Director of Quality Assurance – Legal & Compliance

Location: Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong

About the Company

Our client is a globally recognised digital assets and financial technology organisation operating across multiple international markets. The business provides innovative financial products and services spanning digital asset trading, payments, custody, institutional solutions, and Web3 technologies.

With a strong focus on regulatory excellence, operational integrity, and technology-driven innovation, the company is continuing to expand its global footprint and is seeking experienced professionals to help strengthen its governance and compliance functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the Compliance Quality Assurance (QA) function across the Legal & Compliance department.
• Act as the central authority for QA governance, review methodologies, and quality standards.
• Conduct hands-on quality reviews of compliance activities, including case assessments, decision reviews, and process evaluations.
• Provide oversight, guidance, and calibration for existing QA resources to ensure consistency across reviews.
• Develop and enhance QA frameworks, scoring methodologies, review criteria, escalation processes, and reporting standards.
• Build and mature a comprehensive compliance assurance programme beyond existing QA activities.
• Identify recurring quality issues, control weaknesses, process inefficiencies, and operational risks through thematic reviews.
• Partner closely with Compliance, AML, KYC/KYB, Operations, and Risk teams to improve execution standards and control effectiveness.
• Produce management reporting highlighting QA findings, trends, key risks, and assurance outcomes.
• Recommend process improvements, control enhancements, and training initiatives based on review findings.
• Act as an independent quality challenger, driving continuous improvement across compliance operations.

Requirements

• 8–12 years of experience within Compliance, Compliance Assurance, Quality Assurance, Internal Audit, AML Controls, or Operational Risk in financial services, fintech, payments, banking, or digital assets.
• Proven experience conducting QA reviews, assurance testing, control assessments, or case quality reviews.
• Strong understanding of compliance operations, particularly AML, KYC/KYB, customer onboarding, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring.
• Experience designing, implementing, or improving QA or compliance assurance frameworks.
• Ability to independently identify risks, challenge existing processes, and drive remediation initiatives.
• Comfortable operating as the owner of a function within a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Excellent analytical, reporting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly detail-oriented with a pragmatic, execution-focused approach.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to join a high-growth global fintech and digital assets organisation.
• Work within an international team operating across multiple jurisdictions.
• Significant ownership and influence in building and shaping the Compliance Quality Assurance function.
• Career development opportunities within a rapidly expanding global business.
• A collaborative, high-performance culture that values innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.