Remote | Europe | Cryptoasset Regulation (MiCA/CASP) | B2B Contract
About the Client
Our client is a global fintech operating at the intersection of crypto and traditional payments. It builds products that help people and businesses buy, sell, and exchange cryptocurrency, serving millions of customers across 180+ countries. It is self-funded, with a distributed team across Europe, Ukraine and the US.
It holds a MiCA CASP authorisation and a Payment Institution (PSD2) licence in the EU, one of a small group in Europe holding both, alongside US and Canadian registrations.
About the Role
This role owns the cryptoasset side of the regulatory pipeline: the UK FCA cryptoasset file, the post-authorisation implementation of the MiCA CASP licence, and the regulatory design of the TFR/Travel Rule and blockchain-analytics frameworks that sit underneath both.
You report to the Global Chief of Compliance. The core of the work is regulatory drafting and analysis: policies, risk assessments, governance documents, application narratives and responses to regulators, written independently and defensible under regulatory challenge. This is not an MLRO or transaction-monitoring role; day-to-day AML operations sit with the MLRO and the analyst team.
What You’ll Own
The live UK FCA cryptoasset file (MLRs 2017): RFI cycles, supplementary submissions and remediation through to decision, and the transition to the incoming FSMA cryptoasset authorisation regime
Post-authorisation implementation and evidencing of the MiCA CASP licence, including obligations and undertakings towards the national regulator
The MiCA policy set: conflicts of interest, complaints handling, custody and client-asset segregation, market abuse detection and reporting (Art. 92), prudential safeguards, outsourcing (Art. 73), and white-paper obligations where relevant
Regulatory design and regulator-facing documentation of the TFR/Travel Rule framework (originator/beneficiary data, self-hosted wallets, counterparty CASP due diligence) and of blockchain-analytics controls (methodology, thresholds, exposure attribution). Operation of the tooling stays with the AML team
DORA/ICT-risk documentation for the CASP perimeter, with the ICT function
Regulatory assessment of new cryptoassets, chains, custody arrangements and crypto counterparties
Gap analyses, thematic reviews, remediation plans, and verification that approved controls operate in practice
Must Have
5+ years in regulatory compliance (authorisation, licensing, policy and governance drafting), including 3+ years inside a cryptoasset business licensed or authorised by a national competent authority. Time at unregulated, registration-only or offshore operators does not count towards this requirement
Hands-on experience of a cryptoasset authorisation framework (MiCA/CASP, UK FCA cryptoasset registration/authorisation, or a comparable VASP regime), taken through submission and regulator review
Proven ability to author substantive regulatory documents independently: you can name what you wrote, for which regulator, and what the regulator pushed back on
Working command of the TFR/Travel Rule in practice, not in theory
Practical understanding of blockchain analytics and how exposure attribution is evidenced to a regulator
Working knowledge of DORA as applied to CASPs, AMLD/FATF standards, sanctions, outsourcing and governance requirements
Ability to navigate primary legislation and guidance independently, and to tell mandatory requirements apart from risk appetite
Fluent professional English with excellent written drafting
European engagement location with a minimum four-hour overlap with the European working day
Nice to Have
An authorisation granted on a file you drafted
VASP-to-CASP transition experience under MiCA
Awareness of the AMLA/AMLR transition
Exposure to a licensed VASP/CASP regime outside the EU (e.g. Crown Dependencies, Switzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong), meaning regimes with a formal authorisation and supervisory process, not offshore or registration-only regimes
ICA Diploma in GRC, CAMS or comparable
What We Offer
Remote-first with high autonomy and minimal micromanagement
Direct collaboration with the Global Chief of Compliance and senior leadership
Work on one of Europe’s most interesting regulatory portfolios: MiCA CASP and PI already granted, with UK and EU applications in the pipeline
Your drafting goes straight to regulators, so your impact is real and visible
Self-funded, stable company without investor pressure
Medical insurance, L&D budget, performance-based financial bonus, English classes, regular team-building activities
Fintech and crypto domain: technically and legally complex, always evolving
A growing Global Compliance Team where senior expertise is trusted and heard