Head of Assurance, OKX

• The ideal candidate will drive a culture of compliance excellence and continuous improvement while supporting the firm's global regulatory obligations and strategic objectives
• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in compliance, internal audit, or risk management within financial services, ideally in crypto, fintech, or banking
• Strong understanding of global regulatory frameworks (e.g., US CFTC, US FinCEN, MFSA MiCA, UK FCA, SG MAS, Dubai VARA, etc.) and experience managing regulatory exams
• Proven track record in building and leading compliance assurance or audit functions
• Deep knowledge of compliance risk management principles and control frameworks
• Experience in monitoring and testing programs, issue management, and governance reporting
• Strong project management skills with the ability to handle multiple priorities
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership
• Analytical mindset with a data-driven approach to problem-solving

Desirable

• The Head of Assurance will lead the development and management of the global Compliance Assurance Program
• This role will focus on evaluating the effectiveness of compliance frameworks, ensuring strong governance, conducting robust monitoring and testing, managing audits and regulatory examinations, and overseeing control and issue management
• Build and manage a comprehensive compliance assurance framework aligned with regulatory expectations and industry best practices
• Ensure ongoing oversight and independent testing of compliance controls to assess their effectiveness
• Drive risk-based compliance monitoring and testing programs
• Lead the firm’s response to regulatory exams and internal/external audits, ensuring a coordinated and effective approach
• Strengthen governance processes to proactively identify, escalate, and remediate compliance issues and control gaps
• Establish reporting metrics to senior leadership and regulators on compliance effectiveness and emerging risks
• Design and implement a global compliance assurance framework that aligns with regulatory requirements and business needs
• Manage and drive performance from the teams and staff within the Assurance function
• Establish risk-based testing schedules focused on key compliance risks
• Conduct regular, thematic, and ad-hoc reviews of compliance processes, policies, and controls
• Develop and execute monitoring to assess ongoing control effectiveness across business units
• Ensure alignment with Issue Management and other stakeholders to resolve findings
• Maintain the compliance control inventory and issue management framework
• Oversee the timely remediation of identified issues and ensure proper root cause analysis
• Track the lifecycle of compliance issues from identification to closure
• Act as the primary point of contact for internal and external audits, as well as regulatory examinations
• Coordinate exam preparation, manage stakeholder responses, and oversee post-exam remediation
• Develop governance reporting for senior management and board-level committees on compliance effectiveness, key risks, and issues
• Establish KPIs/KRIs to measure assurance activities and control performance
• Work cross-functionally with compliance advisory, risk, legal, internal audit, and business units to align on assurance activities
• Provide expert advice on the design and implementation of effective controls and risk mitigation strategies