• Already MFSA PQ’d as a Compliance Officer, MLRO, or similar approved or controlled function, or clearly eligible for approval.
• At least five years of regulatory compliance experience in financial services, ideally with a Malta-licensed entity.
• Strong knowledge of the Maltese regulatory framework, Payment Services Regulations, PSD2/EMD2, AMLD, GDPR, and FIAU implementing procedures.
• Strong analytical, drafting, and escalation skills, with the ability to work independently across a distributed organization.
• Fluent English is required in written and spoken communication.

Nice to have

• Experience in payments, crypto or virtual financial assets, MiCA, or investment services.
• Additional language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible schedules focused on impact and productivity rather than fixed hours.
• A combination of self-managed focus time and in-person collaboration through company hubs.
• Opportunity to work in the fintech industry and build solutions for global commerce.
• Work from anywhere while travelling for up to three months per year.
• Employee referral bonus programme.