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Head of Compliance: Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF)

OKX

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Compliance
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On-site
Location
EMEA
Posted
Sep 3, 2026
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OKX is hiring a Head of Compliance: Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) in EMEA. This is a Compliance job in the governance, risk, and compliance field. Review the full details below and apply directly with OKX.

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We are a team of risk-minded problem solvers who advise the business on the company s AML and regulatory obligations and enterprise risks. /p p OKX Europe Markets Limited is our MFSA-authorised investment services entity. Its licence covers the operation of a multilateral trading facility alongside our MiFID derivatives business. Operating a trading venue puts a distinct set of obligations on the firm: venue rulebook governance, member admission, market surveillance, transparency and reporting, systems resilience and orderly trading controls. This role owns compliance for that venue. /p h2 What You Will Be Doing /h2 p As Head of Compliance for the MTF, you will hold the MiFID compliance function for the trading venue and act as the MFSA-approved person for that role. The MLRO function sits separately; you will work alongside the OEM MLRO on financial crime matters that touch venue activity. /p p You will: /p ul li Own the MTF compliance framework end to end: policies, procedures, controls, registers and the compliance monitoring programme covering MiFID II, MiFIR, MAR and the MFSA Investment Services Rules applicable to MTF operators. /li li Act as the primary compliance point of contact for the MFSA on venue matters: authorisation variations, notifications, thematic reviews, RFIs, inspections and remediation. /li li Own the venue rulebook. Keep it current, ensure it is enforceable, and run the governance process for changes. /li li Oversee member and participant admission: eligibility criteria, non-discriminatory access, direct electronic access arrangements, sponsored access controls, and ongoing monitoring of members compliance with the rules of the venue. /li li Oversee admission to trading of financial instruments, including the compliance assessment of new instruments, product classes and tokenised or DLT-based instruments where relevant. /li li Provide compliance oversight of orderly trading requirements: systems capacity and resilience, testing of members algorithms, circuit breakers, order-to-trade ratios, tick sizes, market making schemes and clock synchronisation. /li li Provide compliance oversight of pre- and post-trade transparency, waivers and deferrals, transaction reporting, reference data and the accuracy and completeness controls behind them. /li li Advise the business on the interaction between the MTF and OKX s wider European footprint: the MiFID derivatives business, MiCA-authorised activity in OKX Europe Ltd, and the DLT Pilot Regime where a DLT MTF is in scope. /li li Deliver the annual compliance risk assessment, the compliance monitoring plan and the compliance report to senior management and the Board. /li li Build, lead and develop the MTF compliance team, and set the compliance training curriculum for venue-facing staff, trading operations and technology. /li li Give day-to-day advice to product, engineering, trading operations, legal and market operations in a fast-moving regulatory environment, including sign-off on venue changes, launches and marketing where required. /li li Oversee compliance aspects of outsourcing, critical third parties and operational resilience, including DORA obligations relevant to the venue. /li li Prepare Board, committee and matrix stakeholder reporting, and represent OKX with the MFSA, ESMA consultations, industry bodies and peer venue forums. /li /ul h2 What We Look For in You /h2 ul li 10 years plus in regulatory compliance within financial services, market infrastructure, fintech or crypto, including time at a senior or head-of-function level. /li li Direct experience of trading venue compliance: MTF, OTF, regulated market, SI or an equivalent execution venue. This is the core requirement. /li li Working knowledge of MiFID II and MiFIR as they apply to venue operators: Articles 18–20 and 31 (MTF operating requirements and rule monitoring), Articles 48–50 (orderly trading), MiFIR transparency and transaction reporting, and the associated RTS. /li li Practical experience of market abuse surveillance and MAR obligations for a venue operator, including STOR decision-making. /li li Experience developing and owning a compliance framework that has stood up to regulatory examination, and a track record of engaging supervisors directly. /li li Experience preparing and defending compliance reporting to a board or regulator. /li li Familiarity with MFSA Investment Services Rules and Malta s regulatory environment, or a demonstrable ability to get there quickly from another EEA jurisdiction. /li li Strong project management skills and the ability to run several regulatory