Head of Compliance (PCF-12), Payward Europe Solutions Ltd at Kraken

<h1><strong>Building the Future of Open Finance</strong><br /></h1><p style="min-height:1.5em">Payward - the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks - has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry, built to advance an open, global financial system.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><br />Before you apply, we encourage you to explore our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.kraken.com/culture"><u>culture page</u></a> to understand what drives us and how we work.</p><h2><strong>The team</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">Founded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe. It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services, with products built for both individual investors and institutional clients.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Payward Europe Solutions Ltd (PESL), Payward Inc.’s EU based virtual asset service provider offering brokerage, transfer and custody services for EEA clients, is hiring a Head of Compliance. This person is the designated <strong>Pre-Approval Controlled Function (PCF-12)</strong> under the Central Bank of Ireland’s Fitness &amp; Probity regime.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We are looking for a builder who continuously improves compliance programs to stay ahead of market growth and upcoming regulation. If you want to build the compliance infrastructure that defines what responsible crypto and regulated financial services look like in the EU, using the best technology available, at one of the most recognized names in the industry, during the most consequential regulatory moment in fintech history, this is the opportunity.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">This role leads the firm's regulatory compliance framework, ensuring that the business maintains effective systems, controls, governance, and reporting to comply with all applicable Irish and EU regulatory obligations. You will support PESL’s Virtual Asset Services Provider license working closely with colleagues across our EEA and global businesses.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">You will hold a senior control function with direct access to senior management and the board, and authority to escalate material issues independently. You will have significant influence in shaping compliance infrastructure for one of the EU’s largest crypto brokerages, part of the Payward group of companies rapidly expanding its products and services. You will be a commercially savvy leader who proactively helps the business to grow.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">The ideal candidate should be “systems thinker” who deploys technology solutions