CEO, Singapore

About the role

Established in 2018, Bybit is one of the world's leading cryptocurrency exchanges and digital financial platforms, serving over 80 million users across more than 200 countries and regions. Powered by world-class technology and a user-first mindset, Bybit delivers a seamless ecosystem across trading, payments, wealth management, custody, institutional services, and Web3 - connecting users to the future of digital finance. Our core values define how we build. We listen, care and improve to create products and experiences that put users first. Backed by a global team of ambitious builders, problem-solvers, and innovators, we foster a high-performance and fast-moving environment where talent is empowered to drive real impact at the global scale. Supported by 24/7 multilingual customer service and a strong commitment to innovation, we are shaping the future of finance through technology, collaboration, and bold execution. Today, Bybit is recognized as one of the most trusted and transparent platforms in the digital asset industry, continuing to expand its global presence while building the infrastructure for the next generation of financial services. Role Purpose The Chief Executive Officer will lead the Singapore business and act as the senior accountable executive for the company's Major Payment Institution licence application and subsequent regulated operations. This is a MAS-facing leadership role. The CEO must be capable of demonstrating to MAS that the company has credible, experienced and locally accountable senior management in place. The successful candidate will be responsible for building the Singapore business, leading regulatory engagement, establishing the operating model, and ensuring that commercial growth is supported by appropriate governance, compliance, risk, technology and operational controls. The role requires a senior payments, fintech, banking or regulated financial services executive with a strong track record of operating in regulated environments and engaging with financial regulators.

Responsibilities

• Regulatory Leadership and MAS Engagement
• Lead the company's MAS Major Payment Institution licence application from a senior management perspective.
• Act as a senior point of contact with MAS, together with the Chief Compliance Officer and external counsel.
• Ensure that the business model, product scope, transaction flows, fund flows, safeguarding arrangements, technology architecture, outsourcing model and compliance framework are clearly understood and properly documented.
• Respond to MAS queries in a clear, accurate and credible manner.
• Ensure the company is able to demonstrate regulatory readiness before launch, including adequate staffing, governance, compliance, financial crime controls, operational resilience and customer protection arrangements.
• Maintain a constructive, transparent and responsive relationship with MAS after licensing.
• Business Leadership
• Lead the Singapore business strategy, including market entry, client segmentation, product roadmap, commercial partnerships, banking relationships and regional expansion.
• Build and manage a high-quality Singapore management team across compliance, operations, finance, technology, risk, customer support and business development.
• Own the company's commercial performance, budgeting, capital planning and resource allocation in Singapore.
• Ensure that revenue growth is pursued in a disciplined manner and does not compromise regulatory, financial crime, safeguarding, consumer protection or operational resilience standards.
• Represent the company with regulators, banking partners, payment networks, institutional clients, auditors, investors and other external stakeholders.
• Governance and Control
• Establish a strong governance framework for the Singapore entity, including appropriate management committees, escalation channels and Board reporting.
• Chair or participate in key governance forums, including management committee, risk committee, product approval committee, incident review forum and audit/remediation committee.
• Ensure that new products, customer segments, payment flows, outsourced services and commercial partnerships are subject to proper legal, compliance, risk, technology and financial crime review before launch.
• Provide the Board with clear reporting on licensing progress, regulatory matters, operational risks, control issues, financial performance, incidents and remediation plans.
• Ensure that the Chief Compliance Officer has sufficient authority, independence, resources and access to senior management and the Board.
• Operating Model and Execution
• Oversee the design and implementation of the Singapore operating model.
• Ensure that transaction flows, settlement arrangements, safeguarding processes, reconciliation controls, customer onboarding, transaction monitoring, complaints handling and incident escalation procedures are operationally sound.
• Work closely with Product, Technology, Legal,

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