Deputy Chief of Compliance

About the Position

Paybis, a leading crypto platform, is seeking a Deputy Chief of Compliance to join our team. This role is pivotal in ensuring our compliance function operates seamlessly across all geographies and product lines. As the right hand of our Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), you will drive the regulatory agenda, manage compliance risks, and represent our compliance function both internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Deputising for the CCO: Oversee all geo and product compliance lines.
• Compliance Audit: Conduct a full audit of the existing compliance framework within the first month and sign off on a prioritised remediation plan.
• Regulatory Deliverables: Ensure timely completion of licence applications, audits, and regulator interactions.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Establish a working cadence with CEO, CBDO, Director of Partnerships, Sales, Legal, and Operations.
• Risk Management: Identify and reduce material compliance risks across the business.
• Process Improvement: Propose and implement structural improvements to compliance processes and controls.
• Team Management: Manage and mentor the compliance team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of senior AML/compliance experience in a regulated Crypto or FinTech environment.
• Deep knowledge of EU AML/CFT frameworks: AMLD5/AMLR, MiCA, Travel Rule, TFR.
• Proven track record of building compliance programmes - policies, control frameworks, risk appetite documentation.
• Direct experience with regulatory authorisation projects, licence applications, and regulator interactions.
• People management experience: Led, mentored, or developed compliance staff.
• Strong stakeholder communication: Comfortable presenting to boards, engaging regulators, and challenging business lines.
• Multi-jurisdictional exposure: At least one of: US, CA, UK, AUS.

Nice to Have

• Experience with DORA, PSD2, or financial crime risk advisory.
• Hands-on experience with blockchain analytics tools - Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM Labs.
• Professional certifications: CAMS, ICA, CGSS, or equivalent.

Timeline

• 30 days: Full audit, full ownership.
• 90 days: Fully operational.
• 6 months: Structural impact.

Hiring Process

1. Head of HR interview - culture fit, motivation, red flag check.
2. Hiring Manager interview - compliance depth, regulatory experience, leadership evidence.
3. Reference check through previous employers.

We Offer

• Own a function that matters: Compliance here isn't overhead, it's what makes the product sellable to regulated partners globally.
• Real regulatory scope: Active licensing across EU, UK, US, Canada; new jurisdictions in motion right now.
• Competitive salary plus bi-annual performance bonuses.
• Professional development budget for courses, seminars, and conferences.
• Health insurance after the probation period.
• Corporate events, team-building activities, and a supportive work environment.
• High autonomy: You set the compliance agenda, not just execute it.
• Fast-moving, stable company: Profitable, bootstrapped, growing 266% YoY.
• Remote-first: LV/EU timezone, work from anywhere in EU.

About the Company

Paybis launched in 2014 with one goal: make crypto accessible to people using payment methods they already trusted. Twelve years later, 6.9 million customers across 251 countries have used the platform, and $5.47 billion has moved through it. We are not a startup figuring out product-market fit. 2025 was our strongest year on record - $2 billion in volume, 266% year-on-year growth. 624 businesses use Paybis infrastructure to handle crypto access, payouts, and financial flows inside their own platforms - clients like Softswiss, Payouts.com, and Unity Finance. What they buy is the accumulated compliance work, payment coverage, and operational reliability we've spent a decade building.

Compliance is not a cost centre here. It is the product moat.