Zodia Custody

Compliance Director

Zodia Custody

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Singapore • Singapore

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Cloud

About the role

  • 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.

Requirements

  • - At least 10 years of senior compliance experience (in the 2nd line of defence) within a licensed financial services firm in Singapore, or in a consulting role supporting the compliance function.
  • - Experience of liaising with the MAS and expert knowledge of Singapore regulatory landscape, including MAS obligations, requirements and expectations.
  • - Proven experience in financial crime roles in the 2nd line of defence, including experience conducting KYC, investigations, and control framework development.
  • - Hands-on approach, comfortable being the sole compliance lead in Singapore and working into the detail in a fast-paced firm.
  • - Strong knowledge of AML/CTF legislation, sanctions regimes, and suspicious matter reporting.
  • - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including board-level reporting.
  • - Digital asset knowledge and experience preferred but not essential
Benefits
  • We are a friendly team, with monthly socials and seasonal celebrations as well as offering a range of fantastic benefits including:
  • - Private health care
  • - Critical Illness cover
  • - Life Insurance
  • - Flexible bank holidays (can chose whether to work on bank holidays and use the leave elsewhere in the year)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
compliance governancecrypto custody licensingAML/CFTKYCcontrol framework developmentrisk-based compliance monitoringregulatory submissionsfinancial crime risk assessmentsanctions regimessuspicious matter reporting
Soft Skills
strategic compliance advicestakeholder managementcommunicationleadershiporganizational skillspragmatic problem-solvinginternal coordinationdetail-orientedcollaborationreporting
Certifications
Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)Data Protection Officer (DPO)