Independent Non-Executive Director (Resident), Seychelles

The role

The Independent Non-Executive Director will provide independent challenge to strategy, risk, and conduct for the Seychelles entity. This person will hold management to account and provide the resident board presence required by the license.

What you will do

• Bring an external and independent perspective to strategy, risk and conduct
• Hold management to account on behalf of shareholders and stakeholders
• Provide constructive challenge and strategic guidance to the Board
• Scrutinise the performance of management and individual executive directors
• Satisfy the FSA that the board meets expectations on composition, competence and fitness and propriety
• Provide physical, resident board presence in Seychelles
• Attend board and management meetings in person
• Engage with the FSA and the entity's advisers in Seychelles
• Promote the long term sustainable success of the entity
• Serve on one or more board committees where required

Required qualifications

• Resident in Seychelles
• Currently holding the right to reside and work in Seychelles
• Able to satisfy the FSA's fitness and propriety assessment
• Board level or senior governance experience in a regulated financial services, banking, insurance, fiduciary or corporate services business
• Working knowledge of anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing obligations
• Working knowledge of the Seychelles regulatory environment
• Financial literacy sufficient to interrogate financial statements, controls and risk reporting without support
• Demonstrable independence of mind
• Willingness to challenge management and record dissent
• Fluent in English
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities

Nice to have

• Experience of virtual assets, fintech, payments or capital markets
• Prior regulatory experience
• Experience chairing an audit, risk or compliance committee
• Experience of a group structure where much of the operating activity sits outside the licensed entity's jurisdiction
• An established local network among Seychelles regulators, professional advisers and the financial services community

Benefits

• Play a pivotal role in the governance of a successful virtual asset business
• Bring independent oversight to a global crypto platform operating at scale across multiple jurisdictions
• Work alongside an experienced board and a global leadership team in a high-growth industry
• A defined, time-bounded commitment with genuine influence over strategy, risk and conduct

About the company

OKX is a leading crypto exchange and developer of OKX Wallet. It is part of OKG, a group that brings the value of Blockchain to users around the world.