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Senior Compliance Officer - Regulatory and Advisory

Bitvavo· Compliance
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About the role

Senior Compliance Officer responsible for designing, implementing and overseeing Bitvavo’s risk-based compliance programme, with advisory focus on regulatory changes and internal policy development. Second-line programme design and advisory role focused on EU regulatory requirements, not legal counsel or KYC/CDD casework.

Responsibilities

  • Own and drive the strategic development of the Group’s Policy Framework, ensuring full alignment with the Compliance Programme and applicable regulatory requirements
  • Monitor and analyse developments with regard to regulations in the compliance area (i.e MICAR, EMD II, DORA, AMLDs) and make regulatory impact assessment with clear business requirements
  • Act as the primary compliance advisor to business and product teams on areas such as MiCA/ MiFID II/ EMI/ DORA, providing clear, commercially-aware guidance that enables the business to move forward with confidence
  • Monitor, assess and communicate regulatory developments across the EU and key jurisdictions
  • Support Bitvavo's engagement with regulators on supervisory matters
  • Act as primary Compliance Officer responsible for completion of the annual Enterprise Risk Assessment and the Systematic Integrity Risk Analysis (SIRA), working alongside the Risk department
  • Lead regulatory impact assessments, translating new requirements into actionable business requirements and implementation roadmaps
  • Build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders across product, technology, operations, and senior management
  • Support the VP of Compliance on day-to-day activities and strategic projects, including product launches, geographic expansion, and new regulatory authorisations
  • Lead the compliance workstream on new product and service approvals, new market entries, and regulatory authorisation programmes
  • Support the crypto asset admission framework for assets listed on the exchange
  • Design, implement and provide training across the organisation on compliance, ethics and integrity related topics

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in Compliance, at least 5 of which in a second-line compliance function (policy, advisory, regulatory change) at a regulated exchange, EMI, CASP, or payment institution is mandatory
  • Comprehensive knowledge of financial services regulations (i.e MIFID II or MICAR, or Electronic Money /Payment service directives) is mandatory
  • Excellent report-writing and drafting policies capabilities
  • Skilled at executing multi-functional and cross-organisational assignments within Bitvavo Group that require in-depth compliance analysis
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Detail-oriented mindset with a strong commitment to accuracy and integrity

Skills

Required:Policy developmentRegulatory analysisRegulatory advisoryStakeholder managementPolicy drafting

Benefits

  • Life at Bitvavo – total rewards package details online
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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