What you’ll bring to the role

You will be the ‘go-to’ person for all compliance and regulatory matters. You will need to be an analytical self-starter, with strong communication skills, capable of innovating, leading and building robust yet scalable processes. We want you to take ownership of the role and craft it to suit you.

Essential

- Desire to work in an innovative FinTech startup with a passion for our mission at Koia
- Fluent in Estonian & English (written and spoken)
- Strong communication skills
- 5+ years of relevant experience
- Ability to primarily work from our Estonian office in Tallinn (some degree of flexible/remote working will be possible)

Nice to have, but not essential

- Legal experience/training
- Experience gaining regulatory authorisations from regulators such as the FSA
- Experience within a FinTech or startup environment
- Understanding of broader securities rules and regulations such as MIFID or payment directives

We are looking for an experienced individual to create and then grow our global compliance team from Estonia.

We’re serious about building a trustworthy business and believe that a strong compliance lead is essential in achieving this goal. As one of our first hires, you will become an integral senior team member working directly with the founders at this exciting stage in Koia’s journey.

Primary responsibilities

- Working directly with Koia’s co-founders, the FSA and external lawyers to assist with FSA authorisations, such as our application for the new ‘European Crowdfunding Licence’
- Provide group oversight for all compliance and regulatory matters such as, the development, implementation and maintenance of compliance policies and procedures
- Pragmatically Identify, track and escalate regulatory risks throughout the business; across products, countries and customers
- Manage our compliance relationship with external stakeholders such as regulators or 3rd party partners
- Scrutinise and enhance our customer onboarding and monitoring journey KYC/CDD, AML/CTF etc.
- Remain abreast of and report on regulatory developments that could impact our business
- Conducting regulatory reviews/audits
- Develop and conduct internal training as required
- Ad hoc compliance and regulatory projects

- Join as one of our first hires working directly with the founding team
- Excellent progression prospects as Koia scales
- Ability to work flexible hours if you wish
- Competitive compensation arrangement
- All the tech you need
- Funded courses and training
- 28 days paid annual leave