Compliance Officer, Germany (Fixed-Term Contract)

Location: Munich, Germany; at least 3 days per week in the office are required

Company

hirify.global is a global payments technology company supporting transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories.

What you will do

• Provide independent second-line compliance oversight, advice, and monitoring for hirify.global Open Banking’s German regulated entity.
• Advise management and employees on regulatory and compliance matters.
• Identify, assess, monitor, remediate, and report compliance risks and findings.
• Implement new and amended regulatory requirements and maintain compliance policies, procedures, guidance, and plans.
• Review products, services, markets, processes, and systems for regulatory compliance.
• Support regulatory reporting, supervisory authority communications, complaints management, compliance training, and governance activities.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of relevant experience.
• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school.
• Current membership in good standing of a State Bar, with the ability to become barred or register as in-house counsel in the state where the role is located.
• Experience in compliance, legal, risk management, regulatory affairs, or another control function within financial services or a regulated industry.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance frameworks and risk management principles, including the ability to translate requirements into practical business solutions.
• Excellent written and spoken English and German are required.

Nice to have

• Experience in fintech, payments, banking, or other regulated financial services environments.
• Relevant academic degree in law, business administration, finance, or a related discipline.
• Advanced degree or additional relevant professional experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Fixed-term employment opportunity within an international, distributed hirify.global Open Banking organization.
• Collaborative and pragmatic environment involving legal, risk, compliance, product, and business stakeholders.
• Opportunity to contribute to a regulated financial institution and strengthen its compliance culture.
• Integrity, professionalism, independent judgment, and practical problem-solving are valued.