Flow Traders is looking for an experienced Compliance Officer to join its Regulatory Compliance team in Amsterdam. In this role, you will advise the business on the regulatory impact of new initiatives in both traditional capital markets and the fast-changing digital-assets space, including crypto-assets, tokenised financial instruments, and related trading and market-infrastructure activities.
You will turn complex regulatory requirements into clear, practical, and business-focused advice. You will support the development and implementation of new projects while helping to ensure compliance with applicable rules.. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading proprietary trading firm with an entrepreneurial and innovative culture at the heart of its business. We value quick-witted, creative minds and challenge them to make full use of their capacities.
What you will do
- Analyse existing and upcoming European regulations - including MiFID II / MiFIR, EMIR, MAR, DORA, SSR, IFR / IFD, CRR and MiCAR - and translate requirements into clear, practical business and control measures
- Advise the Trading department and other stakeholders on complex regulatory matters, taking account of trading strategies, market structure, execution, financial instruments, and operational processes
- Lead and support regulatory change projects, from impact assessment and implementation through to ongoing monitoring and reporting
- Own, maintain, and enhance the regulatory compliance framework, including policies, procedures, controls, and regulatory risk assessments, with a focus on trading-related requirements
- Provide independent second-line challenge and oversight on new business initiatives, products, and trading activities
- Support the launch and scaling of digital-asset trading activities, including advice on MiCAR and its interaction with MiFID II / MiFIR
- Engage with regulators, exchanges, and other external stakeholders, including in relation to enquiries, inspections, and audits
- Deliver regulatory updates and compliance training to relevant stakeholders and senior management
- Collaborate closely with the Team Lead Regulatory Compliance
What you need to succeed
- 5–8+ years of relevant experience in regulatory compliance within a financial markets environment
- University degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field
- Strong and demonstrable knowledge of the European capital markets regulatory framework
- Proven experience in drafting and implementing compliance policies and procedures
- Experience interacting directly with regulators and managing regulatory inspections or audits
- Experience advising business stakeholders in a global financial or exchange-trading environment
- Strong understanding of financial instruments and financial markets
- Experience performing regulatory impact assessments and compliance risk analysis
- Strong interest in and affinity with digital assets
- High level of integrity, independence, and professional judgment
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders
What we offer
At Flow Traders, we create the conditions for hard‑working, high‑performing people to do their best work. From a thorough onboarding and ongoing access to Flow Academy, to latest technology and a collaborative, non‑hierarchical culture, we give you the tools, ownership, and support to move fast and drive outcomes. We keep a close‑knit, small‑company feel while offering competitive salary, annual discretionary profit share, and comprehensive benefits, so talent can grow here, and stay here. See our benefits below:
- Flow Academy and opportunities to attend domain-related conferences
- Daily catered lunch, great coffee, and a fully stocked kitchen and snack bar
- In-house Bar and Lounge with arcade, table tennis, billiards, and game consoles
- Company boat
- In-house gym and sessions with our nutritionist or personal trainer
- Bi-weekly massages
- Annual company trip and a variety of events throughout the year, such as the New Years Event
- Global rotations across our offices worldwide
- and more
Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders