OKX
OKX
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
CryptoFintechWeb 3
OKX is a cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company serving retail and institutional participants in the digital-asset market. Its platform supports cryptocurrency buying, selling, conversion, and trading, with tools such as trading bots, low-fee access, and liquid markets. OKX also provides institutional services including API connectivity, historical market data, managed trading, and OTC liquidity. The company combines crypto trading infrastructure with Web3 integrations and educational resources, and its hiring context spans a large international team across crypto, fintech, and Web3.

Head of Marketing Compliance, Europe (Remote)

Lead product and marketing compliance for OKX’s global crypto exchange and wallet business. Assess regulatory risks, review launches, and establish practical controls across European operations.

Description

  • Lead day-to-day compliance reviews for new products, features, market expansions, and material changes across OKX’s global business and product portfolio
  • Evaluate product requirements, technical documentation, user journeys, onboarding flows, trading and transaction mechanics, reward structures, disclosures, and operational processes
  • Use a risk-based framework to separate legal or regulatory blockers from risks manageable through controls, product conditions, jurisdictional limits, monitoring, escalation, or risk acceptance
  • Complete and document product compliance risk assessments covering licensing, AML/CFT, sanctions, KYC, consumer protection, financial promotions, trading and market conduct, asset safeguarding, data privacy, and third-party risk
  • Provide evidence-based compliance recommendations detailing risks, mitigations, residual exposure, and approval or escalation paths
  • Work with Product, Engineering, Legal, Risk, Central Compliance, and local Compliance teams to develop practical, scalable solutions
  • Maintain review documentation and audit trails covering decisions, conditions, exceptions, approvals, and changes
  • Support post-launch monitoring, control testing, and assurance activities while driving remediation of identified issues
  • Advance compliance-by-design and communicate the Product Compliance framework and its requirements
  • Provide targeted training and guidance to Product, Engineering, and business teams
  • Contribute to special projects and priority product launches

Requirements

  • Bring at least eight years of relevant Compliance, Legal, or Risk experience in financial services, fintech, payments, or cryptocurrency
  • Hold a bachelor’s degree in law, finance, business, economics, engineering, or a related discipline, or have equivalent practical experience
  • Demonstrate substantial hands-on experience in product compliance, regulatory advisory, or product risk assessment
  • Understand digital-asset products such as trading, custody, payments, staking or earn products, lending, structured products, wallets, and DeFi
  • Have strong working knowledge of licensing, regulatory-perimeter analysis, AML/CFT, sanctions, KYC, consumer protection, financial promotions, and trading or market-conduct requirements
  • Translate complex regulatory requirements and high-risk product analyses into practical product requirements and controls
  • Use AI-enabled technology for risk assessment, including tuning agentic skills to align with the Company’s risk appetite
  • Apply strong risk judgment and pragmatic, risk-based decision-making
  • Develop repeatable product compliance solutions, controls, and review processes
  • Manage multiple reviews, maintain thorough documentation, and meet product-launch deadlines through strong project execution
  • Communicate clearly and effectively in writing and conversation
  • Manage stakeholders confidently and constructively challenge proposals when needed
  • Work independently within a fast-moving, globally distributed team
  • Demonstrate high personal integrity and sound professional judgment
  • Preferred: direct product compliance or regulatory advisory experience at a crypto exchange, fintech, or technology-led financial-services company
  • Preferred: experience supporting multi-jurisdictional launches across the United States, European Union, Middle East, or Asia-Pacific
  • Preferred: knowledge of CeFi trading, Web3, blockchain, smart contracts, DeFi protocols, and digital-asset transaction flows
  • Preferred: experience building compliance risk-assessment frameworks, controls, and key risk indicators

Benefits

  • Competitive total compensation package
  • Learning and development programs plus an education subsidy to support employee growth
  • Team-building initiatives and company events
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage for employees and dependants
  • Performance bonus may form part of the compensation package
  • Long-term incentives may form part of the compensation package
  • Medical, financial, and other benefits may be available depending on the position

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