Deputy Chief of Compliance

Paybis launched in 2014 with one goal: make crypto accessible to people using payment methods they already trusted. Twelve years later, 6.9 million customers across 251 countries have used the platform, and $5.47 billion has moved through it.

We are not a startup figuring out product-market fit. 2025 was our strongest year on record — $2 billion in volume, 266% year-on-year growth. 624 businesses use Paybis infrastructure to handle crypto access, payouts, and financial flows inside their own platforms — clients like Softswiss, Payouts.com, and Unity Finance. What they buy is the accumulated compliance work, payment coverage, and operational reliability we've spent a decade building.

Compliance is not a cost centre here. It is the product moat.

We are hiring a Deputy Chief of Compliance to be the right hand of our CCO and own the compliance function across all geo and product lines.

This is not a case-handling role, an operational execution role, or a box-ticking role. This is a senior leadership position for someone who can deputise for the CCO, drive the regulatory agenda independently, and be trusted to represent the compliance function internally and externally — from day one.

We are expanding into new markets — Australia, dual licences in the UK, EMI in Latvia, VASP in Jersey. The regulatory surface area is growing fast. We need a compliance leader who has done this before and can own it without a manual.

This role is the compliance backbone of Paybis. The business depends on it.

• Deputising for the CCO across all geo and product compliance lines
• Conducting and owning a full audit of the existing compliance framework within the first month — signing off a prioritised remediation plan
• Driving regulatory deliverables on time — licence applications, audits, regulator interactions
• Establishing a working cadence with CEO, CBDO, Director of Partnerships, Sales, Legal, and Operations
• Identifying and reducing material compliance risk across the business
• Proposing and implementing structural improvements to compliance processes and controls
• Managing and mentoring the compliance team

Must-have

• 5+ years of senior AML/compliance experience in a regulated Crypto or FinTech environment
• Deep knowledge of EU AML/CFT frameworks — AMLD5/AMLR, MiCA, Travel Rule, TFR
• Proven track record of building compliance programmes — policies, control frameworks, risk appetite documentation
• Direct experience with regulatory authorisation projects, licence applications, and regulator interactions
• People management experience — you have led, mentored, or developed compliance staff
• Strong stakeholder communication — comfortable presenting to boards, engaging regulators, and challenging business lines
• Multi-jurisdictional exposure — at least one of: US, CA, UK, AUS

Nice-to-have

• Experience with DORA, PSD2, or financial crime risk advisory
• Hands-on experience with blockchain analytics tools — Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM Labs
• Professional certifications: CAMS, ICA, CGSS, or equivalent

30 days — Full audit, full ownership

• Completed a full audit of the compliance framework — policies, procedures, controls
• Met all key internal stakeholders
• Signed off a prioritised remediation plan
• Covering compliance issues independently

90 days — Fully operational

• Fully independent across all assigned responsibilities
• Regular cadence established with senior leadership and key stakeholders
• First regulatory or operational deliverable delivered on time

6 months — Structural impact

• Measurable improvement in at least one area: backlog reduction, process automation, audit-readiness
• Structural improvements proposed and in motion
• Seen by the business as a trusted partner, not a blocker

1. Head of HR interview — culture fit, motivation, red flag check
2. Hiring Manager interview — compliance depth, regulatory experience, leadership evidence
3. Reference check through previous employers 

We've been building this for 12 years without external funding. $5.47 billion in volume, 6.9 million customers, 251 countries — and 2025 was our best year yet. The growth is real. So is the complexity that comes with it. Paybis

• Own a function that matters — compliance here isn't overhead, it's what makes the product sellable to regulated partners globally
• Real regulatory scope — active licensing across EU, UK, US, Canada; new jurisdictions in motion right now
• Competitive salary plus bi-annual performance bonuses.
• Professional development budget for courses, seminars, and conferences.
• Health insurance after the probation period.
• Corporate events, team-building activities, and a supportive work environment.
• High autonomy — you set the compliance agenda, not just execute it
• Fast-moving, stable company — profitable, bootstrapped, growing 266% YoY
• Remote-first — LV/EU timezone, work from anywhere in EU