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# Chief Compliance Officer (EMI) at Aspora

- **Company:** Aspora
- **Location:** Vilnius, Lithuania
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-06-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Aspora/0dd9a757-d9dc-4023-ae50-007878b05305/application

**Skills:** EMD2, PSD2, AML/CTF, Sanctions, Consumer protection, Lithuanian Law on Electronic Money, EBA guidelines on outsourcing, Lithuanian language, English language

> As the Chief Compliance Officer for Aspora's Lithuanian EMI license, you will own the full compliance mandate, serving as the primary liaison with the Bank of Lithuania. You will build the internal compliance framework, manage regulatory relationships, and advise the CEO and Board on regulatory implications.

## Job description

## About Aspora

People on the move deserve a bank that moves with them. Since 2022, Aspora has been building a borderless financial operating system that makes money as mobile and transparent as its users. Backed by influential venture capitalists like Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, Hummingbird Ventures, Y Combinator & Global Founders Capital. We're a team of 150+ across India, the UK, the UAE, EU and the US, working with extreme ownership, radical candour, and an obsession with customer impact. We celebrate builders who question assumptions, ship fast, and turn regulatory complexity into elegant solutions. If you’re driven to redefine what global banking can be, we’d love to build the future with you.

## About the Role

This role exists to own Aspora's full compliance mandate for its Lithuanian EMI licence. Compliance at Aspora is not a back-office function. It is a core part of how we operate, expand, and earn trust. You will be the primary face to the Bank of Lithuania and the internal authority on what the business can and cannot do. That means setting the framework, testing the controls, and advising directly on new products and partnerships before they launch. You will work closely with the CEO, Management Board, and MLRO.

## What You'll Own

- Own the full compliance mandate for Aspora's Lithuanian EMI: monitoring adherence to EMD2, PSD2, AML/CTF, sanctions, and consumer protection requirements end-to-end.
- Lead the supervisory relationship with the Bank of Lithuania: examinations, information requests, and all regulatory correspondence.
- Build and maintain the internal compliance framework: policies, procedures, controls, and testing across governance, consumer protection, and conduct of business.
- Drive risk-based compliance reviews and thematic checks to stress-test controls including AML/CTF, sanctions, and outsourcing arrangements, and lead remediation where gaps surface.
- Advise the CEO, Management Board, and business units on compliance implications of new products, partnerships, and market expansion decisions.
- Build compliance culture across the organisation through training programmes, incident investigation, and board-level reporting on breaches and remediation.

## Who You Are

- Significant compliance experience at an EMI, payment institution, bank, or regulated fintech: ideally with direct exposure to the Bank of Lithuania or another EU competent authority.
- Deep working knowledge of EMD2, PSD2, the Lithuanian Law on Electronic Money and EMIs, AML/CTF, sanctions, and EBA guidelines on outsourcing.
- Have owned regulator relationships directly: examinations, supervisory correspondence, and information requests under your name.
- Can move between strategic board-level advice and hands-on control testing without losing either.
- High ownership. You treat compliance gaps as yours until they are closed.
- Suitable for fit and proper assessment and approval by the Bank of Lithuania as a key function holder.
- Fluent Lithuanian and English required. A compliance or AML certification (CAMS, ICA) is a strong advantage.

## Why Aspora

- Own the compliance infrastructure for Aspora's EU regulated entity: this is not an inherited, mature framework. You define it.
- Be the compliance lead at the intersection of a global fintech expanding its regulated European footprint — your decisions directly shape what Aspora can build and where.
- Work directly with the CEO and Board on compliance strategy, without layers in between.
- Operate across jurisdictions as Aspora scales its regulated presence across the EU and beyond.
- Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and ESOPs aligned with Aspora's long-term vision.

## #LI-DNP

## About Aspora

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Aspora is building a borderless financial operating system for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), enabling cross-border money transfers, savings, bill payments, and investments.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: Parth Garg (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Financial Services, Cross-Border Payments, Fintech
- **Target customers**: B2C (Non-Resident Indians / Global Indians living in the US, UK, UAE, and EU)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Building borderless finance for NRIs" — helping global Indians manage money seamlessly while staying connected to the people and places they love.

## Products & Services
- **Cross-Border Money Transfers**: Send money to India at "Google Rates" (live mid-market exchange rates) with zero hidden fees. 256-bit encryption and 24/7 support.
- **Global Savings Accounts**: Save in global currencies with up to 9% interest.
- **Automated EMIs & SIPs**: Automated recurring payments for loans and systematic investment plans.
- **Bill Payments**: Stay on top of bills in India from abroad.
- **Business Banking (in development)**: A "Founding GTM Specialist (Business Banking)" role is open, indicating an upcoming B2B offering.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Over $2 billion securely transferred worldwide; over ₹150 crore saved by users in forex fees.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed on the website or LinkedIn. Funds are held with regulated financial institutions.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - **User base**: Trusted by 1 million+ NRIs.
    - **Headcount**: 200 employees (LinkedIn estimate), with a monthly growth rate of +7.0%.
    - **Geographic expansion**: Active in 6 countries (US, UK, UAE, India, and others) with 4 more countries coming this year. Secured a Financial Services license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) in February 2026.
    - **Active hiring**: 17 active job postings (LinkedIn), with monthly job posting growth of +13.3% and quarterly growth of +88.9%.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Pricing Transparency**: Guarantees "Google Rates" (live mid-market exchange rates) with zero hidden fees — a strong differentiator against traditional banks and many fintech competitors.
- **Security-First Approach**: 256-bit encryption, proactive fraud detection, funds held with regulated financial institutions.
- **Niche Focus**: Deeply specialized in the NRI segment, offering a full financial OS (send, pay, invest) rather than just a single transfer service.
- **Scale & Trust**: $2B+ transferred and 1M+ users provides a strong network effect and credibility.

## Strategic Focus
- **Geographic Expansion**: Actively expanding into new countries (4 more planned this year) and securing regulatory licenses (e.g., DFSA in Dubai).
- **Product Expansion**: Moving beyond transfers into savings (up to 9% interest), investments, and business banking.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Aggressively hiring across engineering, product, compliance, and growth roles to support scaling.

## Why Work Here
- **High-Growth Environment**: The company is in a rapid growth phase (200 employees, 7% monthly headcount growth, expanding to new countries). This offers significant career acceleration and ownership opportunities.
- **Mission-Driven**: Work on a product that directly helps the global Indian diaspora — a large, underserved, and emotionally resonant market.
- **Modern Tech Stack**: Uses a sophisticated stack including Python, Java, Spring Boot, Google Cloud Platform, Snowflake, Databricks, Apache Spark, Flink, Airflow, Terraform, dbt, and Looker. Strong emphasis on data engineering and platform engineering.
- **Work Policy**: Hybrid/In-Office model. London HQ, with offices in Bangalore (Bengaluru) and Dubai. BuiltIn indicates a mix of in-office and remote roles.
- **Culture**: Described as building "for the dreamers, the doers, the ones who see the world as their canvas." Focus on transparency, security, and customer obsession.
- **Active Open Roles (as of mid-2026)**: Staff Engineer, Engineering Manager, Senior Software Engineer (Backend), Senior Data Platform Engineer, Senior Product Analytics, Head of Growth, Treasury Operations Lead, Group Chief Compliance Officer, Personal Banking Manager, and more.

## Sources
1. [aspora.com](https://www.aspora.com/)
2. [aspora.com/about-us](https://www.aspora.com/about-us)
3. [LinkedIn](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/get-aspora)
4. [Built In](https://builtin.com/company/aspora)
5. [Jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Aspora)

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