Group Chief Compliance & Legal Officer

CXM Group is seeking a Group Chief Compliance & Legal Officer to lead the development of a comprehensive compliance architecture across six business lines and multiple global jurisdictions. This is a high-impact, fully remote leadership role reporting directly to the CEO, designed for an experienced professional capable of managing complex regulatory landscapes, active M&A pipelines, and multi-asset compliance frameworks.

Key responsibilities

• Build and deploy a group-wide compliance reporting framework and escalation paths.
• Create an AI-enabled legal document database for efficient retrieval and analysis.
• Establish and operationalize internal legal service-level agreements for contract reviews and drafting.
• Drive the active regulatory licensing and M&A pipeline across regions including the UAE, South Africa, and Europe.
• Manage regulatory relationships and serve as the primary point of contact for inquiries.

Requirements

• Demonstrated command of tier-one regulatory regimes (e.g., CySEC, FCA, NFA, ASIC) and emerging-market frameworks.
• Proven experience in direct regulator engagement and managing complex compliance postures.
• Strong background in M&A and licensing fluency within financial services or crypto sectors.
• Ability to lead and hold teams accountable for performance standards and SLA delivery.
• Experience or strong aptitude for deploying AI-enabled tools in legal and compliance workflows.

What we offer

• Genuine architectural ownership of compliance across six asset classes and a dozen jurisdictions.
• Direct reporting line to the CEO with full mandate authority.
• Opportunity to build an AI-enabled legal operations function from the ground up.
• Fully remote work environment with occasional travel for key regulatory meetings.