VP, Compliance

The role

Lead the Group compliance function across Aave Labs, covering regulated and unregulated parts of the business. Advise executive leadership and Boards on regulatory risk, and help launch new products and enter new markets.

What you will do

• Lead the Group compliance strategy and framework across products, entities and jurisdictions
• Oversee compliance frameworks of the Group's regulated entities
• Act as trusted advisor to executive leadership and relevant Boards on compliance and regulatory risk
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Operations, Legal and Commercial teams to embed regulatory requirements into new products and features
• Lead assessment of regulatory implications for new products, markets, business models and strategic initiatives
• Own and develop the Group compliance programme, including policies, risk assessments, monitoring, testing, reporting and remediation
• Oversee financial crime compliance across the Group, including AML/CTF and sanctions
• Maintain regulatory relationships and lead engagement with regulators
• Monitor regulatory developments across key markets and translate them into actions for the business
• Provide compliance reporting to executive leadership and relevant Boards

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Compliance, Financial Crime, Regulatory or related functions within regulated financial services, fintech, payments or crypto
• Senior leadership experience at Group or enterprise level across multiple products, business lines, entities or jurisdictions
• Experience advising executive leadership and Boards on complex compliance and regulatory matters
• Significant experience engaging directly with financial services regulators
• Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks for payments, cryptoassets and digital financial services, ideally across the UK, EU and US
• Experience supporting product development and translating regulatory requirements into practical solutions
• Experience building and scaling compliance programmes, teams and infrastructure in a growing international organisation
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with evolving regulation and no established playbook
• Able to satisfy applicable FCA fitness and propriety requirements
• Comfortable holding individual regulatory responsibilities for UK regulated businesses, including registration as an EMD and MLR Individual

Before you apply

• Must be able to satisfy applicable FCA fitness and propriety requirements
• Must be comfortable holding individual regulatory roles, including registration as an EMD and MLR Individual

About the company

Aave Labs builds the Aave Protocol, described as the world's largest and most trusted onchain lending market. The company focuses on making lending, credit and savings accessible globally.