Independent Non-Executive Director (Resident), Seychelles

As an Independent Non-Executive Director and Resident Director of OKX's Seychelles entity, you will bring independent challenge to strategy, risk and conduct, hold management to account on behalf of shareholders and stakeholders, and provide the resident board presence required under the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act of Seychelles 2024. The role exists to deliver three things: provide independent challenge, satisfy the Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA) that the board meets its expectations on composition, competence and fitness and propriety, and provide local substance in Seychelles.

What you'll do

• Bring an external and independent perspective to strategy, risk and conduct, holding management to account on behalf of shareholders and stakeholders
• Provide constructive challenge and strategic guidance, and offer specialist advice to the board
• Scrutinise the performance of management and individual executive directors against agreed goals, and monitor how that performance is reported
• Act in good faith, honestly and responsibly, making decisions objectively in what you consider to be the interests of the entity
• Satisfy the FSA that the board meets its expectations on composition, competence and fitness and propriety under the VASP Act
• Provide the physical, resident board presence in Seychelles that the licence and the entity's governance arrangements require
• Attend board and management meetings in person, and engage with the FSA and the entity's advisers in Seychelles as required
• Promote the long-term sustainable success of the entity, generating value for shareholders and contributing to wider society
• Establish the entity's purpose, values and strategy, and satisfy the board that its culture is aligned to them
• Provide effective, prudent and ethical oversight, act with integrity, lead by example and promote the desired culture
• Ensure the resources needed to meet the entity's objectives are in place, and measure performance against them
• Establish and lead within a framework of prudent and effective controls that allows risk to be assessed and managed
• Ensure effective engagement with shareholders and stakeholders
• Ensure workforce policies and practices are consistent with the entity's values
• Satisfy yourself on the integrity of the entity's financial information, its financial controls, and whether its risk management systems are robust and defensible
• Determine appropriate remuneration for executive directors, and play a leading part in appointing and, where necessary, removing them
• Contribute to the entity's succession planning
• Uphold the highest standards of integrity, and support the chairperson in setting the values, behaviours and culture of the boardroom and beyond
• Serve on one or more board committees where required

What you bring

• Current residency in Seychelles with the right to reside and work there
• Ability to satisfy the FSA's fitness and propriety assessment
• Board-level or senior governance experience in a regulated financial services, banking, insurance, fiduciary or corporate services business
• Working knowledge of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing obligations, and of the Seychelles regulatory environment
• Financial literacy sufficient to interrogate financial statements, controls and risk reporting without support
• Demonstrable independence of mind, and the willingness to challenge management and record dissent
• Fluency in English with excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities

Nice to have

• Experience of virtual assets, fintech, payments or capital markets
• Prior regulatory experience
• Experience chairing an audit, risk or compliance committee
• Experience of a group structure where much of the operating activity sits outside the licensed entity's jurisdiction, and of the oversight challenge that creates
• An established local network among Seychelles regulators, professional advisers and the financial services community

What we offer

• A defined, time-bounded commitment with genuine influence over strategy, risk and conduct
• The opportunity to play a pivotal role in the governance of a successful virtual asset business
• The chance to bring independent oversight to a global crypto platform operating at scale across multiple jurisdictions
• The opportunity to work alongside an experienced board and a global leadership team in a high-growth industry

About OKX

OKX is a leading crypto exchange and developer of OKX Wallet, giving millions access to crypto trading and decentralized applications. The company is trusted by hundreds of large institutions seeking access to crypto markets and is backed by its Proof of Reserves. OKX is part of OKG, a group that brings blockchain value to users worldwide through products including OKX, OKX Wallet and OKLink. The Seychelles business has operated since 2017 and now sits within the licensing regime of the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act of Seychelles 2024.