Responsible Manager, Australia

Act as the proposed Responsible Manager for Transak Australia's AFSL application, support ASIC-facing materials and questions, review digital asset products under Australian law, maintain the local token perimeter register, provide regulatory oversight, implement Australia-specific compliance controls, and translate regulatory requirements into practical operating rules.

Responsibilities

• Act as proposed Responsible Manager for the Australian Financial Services Licence application.
• Prepare ASIC FS01, A5/B5 business description proofs, Responsible Manager proofs, competence statements, and related materials.
• Support responses to ASIC questions during application review.
• Review tokens and services to determine financial product status and relief eligibility under Australian law.
• Maintain an Australia token perimeter register with Legal, Compliance, Product, and Risk.
• Provide local regulatory oversight and support board and director updates.
• Maintain audit-ready records and coordinate with regulators, counsel, auditors, insurers, and banking partners.
• Localise the Australian compliance framework and implement AFSL-ready policies and controls.
• Define monitoring, reporting, evidence, and training requirements.
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical operating rules across business functions.
• Support banking and PSP conversations with local compliance context.
• Enable expansion while maintaining documentation, escalation, and control standards.

Requirements

• Be based and ordinarily resident in Australia.
• Have 8+ years of experience in financial services compliance, licensing, legal or regulatory work, risk, payments, or digital assets.
• Have demonstrable ASIC-regulated financial services experience.
• Have prior Responsible Manager, AFSL application, authorised representative, compliance lead, legal counsel, or equivalent organisational competence experience.
• Understand Australian financial services regulation, Corporations Act obligations, AFCA, PI insurance, breach reporting, and governance expectations.
• Have practical knowledge of payments, digital assets, stablecoins, crypto exchanges and on/off-ramps, remittance, or fintech infrastructure.
• Demonstrate strong documentation and escalation discipline.
• Demonstrate commercial pragmatism and ability to work cross-functionally.
• Existing ASIC Responsible Manager status, governance training, relevant qualifications, compliance certifications, or crypto and fintech experience are advantageous.