Chief Compliance Officer
Zero Hash provides B2B infrastructure enabling any platform to integrate digital assets through APIs for buying, selling, custody, and payment services.
Maintainer signals as of 9/2/2026
Funding history
About zerohash
Zero Hash helps businesses add cryptocurrency services by providing API infrastructure that handles regulatory and technical complexity. With it, companies can offer trading, custody, payment processing, and rewards programs without building infrastructure from scratch. Zero Hash serves neo-banks, fintech platforms, and investment services seeking to integrate crypto capabilities.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Lead and run the regional compliance function for the UK, owning licensing under FSMA and managing regional compliance operations. Design and operate customer onboarding, KYC/KYB, AML, sanctions, transaction monitoring, and regulatory filing processes; manage regulatory examinations; build regulator relationships; and supervise regional compliance staff.
Requirements
- 10+ years of compliance experience including AML, sanctions, and financial crime compliance within financial services or a fintech startup
- Experience working in and scaling international expansion of a fintech startup, particularly within the UK
- Experience building and overseeing complex compliance programs
- Experience working with regional financial regulators, including exam management
- Legal or law degree required
- Independent, hardworking, and driven with the ability to work in a delegated environment
- Strong time management and ability to execute tasks within tight deadlines
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills for communicating with regulators and cross-regional colleagues
- Familiarity with Google Suite and Microsoft Suite products
- Crypto experience is a plus
Responsibilities
- Manage the regional compliance function with a direct focus on the UK
- Lead the UK licensing process under FSMA
- Design, implement, and manage customer onboarding and ongoing compliance processes including AML and sanctions
- Lead KYB and KYC client onboarding activities
- Oversee transaction monitoring and sanctions compliance
- Manage regulatory filings within the region
- Manage regulatory examination responses and regulatory interactions
- Develop and maintain relationships with regional regulators
- Supervise and manage regional compliance staff
Benefits
- Healthcare insurance covering roughly 100% of employee premiums and a portion of spouse/children in the U.S.
- Vision and dental insurance in the U.S.
- Chance to earn equity
- Maternity and paternity leave after 6 months
- WeWork All Access Membership
- Work from home yearly stipend
- Learning and development yearly stipend after 6 months
