Regional Chief Compliance Officer

Skills

About the Role

You will lead the regional Compliance function across Telcoin Europe's regulated entities, acting as the primary compliance advisor to the CEO, Executive Management, and the Board of Directors. You'll develop and continuously enhance the Group Compliance Framework, ensuring compliance with MiCA, PSD2/PSD3, EMD2/EMD3, AML/CFT legislation, GDPR, DORA, TFR, and consumer protection requirements. You'll build strong relationships with regulators, financial intelligence units, and external auditors, oversee licensing projects and authorization applications, and manage ongoing supervisory interactions. You'll establish compliance monitoring and testing programmes, oversee regulatory reporting, and review new products and strategic initiatives from a compliance perspective. You'll also lead compliance risk assessments, deliver training, and coordinate with Risk Management, Internal Audit, Legal, Operations, and Product teams while supporting Board committees with reporting and regulatory updates.

Requirements

• At least 3 years in a senior compliance leadership role
• Extensive experience within Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs) Payment Institutions (PIs) Banks Fintech companies Digital asset or crypto businesses
• Strong knowledge of AML/CFT MiCA PSD2 DORA GDPR frameworks FATF standards and ESMA Guidelines
• Demonstrated experience leading regulatory authorizations licensing projects and regulatory inspections
• Experience interacting directly with European financial regulators and supervisory authorities
• Strong understanding of governance internal controls compliance monitoring and regulatory reporting
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proven leadership experience managing compliance teams across multiple jurisdictions
• Ability to balance commercial objectives with regulatory requirements in a fast-growing fintech environment
• Resident of Lithuania
• Fluent English written and spoken

Responsibilities

• Lead the regional Compliance function across Telcoin Europe's regulated entities
• Develop implement and continuously enhance the Group Compliance Framework
• Ensure compliance with applicable European and local regulatory requirements including MiCA PSD2/PSD3 EMD2/EMD3 AML/CFT GDPR DORA TFR and consumer protection requirements
• Serve as the primary compliance advisor to the CEO Executive Management and the Board of Directors
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with regulatory authorities financial intelligence units and external auditors
• Oversee regulatory licensing projects authorization applications and ongoing supervisory interactions
• Establish and maintain compliance monitoring and testing programmes
• Oversee regulatory reporting and ensure timely submission of required reports
• Review and approve new products services and strategic initiatives from a regulatory and compliance perspective
• Develop compliance policies procedures and governance standards across the organization
• Lead compliance risk assessments and ensure appropriate mitigation measures are implemented
• Deliver compliance training and promote a strong culture of ethics and regulatory compliance
• Coordinate compliance activities with Risk Management Internal Audit Legal Operations and Product teams
• Support Board committees through reporting regulatory updates and compliance metrics

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working arrangements based in Vilnius
• Professional development and exposure to cutting-edge payment and digital asset technologies