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Chief Compliance Officer

FinTech · EMEA · Netherlands · Amsterdam

Total compensation band $180K+. The figure is the member's band, not an offer.

This executive is a compliance leader with extensive experience across banking, financial services, and trading spanning the EU, UK, Americas, and APAC. This leader specializes in building compliance functions from scratch for proprietary trading firms and market makers operating across TradeFi and DeFi frameworks. Known for translating complex regulatory requirements into workable, business-friendly controls, this executive maintains a clean regulatory record while partnering closely with traders, executives, and regulators. Strong technical grounding spans securities, derivatives, cryptocurrencies, market abuse and AML regimes.

Achievements

• Built a multi-jurisdiction compliance function from scratch achieving a zero-sanction regulatory record
• Delivered trade surveillance capability ahead of regulatory deadline and under budget
• Outperformed a Big 4 firm's paid assessment with an independent French/Italian/Spanish FTT comparative analysis
• Managed 60+ annual regulatory notifications with zero regulatory delays across EU, UK and US operations
• Resolved a 41-year pending legal dispute in 7 months as a government-appointed liquidator

Skills

• Compliance Programs
• Financial Services
• Algorithmic Trading
• Crypto Compliance
• Anti-money Laundering
• Trade Surveillance
• Internal Controls
• KYC
• Stakeholder Management
• Compliance Management
• Regulator Engagement
• HFT
• Transaction Reporting
• DeFi
• Legal Services

Looking for

• Chief Compliance Officer
• Head of Compliance
• Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
• Legal & Compliance

Experience

• Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Compliance — International Proprietary Trading Group 2023 - Present

  Built and manages the compliance function from scratch for quantitative proprietary trading entities across traditional and digital asset markets, overseeing surveillance, licensing, and cross-border strategy.

• Senior Compliance Officer — Global Liquidity Provider and Market Maker 2022 - 2023

  Served as frontline compliance advisor within an HFT environment, managing regulatory reporting, migration projects, and cross-border coordination across EU, APAC and US subsidiaries.

• Senior Compliance Officer — Investment Bank 2020 - 2022

  Oversaw front-office compliance for a CIB division across EU, UK and US, managing regulatory notifications, short-selling controls during extreme volatilty periods such as COVID-19 pandemic times, and Brexit impact analysis.

• Senior Compliance Officer — Banking Conglomerate 2015 - 2020

  Provided compliance oversight for Capital Markets and Group brokerage operations across EU, US and APAC branches, completing 70+ algorithmic trading reviews and surveillance programs.

• Compliance, Markets, and Operations Officer — Financial Industry Association 2008 - 2015

  Provided regulatory and operational support to 70+ member banks and investment firms, leading LEI adoption and T2S implementation projects with regulators.

• Official Receiver and Liquidator — Government - Public Sector 2011 - 2015

  Appointed by the Ministry to independently manage liquidation of 6 cooperative societies, handling legal, financial, and labor matters.

• Compliance and Legal Officer (part-time, fixed-term) — Asset Management Firm 2012 - 2014

  Provided legal and regulatory support on investment management operations, reporting directly to the Director General.

• Trainee Lawyer — Tier1 Global Law Firm (Italy)

  Early-career legal training at a top-tier global law firm.

Languages

• Italian (C2)
• English (C1)
• Spanish (B1)

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