Compliance Operations Manager

Crossmint

Compliance Operations Manager overseeing Crossmint's regulatory and compliance program. Managing license maintenance, regulatory reporting, and internal controls within a fast-scaling legal and compliance function.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeMadrid • 🇪🇸 SpainMid-LevelSenior💰 €50,000 - €70,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the day-to-day operational running of Crossmint's regulatory and compliance program across all jurisdictions.
Manage license maintenance and regulatory reporting, ensuring all periodic filings are prepared and submitted on time.
Gather and consolidate information from internal stakeholders in response to regulatory requests and supervisory queries.
Prepare and review regulatory reports, returns, and supervisory submissions, coordinating with external counsel where required.
Track license conditions and ongoing obligations, maintaining a live compliance calendar.
Maintain and evidence Crossmint's internal controls framework, ensuring controls are documented, tested, and audit-ready.
Manage the production and organization of compliance documentation, policies, and procedures.
Lead cross-functional implementation workstreams for new regulatory requirements and license applications.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4–7 years of experience in compliance operations or financial services project management, within fintech, payments, capital markets, or regulated financial services.
Demonstrable experience managing regulatory reporting and license maintenance obligations — periodic returns, supervisory requests, condition tracking.
Structured project management skills: ability to run multiple concurrent workstreams, maintain delivery plans, manage dependencies, and hold stakeholders accountable without formal authority.
Technical fluency sufficient to work credibly with Engineering and Product: comfortable reading technical documentation, understanding system architecture, and translating regulatory requirements into technical constraints.
Experience maintaining and evidencing internal controls frameworks (DORA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, or equivalent).
Fluent English, both written and spoken. Spanish is a strong asset given the Madrid base and the EU regulatory perimeter.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Extensive access to leading AI tools and subscriptions, with AI actively encouraged and integrated into daily workflows.
Two performance reviews annually addressing performance ratings, bonuses, and promotions.
Salary adjustments reflecting inflation and market conditions.
Stock options as part of every full-time offer.
Unlimited Paid Time Off.
Parental Leave program.
Company laptop and allowance for any necessary home equipment.
Daily stipend for in-office meals and/or commuting to the office.
Three company-paid off-sites each year. Recent ones include: Miami, Lisbon, Medellín, Panamá.
Health + Dental insurance fully covered by Crossmint.
Flexible retribution with tax benefits through Cobee.

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Hard Skills & Tools

regulatory reportinglicense maintenanceinternal controls frameworkproject managementtechnical documentationsystem architectureDORASOC 2ISO 27001

Soft Skills

structured project managementstakeholder accountabilitycross-functional leadershipcommunicationorganizational skills