Head of Marketing Compliance
San Jose · San Jose, United States (US) · USD 200,000-300,000 · 8+ years experience · Posted Oct 6, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 8+ years experience
- Location
- San Jose · San Jose, United States (US)
- Salary
- USD 200,000-300,000
About the role
- OKX is seeking an experienced, hands-on and commercially minded Senior Compliance Manager to join their Product Compliance team as a senior individual-contributor.
- This role focuses primarily on the day-to-day review of new products, material product changes and existing product enhancements using a risk-based approach.
- The position acts as a trusted compliance partner throughout the product development lifecycle to help Product and Engineering teams navigate complex regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Own and deliver day-to-day compliance reviews of new products, features, market expansions and material changes to existing products across OKX's global business and product suite.
- Review product requirements, technical documentation, user journeys, onboarding flows, trading or transaction mechanics, reward structures, disclosures and operational processes.
- Apply a risk-based waterfall that distinguishes hard legal or regulatory blockers from risks that may be addressed through controls, product conditions, jurisdictional restrictions, monitoring or escalation.
- Conduct and document product compliance risk assessments covering areas such as regulatory perimeter and licensing, AML/CFT, sanctions, KYC, consumer protection, financial promotions, trading and market conduct, asset safeguarding, data privacy and third-party risk.
- Produce clear, concise and evidence-based and solutions-based compliance recommendations setting out identified risks, required mitigants, residual exposure and the proposed approval or escalation route.
- Work directly with Product, Engineering, Legal, Risk, Central Compliance and local Compliance teams to develop practical and scalable solutions to identified compliance requirements.
- Maintain complete and accurate documentation and audit trails for product reviews, decisions, conditions, exceptions, approvals and subsequent changes.
- Support post-launch monitoring, control testing and assurance in partnership with Audit, Product and other Compliance teams, and drive remediation of identified issues.
- Promote a compliance-by-design culture within the product lifecycle; communicate the Product Compliance framework and program requirements to relevant stakeholders and deliver targeted training or guidance to Product, Engineering and business teams as required.
- Support special projects and priority product launches in a fast-paced and continually evolving environment.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of relevant experience in Compliance, Legal or Risk within financial services, fintech, payments or the cryptocurrency industry.
- Bachelor's degree in law, finance, business, economics, engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Significant hands-on experience in product compliance, regulatory advisory or product risk assessment, including advising on new products and material product changes.
- Strong understanding of the digital-asset industry and the products offered by crypto platforms, including trading, custody, payments, staking or earn products, lending, structured products, wallets or DeFi.
- Strong working knowledge of relevant regulatory and compliance requirements, including licensing and regulatory-perimeter considerations, AML/CFT, sanctions, KYC, consumer protection, financial promotions and trading or market-conduct requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze products or initiatives involving significant complexity and risk and translate regulatory requirements into practical product requirements and controls.
- Experience in and demonstrated success in leveraging AI-enabled technology to maintain risk assessment standards, including ongoing tuning of agentic skills aligned with the Company’s risk appetite.
- Excellent risk judgment and the ability to balance compliance rigor with a pragmatic, risk-based approach that supports responsible commercial outcomes.
- Proven ability to develop and deliver repeatable product compliance solutions, controls and review processes aligned with broader group requirements.
- Strong project-management and execution skills, including the ability to manage multiple concurrent reviews, maintain accurate documentation and meet product-launch deadlines.
Preferred qualifications
- Direct product compliance or regulatory advisory experience at a crypto exchange, fintech or technology-led financial-services company.
- Experience supporting multi-jurisdictional product launches and applying regulatory requirements across the United States, European Union, Middle East or Asia-Pacific.
- Practical knowledge of CeFi trading products, including spot, derivatives, leverage, custody, institutional products and OTC flows.
- Familiarity with Web3 products, blockchain technology, smart contracts, DeFi protocols and digital-asset transaction flows.
- Experience developing compliance risk-assessment frameworks, controls, and key risk indicators.
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package
- L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development
- Various team building programs and company events
- Wellness and meal allowances
- Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants
- Performance bonus
- Long-term incentives
- Medical and financial benefits
Skills
- AML/CFT
- KYC
- Regulatory Advisory
- Product Compliance
- Blockchain
- DeFi
- Web3
- Derivatives
