Legal & Compliance Officer (hybrid) - Nicosia

  • Location:

    Cyprus, Nicosia

  • Discipline:

    Fintech

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Benefits:

    Salary of around 40-60K Euros gross per annum based on skills and experience

  • Published:

    09-04-2025

  • Expiry date:

    09-07-2025

  • Reference:

    3402

Our client is a global leading provider of digital asset solutions and services. For their office in Nicosia, they are looking for a Legal & Compliance Officer.

Responsibilities:

Legal:

  • Manage contracts, policies, and legal documentation.
  • Negotiate agreements with corporate clients and suppliers.
  • Monitor regulatory changes and advise management on legal matters.
  • Handle complaints, litigations, and relationships with external legal advisors.

Compliance:

  • Oversee daily compliance tasks (onboarding and transactions screenings) and investigations.
  • Develop and maintain policies, controls, and monitoring programs (e.g., AML-CTF, personal account dealing, best execution).
  • Act as the main point of contact for authorities (CySEC, MOKAS), auditors and management (group and local).
  • Deliver regular compliance reports (AML-CTF, Group compliance report, AEoI, FATCA) and foster alignment with other control functions. 

Requirements:

  • Master's degree in law
  • Min. 3-5 years' experience in a financial institution such as a bank 
  • Currently working as a Lawyer
  • AML certification is a must
  • Regulator and bank experience, experience in an EMI or investment firm is a plus
  • Interest for digital assets and blockchain technologies
  • Strong analytical skills, precise, open-minded, self-starter, eager to learn, hands-on and result-oriented
  • Fluent in English; Greek a strong plus

Working hours:

  • Flexible working hours and hybrid job (3 days from home)

To apply:

Please send your CV to StaffMatters at admin@smstaffmatters.com and mention that you are applying for the vacancy of Legal & Compliance Officer (hybrid) with reference number 3402.
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