Senior Manager (Crypto & Payments)

About the Department

The FinTech Supervision Function within the Supervision Directorate of the MFSA is responsible for the supervision of the Virtual Financial Asset and Financial Institutions sectors in Malta as well as providing cross-sectoral expertise on digital finance and FinTech-related policy and supervisory initiatives. The Function is also responsible for the development and implementation of the MFSA FinTech Strategy and Regulatory Sandbox.

About the Role

In this role you will be reporting directly to the Deputy Head of the FinTech Supervision Function and your duties will comprise the following:

• Co-ordination of daily supervisory tasks through the management of a team of analysts;
• Provide guidance, leadership and mentoring to team members;
• Manage relationships with licence holders, report findings and resolve issues as they arise;
• Develop and execute supervisory strategies, including recommending supervisory interventions to mitigate risks;
• Engage and address any regulatory issues that may arise in the normal course of the supervised entities' business to ensure that the level of compliance with applicable regulatory standards is maintained;
• Take decisions and act on own initiative in line with delegated authority and escalate issues outside of area of responsibility and remit;
• Liaise with the various Functions and Directorates of the Authority in the handling of the various projects and tasks, as well as other Governmental bodies and act as point of contact, when required;
• Participate in local, EU, and international fora, including the relevant committees of the European Supervisory Authorities;
• Undertaking other supervisory tasks or projects as delegated by line management; and
• Act as a digital finance and FinTech champion within the MFSA

About You

We are looking for candidates with solid academic background which may be considered as relevant to this post. The role calls for an academic qualification in a relevant field of study at National Qualification Framework Level 6 or better, duly certified by the Malta Qualifications Recognition Information Centre (MQRIC) or a widely recognised professional qualification at a comparable level.

You will also possess a minimum of eight (8) years working experience in the area related to the role. Candidates with longer working experience relevant to the role will be preferred. If you do not have the necessary academic or professional qualifications but you have at least seven (15) years of relevant experience, we would still be interested in speaking with you.