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Vice President of Compliance

Octaura · New York · On-site

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About Octaura

Octaura is an electronic trading solution created by the industry – for the industry. Backed by eight major US financial institutions, Octaura has reimagined the way the syndicated loan and the CLO markets trade. Backed by MassMutual Ventures.

About the role

Octaura is seeking a commercially minded Head of Compliance to lead compliance as the business enters its next phase of growth. The VP of Compliance will protect the firm and its clients while helping leadership pursue well-informed, responsible commercial opportunities. This is a hands-on role and Octaura’s primary compliance authority. The VP of Compliance will own the framework supporting the U.S. institutional broker-dealer and develop proportionate governance for an expanding technology and data business.

What they're looking for

  • Approximately 6–10 years of progressive financial-services compliance experience, including meaningful responsibility within a U.S. broker-dealer. Evidence of judgement and impact matters more than tenure alone
  • Series 24 or Series 14 qualification is required, Series 7, Series 63 and/or Series 8 are advantageous
  • Strong knowledge of FINRA and SEC requirements, with the ability to interpret regulation and convert it into effective, workable controls
  • Strong employee and personnel compliance experience, including registrations, personal trading, outside activities, attestations, training and supervisory processes
  • Understanding of fixed-income products, institutional market structure and broker-dealer operations, electronic trading and TRACE experience are highly desirable
  • Experience across AML, regulatory examinations, risk assessments, annual testing, policies and written supervisory procedures
More about this role

Come build what the market has been missing.

Octaura is a technology company transforming how some of the world’s largest, least digitized markets operate. In loans and CLOs, trillions of dollars still move through phones, emails, and PDFs because the right infrastructure hasn’t existed — until now.

We’re applying AI, real-time data, and modern software design to asset classes long overlooked by fintech. Our platforms turn fragmented information into intelligence, manual workflows into automation, and legacy conventions into scalable market infrastructure.

You’ll join a high-impact, collaborative team building the systems these markets need to become more transparent, efficient, and connected.

Octaura is seeking a commercially minded Head of Compliance to lead compliance as the business enters its next phase of growth. The VP of Compliance will protect the firm and its clients while helping leadership pursue well-informed, responsible commercial opportunities.

This is a hands-on role and Octaura’s primary compliance authority. The VP of Compliance will own the framework supporting the U.S. institutional broker-dealer and develop proportionate governance for an expanding technology...

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