Compliance Manager, Payments, Digital Assets, Limassol, hybrid

Limassol - Cyprus

Yearly Salary: € 40000 - 50000

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The most ambitious businesses operate differently. They move across borders and currencies and they integrate traditional finance with digital assets. This demands a different kind of financial infrastructure.

Our client is a fully licensed financial services institution providing multi-currency banking and payments to businesses operating across fiat and digital currencies. With offices in Limassol and Dubai theyre trusted by forward-thinking companies globally who need financial partners with the sophistication to match their ambition.

Compliance there is strategic not administrative. Youll build systems that maintain the highest standards while enabling sophisticated operations across traditional and digital finance. While legacy institutions move slowly through complexity they see it as an opportunity to build better infrastructure for modern globally minded businesses.

About the Role

As Compliance Manager you will own the frameworks that enable multi-jurisdictional operations across traditional finance and digital assets. Youll work alongside an experienced founding team with deep financial services backgrounds (ex-London FS) and help shape a scalable risk-aware compliance function as the business enters its next phase of growth.

This is a foundational hire. Youll be the first in-house compliance specialist and will play a key role in building the team setting strategic direction and supporting the expansion into new regulatory jurisdictions and licensing regimes.

What Youll Do

Build Compliance Infrastructure

Design and implement AML KYC and KYT frameworks covering fiat currencies and digital assets
Develop compliance systems that scale across multiple jurisdictions and regulatory frameworks
Maintain and expand transaction monitoring protocols as we grow
Own onboarding processes and implement rigorous standards for client screening

Drive Regulatory Strategy

Monitor and anticipate regulatory evolution across our financial products
Partner with Product Engineering and Growth teams to embed compliance into platform architecture
Advise founders on licensing pathways and regulatory requirements for new product launches
Build relationships with regulators across key markets (EU UK Americas MENA)

Own Risk Management

Conduct comprehensive risk assessments for multi-currency and digital asset operations
Develop mitigation strategies and controls for cross-border financial services
Prepare documentation and serve as point of contact for audits and regulatory inquiries

Scale Compliance Operations

Create training programs and a compliance culture across the organisation
Continuously update policies aligned with evolving international requirements
Lay the foundation for an internal compliance team as we scale

Strategic Involvement

Provide input on strategic projects and new product development alongside founders
Support the tech team with compliance insight during infrastructure buildouts
Bring a proactive commercially minded lens to complex compliance challenges

Who You Are

3-5 years in fintech payments crypto or banking compliance ideally within an EMI or payment institution
Deep expertise in AML KYC KYT and financial crime prevention
Strategic thinker who can contribute to broader business direction
Experienced with multiple PSPs providers and banking partners
Capable of managing onboarding and transaction monitoring end-to-end
Detail-oriented and organised with strong analytical skills
Internationally-minded comfortable representing the business to global partners and regulators
Bonus: Familiarity with MiCA MAS VARA FinCEN or crypto-specific regulatory frameworks

Note: Fluency in Greek is not required. The team operates entirely in English.

What We Offer

Competitive compensation package with flexibility for the right profile
Performance-based bonuses and regular salary reviews
Hybrid work model with on-site presence expected in the first few months
Modern office in Limassol with active operations across Cyprus and the UAE
Professional development budget for certifications and industry conferences
Strategic non-political culture with high trust and ownership
Career growth opportunities including the potential to lead a compliance team as they scale

Ready to Build Something Foundational

This is your opportunity to design and scale compliance systems for a fully licensed financial institution operating across fiat and digital currencies.

Competitive compensation package with flexibility for the right profile
Performance-based bonuses and regular salary reviews
Hybrid work model with on-site presence expected in the first few months
Modern office in Limassol with active operations across Cyprus and the UAE
Professional development budget for certifications and industry conferences
Strategic non-political culture with high trust and ownership
Career growth opportunities including the potential to lead a compliance team as they scale

The most ambitious businesses operate differently. They move across borders and currencies and they integrate traditional finance with digital assets. This demands a different kind of financial infrastructure. Our client is a fully licensed financial services institution providing multi-currency ban...