Zodia Custody

Compliance

• Lead the development and maintenance of Singapore’s compliance governance, strategy, policies, and control environment, aligned with Zodia Group standards and MAS requirements.
• Ultimate responsibility for owning and driving Zodia Singapore’s crypto custody licensing process with the MAS, in collaboration with Global Compliance and business teams, ensuring accurate and timely submissions.
• Serve as the primary liaison with MAS and other relevant APAC regulators; manage regulatory communications, submissions, and meetings with clear internal coordination and documented outcomes.
• Serve as Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and Data Protection Officer (DPO) in accordance with Singapore regulations.
• Provide pragmatic, strategic compliance advice to Singapore leadership to support growth while maintaining licence conditions and risk appetite.
• Maintain and continuously enhance the CFCC framework covering AML/CFT, sanctions, fraud, bribery & corruption, conduct risk, conflicts of interest, and relevant market conduct expectations.
• Partner with Technology, Security, and Operations to ensure compliance with MAS expectations on technology risk management, cyber resilience, and operational resilience.
• Oversee compliance governance for outsourcing / third-party arrangements relevant to custody and operations (e.g., cloud providers, wallet infrastructure, blockchain analytics, screening vendors, sub-custodians).
• Design and implement a risk-based compliance monitoring programme, including thematic reviews, control testing, surveillance where relevant, and management reporting.
• Assess and approve new products, services, token support decisions, and business initiatives for Singapore from a regulatory and financial crime risk perspective.

Compliance Director