The Role
The Head of Product Compliance will ensure compliance across global product offerings, embedding a compliance framework into the product lifecycle, advising cross-functional teams, and managing regulatory risks.
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Who We Are
At OKX, we believe that the future will be reshaped by crypto, and ultimately contribute to every individual's freedom.
OKX is a leading crypto exchange, and the developer of OKX Wallet, giving millions access to crypto trading and decentralized crypto applications (dApps). OKX is also a trusted brand by hundreds of large institutions seeking access to crypto markets. We are safe and reliable, backed by our Proof of Reserves.
Across our multiple offices globally, we are united by our core principles: We Before Me, Do the Right Thing, and Get Things Done. These shared values drive our culture, shape our processes, and foster a friendly, rewarding, and diverse environment for every OK-er.
OKX is part of OKG, a group that brings the value of Blockchain to users around the world, through our leading products OKX, OKX Wallet, OKLink and more.
About the Opportunity What You'll Be DoingWhat We Look For In YouNice-To-Haves
The Head of Product Compliance will lead the compliance oversight for OKX's global product offerings, ensuring all products comply with global regulatory requirements and internal risk frameworks. This role will be a commercial driver and strategic leader responsible for embedding a robust, yet agile and risk-based compliance framework into OKX's product ecosystem. This role is a critical function in the product lifecycle - from ideation and development to launch and post-release monitoring - ensuring that compliance risks are identified, assessed, and effectively mitigated. The ideal candidate will act as a strategic partner to Product, Engineering, Legal, and Risk teams, safeguarding the firm while enabling product innovation and translating complex global regulatory requirements into clear, commercially viable, and scalable product design strategies.
Key Objectives:
- Act as a trusted advisor to product and business teams to ensure compliance considerations are integrated into product design and operations by driving solutions that balance commercial outcomes and innovation while maintaining a robust compliance posture using a clear risk-based approach.
- Establish a comprehensive, efficient, and streamlined product compliance framework to oversee the regulatory compliance of all existing and new crypto products.
- Optimize compliance processes (e.g., risk assessments, sign-offs) for efficiency and scalability, ensuring high compliance standards without sacrificing business agility.
- Act as a strategic compliance advisor to product and cross-functional teams, ensuring compliance considerations are integrated from the inception phase to enable 'compliance-by-design' and reduce time-to-market.
- Maintain a strong focus on evolving global regulatory landscapes to provide proactive, solution-oriented guidance on their impact, particularly on multi-jurisdictional product scaling.
Agile Product Compliance Framework & Risk-Based Advisory
- Design and implement the firm’s product compliance framework, ensuring end-to-end coverage of compliance risks across all products by seeking efficiency and automation potential in governance and approval workflows.
- Serve as the embedded commercial compliance partner to product managers, providing clear, actionable, and solution-focused advice during the product lifecycle.
- Review technical documentation, user journeys, and product flows to ensure compliance risks are addressed.
- Lead the pre-launch risk-based assessment process for all new products and material updates, focusing on high-impact risks (e.g., AML/CFT, sanctions, market abuse/integrity, investor protection) and delivering a streamlined and efficient decision path.
- Partner with cross-functional teams (Legal, Risk, Engineering) to interpret complex regulations and translate them into simple, pragmatic and scalable product and control requirements/designs.
- Develop clear policies and procedures governing product development, clearly defining the minimum viable compliance requirements.
- Ensure products meet the requirements of applicable global regulations (e.g., US CFTC, US FinCEN, MFSA MiCA, UK FCA, SG MAS, Dubai VARA, etc.), focusing on the practical implications for the product's functionality and user experience.
Continuous Monitoring & Risk Management
- Oversee a data-driven post-launch monitoring approach of product controls and performance against compliance obligations
- Collaborate with the compliance assurance team to design and execute targeted, risk-focused testing programs that validate the effectiveness and efficiency of product compliance controls.
- Identify, escalate, and remediate compliance issues, ensuring continuous improvement of product controls.
Strategic Leadership & Training
- Act as the subject matter expert during regulatory exams or audits, focused on clearly demonstrating the firm's risk-based decision-making rationale in product design and compliance.
- Develop and deliver impactful, business-contextualized training for Product and Engineering teams, fostering a culture where compliance is viewed as a competitive advantage and design necessity.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Law, Engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in compliance, product compliance, or regulatory advisory roles, preferably in leadership roles within crypto, fintech, or traditional financial services.
- Strong understanding of global financial regulations impacting crypto products. In-depth knowledge of crypto products, including spot trading, derivatives, staking, lending/borrowing, NFTs, DeFi, and stablecoins.
- Ability to analyze complex regulations and translate them into practical compliance strategies and solution design.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging product, legal, risk, compliance advisory, and regulatory compliance teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a risk-based mindset.
- Proven ability to design and implement scalable, technology-enabled compliance processes that drive efficiency.
- Knowledge of blockchain technology, DeFi protocols, and smart contracts.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment while maintaining a strong compliance posture
- Direct experience working in a crypto exchange, fintech, or technology-led financial services company.
- Professional certifications (e.g., CAMS, ICA).
- Knowledge of emerging risks in digital assets, including AML/CFT, sanctions, and market abuse.
- Experience working on global product launches, with a focus on multi-jurisdictional compliance.
Perks & Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package
- L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development
- Various team building programs and company events
- Wellness and meal allowances
- Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants
- More that we love to tell you along the process!
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Top Skills
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Defi Protocols
Smart Contracts
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The Company
What We Do
Founded in 2017, OKX is one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchanges. OKX innovatively adopted blockchain technology to reshape the financial ecosystem by offering some of the most diverse and sophisticated products, solutions, and trading tools on the market. Trusted by more than 20 million users in over 180 regions globally, OKX strives to provide an engaging platform that empowers every individual to explore the world of crypto.
In addition to its world-class DeFi exchange, OKX serves its users with OKX Insights, a research arm that is at the cutting edge of the latest trends in the cryptocurrency industry. With its extensive range of crypto products and services, and unwavering commitment to innovation, OKX’s vision is a world of financial access backed by blockchain and the power of decentralized finance.
