Plasma is a purpose-built blockchain for stablecoin payments. Engineered from the ground up to address the unique needs of stablecoins, Plasma provides a scalable, efficient, and secure foundation for the next generation of money movement. We believe stablecoins can transform global finance and improve financial access worldwide. To reach the next level of adoption, dedicated and purpose-built infrastructure is required.

The Role

We are currently looking for a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) to support licensing for our product launches across jurisdictions, particularly in Europe and the Middle East. This will be a hybrid role predominantly and candidates must be based in the Netherlands.

What you will do

• Design monitoring frameworks tailored to high-volume, low-margin payment environments, balancing risk management with operational efficiency.

• Supervise all aspects of the company’s compliance operations, including the design, implementation, and ongoing refinement of policies and procedures related to anti-money laundering (AML), know-your-customer (KYC) onboarding and refresh cycles, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, suspicious activity reporting (SAR/STR filing), customer due diligence (CDD/EDD), and recordkeeping obligations.

• Establish and maintain a comprehensive set of internal compliance policies, procedures, and controls that reflect evolving regulatory obligations across jurisdictions and are tailored to Plasma’s business model, product offerings, and risk profile.

• Work closely with Plasma’s Head of Global Payments and General Counsel to scope, hire, and manage a small compliance team focused on day-to-day compliance operations, including onboarding, transaction monitoring, and reporting.

Who you are

• 7+ years of experience in compliance, legal, or risk functions within regulated financial services, fintech, or crypto companies (with an emphasis on the latter two), with at least 3–5 years in a senior leadership or designated compliance officer role

• Strong understanding of the unique challenges around wallets, stablecoins, and cross-border transactions. Also deeply familiar with the traditional payments stack (EMIs, processors, acquiring banks, card schemes, etc.).

• Familiarity with MIDs, BINs, descriptors, chargeback flows, and network remediation.

• Experience embedding merchant compliance into payment ops, onboarding, and underwriting systems.

Team Culture

At Plasma, you’ll be joining a team that’s redefining how the world interacts with money. We’re building the best team in the world—people who are relentless about their craft and expect the same from you. This is not the place for half measures; it’s where you’ll do the hardest, most meaningful work of your career alongside those who demand excellence of themselves and everyone around them.

We work with trust, clarity, and ambition. Everyone owns their craft and contributes beyond it, moving fast and backing each other to deliver. Our culture is built for those who thrive on challenge and want to leave a mark—because here, good isn’t good enough.

Salary and Benefits

At Plasma, we provide each team member with the tools they need to succeed. Benefits for full-time employees include :

• An above market salary with token compensation.

• Comprehensive insurance coverage with premiums for you and your family covered by Plasma.

• Monthly wellness stipends.

• Access to our office located in the heart of London, including access to a gym/sauna and daily lunches.

• Generous annual software and hardware allowances and a flexible time off policy.

Data Protection & Privacy

We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. Any personal information you provide during the recruitment process will be processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable local data protection laws.

Your data will be used solely for the purposes of assessing your suitability for the role and managing the recruitment process. It may be shared with internal stakeholders, but it will not be disclosed to third parties for unrelated purposes.

If your application is unsuccessful, we will retain your data only for as long as necessary in accordance with our retention policy, after which it will be securely deleted. You have the right to request access, correction, or deletion of your data, as well as to withdraw your consent for processing. For additional details, please review our Privacy Policy.

Staying Safe from Job Scams

Unfortunately, job scams are on the rise. To stay safe:

• Apply only through official Plasma channels.

• You may be contacted by our People Ops team, or occasionally by an approved external recruiter acting on our behalf.

• Always check that emails come from an @plasma.to address or a trusted recruitment partner.

• We’ll never ask you for payments or financial details. If someone does, it’s a scam—please report it.