workstreams to deadline. /li li Comfortable working independently and in a dispersed, cross-border team across multiple varied tasks. /li li Highly ethical, intuitive, and willing to question and challenge at every level of the business. /li li Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain venue regulation to engineers and commercial teams. /li li Eligible for MFSA approval as the holder of the compliance function. /li li Bachelor s degree or equivalent practical experience. /li /ul h2 Nice to Haves /h2 ul li Prior experience in the crypto industry, particularly tokenised instruments, crypto derivatives or a MiCA-authorised trading platform. /li li Experience with the DLT Pilot Regime or another distributed ledger market infrastructure. /li li Experience of a trading venue authorisation or a licence variation to add MTF operation. /li li Familiarity with surveillance platforms (Nasdaq Trade Surveillance, Eventus, Scila, Steeleye or similar) and with transaction reporting tooling. /li li International Compliance Association, ACAMS, CISI or equivalent compliance certification. /li /ul h2 class= heading-2 ace-line old-record-id-CmqsdZ2GTo6Z9VxuHx4ugzRRsm3 strong Perks amp; span style= font-size: 18pt; Benefits /span /strong /h2 ul class= list-bullet1 li class= ace-line ace-line old-record-id-XvQudJ7z0ouSnuxOibouMkKzsCc data-list= bullet div Competitive total compensation package /div /li li class= ace-line ace-line old-record-id-GAzBdJXxLo291PxrthXurPeds4g data-list= bullet div L amp;D programs and Education subsidy for employees growth and development /div /li li class= ace-line ace-line old-record-id-CKPxdgHeoosenzxCpV2uV32ysz0 data-list= bullet div Various team building programs and company events /div /li li class= ace-line ace-line old-record-id-XjPSdIa92oGeLox9Qo9uejVEs4c data-list= bullet div Wellness and meal allowances nbsp; /div /li li class= ace-line ace-line old-record-id-CS34dAJCDoMDHxx95pZu43yjsxB data-list= bullet div Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants nbsp; /div /li li class= ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Uqtsd4bN8oaHt7xyPlYuxmfcsob data-list= bullet div More that we love to tell you along the process! /div /li /ul div class= ace-line ace-line old-record-id-JGIsdeznCo2qpfxJAqkuViMfsHS div div class= job__description body div data-page-id= AEW3d0Y2noLuIcxROuFubTLpsZd data-docx-has-block-data= false div class= ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxuseysYUio6Qia64JLLAwE7dh div data-page-id= doxusokjWsaOkSCIjzixAfRM3sd data-docx-has-block-data= false div class= ace-line ace-line old-record-id-doxusaUYeCmu82WSkkm5KDd00db div data-page-id= AEW3d0Y2noLuIcxROuFubTLpsZd data-docx-has-block-data= false div data-page-id= Zrp2dGhcIo3UFmxud3WuQirssDb data-lark-html-role= root data-docx-has-block-data= false div data-page-id= I1Zud8CYtoGHccx0MImuyRU4s2c data-lark-html-role= root data-docx-has-block-data= false div data-page-id= I1Zud8CYtoGHccx0MImuyRU4s2c data-lark-html-role= root data-docx-has-block-data= false h2 class= ace-line ace-line old-record-id-ICVNdKGbzoyJvjx3MkouO6E4sSb span style= font-size: 18pt; strong OKX Statement: /strong /span /h2 div class= ace-line ace-line old-record-id-I3fmdZuJFoTBq5x36pAufcDSstf OKX is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, genetic information, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, lawful alien status, national origin, age, marital status, and non-job related physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div h2 class= heading-2 ace-line old-record-id-doxuslsyQOGHoiYb47TiA1n51Th br br /h2 /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div div class= content-conclusion div data-lark-html-role= root span class= text-only data-eleid= 18 span class= text-only span class= text-only data-eleid= 6 Notice: br /span /span /span div data-lark-html-role= root span class= text-only data-eleid= 26 span class= text-only All official /span span class= text-only text-with-abbreviation text-with-abbreviation-bottomline OKX /span span class= text-only vacancies are published on this website. /span /span span class= text-only data-eleid= 28 span class= text-only While roles may appear on selected third-party platforms from time to time, information on other sites may be inaccurate or outdated. /span /span strong span class= text-only data-eleid= 29 span class= text-only If in doubt, please apply directly through our official careers website. /span /span /strong /div /div div data-lark-html-role= root span class= text-only data-eleid= 18 span class= text-only Information collected and processed as part of the recruitment process of any job application you choose to submit is subject to nbsp; /span span class= text-only text-with-abbreviation text-with-abbreviation-bottomline OKX /span span class= text-only s /span /span a class= link rich-text-anchor __anchor-intercept-flag__ text-content-link href= https://www.okx.com/en-eu/help/okx-candidate-privacy-notice target= _blank data-eleid= 19 data-lark-is-custom= true data-lark-link= true Candidate Privacy Notice /a span class= text-only data-eleid= 20 span class= text-only . /span /span /div /div

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