Group Chief Compliance Officer

ABOUT ASPORA People on the move deserve a bank that moves with them. Since 2022, Aspora has been building a borderless financial operating system that makes money as mobile and transparent as its users. Backed by influential venture capitalists like Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, Hummingbird Ventures, Y Combinator & Global Founders Capital. We're a team of 150+ across India, the UK, the UAE, EU and the US, working with extreme ownership, radical candour, and an obsession with customer impact. We celebrate builders who question assumptions, ship fast, and turn regulatory complexity into elegant solutions. If you’re driven to redefine what global banking can be, we’d love to build the future with you. ABOUT THE ROLE As Group Chief Compliance Officer, you will lead and scale Aspora’s global compliance function as we expand across multiple markets. Your role is not only to ensure we meet regulatory requirements — but to build compliance as a strategic advantage for the company. You will design the frameworks, governance, and controls that allow Aspora to move quickly while maintaining the highest standards of integrity and regulatory discipline. This is a high-impact leadership role where you will partner closely with Product, Engineering, Operations, Risk, and Finance to ensure that compliance is embedded into how we build, launch, and scale our products globally. Location: London or Dubai | In Office WHAT YOU’LL OWN - Global Compliance Framework: Design, implement, and continuously improve Aspora’s global compliance and ethics framework including policies, procedures, monitoring programs, and internal controls. - KYC / AML Oversight: Own the global KYC and AML framework, ensuring robust onboarding, monitoring, and reporting processes across all operating markets. - Compliance Risk Management: Identify, assess, and manage compliance risks across product launches, payments flows, remittances, data protection, licensing requirements, and regulatory obligations. - Regulatory Engagement: Support regional compliance leaders in managing relationships with regulators, external counsel, and auditors. Ensure regulatory filings, reviews, and assessments are handled accurately and on time. - Investigations & Issue Resolution: Lead internal investigations into potential compliance breaches or regulatory concerns. Oversee remediation efforts, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. - Compliance Culture & Training: Embed compliance into Aspora’s operating culture by developing training programs, ethics standards, and governance processes that scale with the company. - Executive & Board Reporting: Track compliance metrics and emerging risks. Provide clear reporting and insights to executive leadership and the board to support risk-aware decision making. - Strategic Advisory: Advise leadership on regulatory implications of new markets, products, partnerships, and operational changes ensuring compliance considerations are built into strategy from the outset. WHAT WE NEED - 12+ years of experience in compliance, regulatory, or legal roles within financial services - At least 5 years in senior leadership roles within regulated environments such as payments, fintech, remittance, or banking - Deep understanding of international regulatory regimes relevant to cross-border financial services - Experience building or scaling compliance programs across multiple jurisdictions - Strong ability to balance regulatory discipline with business growth and innovation - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging with executive leadership and regulators WHO YOU ARE - You combine regulatory depth with strong business judgment - You operate with a risk-based mindset and focus on practical solutions - You are comfortable navigating ambiguity and making decisions in complex environments - You communicate complex regulatory requirements clearly across technical and non-technical teams - You bring high integrit