Compliance Officer, GIFT , India

About Us

Drive Wealth is on a mission to make investing easier. We believe that everyone should have the ability to control their financial future, and that access to financial markets should not be limited by geography, wealth, or legacy systems. We are a global B2B financial technology organization dedicated to democratizing access to financial independence around the world. Our mission is realized through an API-based platform, empowering our partners to offer seamless investing and trading experiences to clients worldwide, all from their mobile devices.

Our technology provides partners with a modern, extensible toolkit, enabling traditional investment workflows and innovative techniques like fractional share ownership. Drive Wealth has evolved into a global platform offering trading of US equities, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options.

There’s never been a better time to build a category-defining business and there has rarely been a team better positioned for this opportunity. Our culture blends the pace and agility of a fintech start‑up with the impact, stability, and discipline of Wall Street. We encourage creativity and experimentation while ensuring institutional‑grade execution and regulatory compliance in everything we do. Join us and help build the future of global investing!

The Compliance Officer (CO) will manage end‑to‑end compliance framework for the Company’s capital market operations in GIFT City (IFSC). This role ensures full compliance with IFSCA regulations, AML/PMLA/KYC norms, stock exchange requirements, and all audit and regulatory reporting obligations. The CO is expected to have close coordination with regulators, internal stakeholders, and external partners in a fast‑changing regulatory environment.

• Lead and manage the comprehensive compliance framework for the Company in GIFT City.
• Ensure ongoing and complete adherence to IFSCA regulations, applicable KYC‑AML and CFT guidelines, and exchange‑level compliance requirements.
• Oversee compliance responsibilities associated with the Company’s activity as a broker dealer.
• Draft, review, update, and maintain compliance manuals, policies, procedures, and regulatory documentation in line with current regulatory requirements.
• Manage regulatory surveillance, conduct internal compliance reviews, and perform control assessments to identify and address compliance risks.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and comprehensive regulatory filings, submissions, disclosures, and reports to IFSCA, stock exchanges, and other authorities.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for IFSCA and other regulators, managing inspections, audits, queries, and all regulatory correspondence.
• Proactively identify compliance gaps, evaluate regulatory impacts, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor regulatory developments within the IFSC and relevant jurisdictions and translate changes into actionable internal policies and controls.
• Collaborate closely with business, operations, technology, and product teams to embed compliance obligations into daily processes and systems.
• Foster and maintain a strong culture of governance, compliance, and risk management throughout the organization.

• Education and Professional
  
  Qualification:
  
  Professionally qualified individual and a member of ICAI / ICSI / ICMAI, or holder of a post‑graduate qualification or diploma (minimum one year) in finance, law, accountancy, business management, commerce, economics, capital markets, banking, insurance, actuarial science fintech, science, technology, engineering, mathematics from a recognized university or institution (central/state government recognized or foreign recognized institution); or qualifications such as CFA, FRM or any other certification approved by the IFSCA and
  
  Experience:
  
  with minimum 2 years of experience in the financial services market; or
• Education and Professional
  
  Qualification:
  
  Graduation degree from a recognized university in any field from a university or an institution recognised by the Central Government or any State Government or a foreign university and
  
  Experience:
  
  with minimum 5 years of relevant financial services market…