Head of Risk / MLRO

Strike is seeking a Head of Risk / Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) to oversee the company’s financial crime risk management and regulatory compliance framework supporting its EU-regulated operations. The role is responsible for maintaining effective AML/CFT controls, managing regulatory risk, and ensuring alignment with applicable supervisory expectations.

The successful candidate will act as the primary escalation point for financial crime matters while providing oversight of compliance monitoring, risk assessments, and governance activities supporting the firm’s regulated structure within the European Union, including entities operating under Maltese regulatory oversight.

Responsibilities

• Act as the designated MLRO with responsibility for oversight of the AML/CFT framework and financial crime risk management program.
• Ensure compliance with applicable EU regulatory requirements and AML/CFT obligations.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for suspicious activity and oversee regulatory reporting where required.
• Lead and maintain financial crime and regulatory risk management frameworks.
• Oversee enterprise-wide and thematic risk assessments, including business and jurisdictional risk reviews.
• Oversee the compliance monitoring programme and ensure proper documentation and remediation tracking.
• Maintain oversight of financial crime controls including CDD, EDD, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring.
• Ensure effective quality assurance processes across onboarding, customer risk assessments, and transaction monitoring investigations.
• Provide reporting to senior management and the Board on compliance monitoring outcomes, financial crime risks, and remediation progress.
• Support regulatory inspections, supervisory engagement, and external audits.
• Work closely with Legal, Partnerships, Operations, Product, and Risk teams to ensure compliance alignment across the organization.

Requirements

• Must be located in Malta
• Experience in compliance, financial crime, or risk management roles within regulated financial services or digital asset environments.
• Strong understanding of EU AML/CFT regulatory frameworks and supervisory expectations.
• Experience managing financial crime risk frameworks and regulatory compliance programmes.
• Experience interacting with regulators and supporting regulatory engagement.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to operate independently and provide oversight across cross-functional teams.

Nice-to-Haves

• Prior experience serving as MLRO, Deputy MLRO, or in a senior financial crime leadership role.
• Familiarity with Malta regulatory frameworks and supervisory expectations.
• Knowledge of Bitcoin and digital asset financial crime typologies.
• Experience supporting regulatory inspections or audits.
• Familiarity with transaction monitoring systems, Travel Rule solutions, or blockchain analytics tools.
• Experience working in high-growth technology, fintech, or crypto organizations.

 

This job has been posted on March 6th 2026.

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