Compliance Officer, GIFT City, India

About The Role

The Compliance Officer (CO) will manage end-to-end compliance framework for the Company’s capital market operations in GIFT City (IFSC). This role ensures full compliance with IFSCA regulations, AML/PMLA/KYC norms, stock exchange requirements, and all audit and regulatory reporting obligations. The CO is expected to have close coordination with regulators, internal stakeholders, and external partners in a fast-changing regulatory environment.

What You’ll Do

Lead and manage the comprehensive compliance framework for the Company in GIFT City.

Ensure ongoing and complete adherence to IFSCA regulations, applicable KYC-AML and CFT guidelines, and exchange-level compliance requirements.

Oversee compliance responsibilities associated with the Company’s activity as a broker dealer.

Draft, review, update, and maintain compliance manuals, policies, procedures, and regulatory documentation in line with current regulatory requirements.

Manage regulatory surveillance, conduct internal compliance reviews, and perform control assessments to identify and address compliance risks.

Ensure timely, accurate, and comprehensive regulatory filings, submissions, disclosures, and reports to IFSCA, stock exchanges, and other authorities.

Serve as the primary point of contact for IFSCA and other regulators, managing inspections, audits, queries, and all regulatory correspondence.

Proactively identify compliance gaps, evaluate regulatory impacts, and implement corrective and preventive actions.

Monitor regulatory developments within the IFSC and relevant jurisdictions and translate changes into actionable internal policies and controls.

Collaborate closely with business, operations, technology, and product teams to embed compliance obligations into daily processes and systems.

Foster and maintain a strong culture of governance, compliance, and risk management throughout the organization.

You Bring

Education and Professional Qualification: Professionally qualified individual and a member of ICAI / ICSI / ICMAI, or holder of a post-graduate qualification or diploma (minimum one year) in finance, law, accountancy, business management, commerce, economics, capital markets, banking, insurance, actuarial science fintech, science, technology, engineering, mathematics from a recognized university or institution (central/state government recognized or foreign recognized institution); or qualifications such as CFA, FRM or any other certification approved by the IFSCA and Experience: with minimum 2 years of experience in the financial services market; or

Education and Professional Qualification: Graduation degree from a recognized university in any field from a university or an institution recognised by the Central Government or any State Government or a foreign university and Experience: with minimum 5 years of relevant financial services market experience.

Extensive and demonstrable knowledge of IFSCA Regulations.

Prior experience engaging with regulators through inspections, audits, or supervisory interactions.

Strong expertise in AML-CFT and KYC and exchange compliance frameworks.

High standards of integrity, independence, and sound professional judgment.

Excellent skills in documentation, drafting, and interpreting regulatory requirements.

Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving regulatory environment.

Strong stakeholder management abilities with a collaborative approach across functions

Location

This role is open to candidates in the following locations: GIFT City, India

If you're not based in the location listed above, this role is not a fit, and we cannot accommodate remote work outside these locations.