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Compliance in Cake DeFi manages regulatory matters, including licensing / authorisation needs, regulatory development, AML compliance and relationships with regulators. The Compliance team works closely with other stakeholders in managing regulatory risks, prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing and regulatory reporting.

Cake DeFi has recently been authorized to provide virtual assets services in Lithuania, and we are seeking for an experienced Compliance / AML officer to be based in Lithuania for our Lithuanian entity (Cake DeFi Lithuania).

What you’ll do:

• As the appointed Compliance / AML and Data Protection Officer for Cake DeFi Lithuania, you will be the key contact to regulators in Lithuania and other member states, building and maintaining good relationships with the regulators in LIthuania and other member states
• Lead the licensing / authorisation works in other EU member states or authorisation / passporting when the MiCA become effective
• Overseeing the entity’s compliance with the regulatory requirements, including AML/CTF and personal data protection, in Lithuania and EU-wide laws and regulations
• Develop and/or maintain relevant compliance frameworks, policies and procedures for Cake DeFi Lithuania
• Monitor regulatory development which impact Cake DeFi Lithuania and work with the relevant functions to ensure compliance
• Develop and/or conduct relevant compliance review and monitoring
• Ensure timely non-financial regulatory reporting (e.g. transaction reporting, suspicious transaction to the FCIS or other member state financial intelligence units, etc)
• Collaborate closely with global compliance team and other functions / stakeholders
• Internal and management reporting
• lead and/or assist in other ad-hoc global projects / developments

What you’ll need:

• You hold a university degree or equivalent with working experience in legal, compliance and/or AML in crypto, fintech, financial institution, law or consulting firms
• Good knowledge and understanding of crypto and financial services laws and regulations in Lithuania and EU-wide laws and regulations
• Familiar with FATF and GDPR requirements
• Natural desire to learn, grow and evolve within your role and expertise in our ecosystem
• You are easy to work with and love to work in a fun, passionate team within a fast-paced and demanding ecosystem that keeps challenging you
• You thrive in the startup vibe and able to adapt quickly if necessary
• Fluent written and spoken Lithuanian and English language