Role Description

This is a full-time Senior Manager role within the Advisory Department, based in Nicosia, Cyprus, with approximately 20% regional travel (UAE, Greece, Kazakhstan). The Senior Manager will lead client engagements, manage advisory delivery, and ensure the execution of high-quality regulatory and GRC solutions. Positioned directly below C-Suite leadership, this role is central to our growth strategy and offers a clear pathway to Director and Partner.

You will lead cross-functional teams, build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, and drive strategic outcomes across multi-jurisdictional regulatory environments. This role is suited to a strategic operator with strong analytical capability, commercial judgment, and the ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity with confidence.

Key Responsibilities

You will operate as a strategic business leader and principal advisor, responsible for:

• Autonomous engagement leadership – Managing end-to-end complex regulatory advisory projects from inception through successful delivery, including board-level client presentations and regulator engagement.

• Team leadership and capability building – Growing, coaching, and directing a team of advisors, analysts, and associates; building a center of excellence within your domain.

• Client relationship stewardship – Developing and maintaining C-level relationships, identifying expansion opportunities, and serving as the trusted escalation point for enterprise clients.

• Quality and delivery excellence – Establishing best practices in advisory delivery, methodologies, and intellectual property development.

Strategic Advisory Leadership

• Lead multi-jurisdictional regulatory, licensing, and governance engagements across EU, MENA, and AIFC markets, ensuring high-quality delivery and strategic clarity.

• Act as principal advisor and relationship owner for senior-level clients, shaping regulatory strategy in line with their business and operating models.

• Develop regulatory roadmaps, compliance architectures, and licensing strategies, informed by regulatory landscape analysis and risk assessment.

• Represent Pnyx Hill in regulator-facing engagements including pre-application discussions, submissions, and ongoing supervisory dialogue.

Engagement Execution

• Own end-to-end delivery of advisory engagements, ensuring workplans, timelines, and quality standards are consistently met.

• Lead regulatory research, jurisdictional analysis, and stakeholder engagement to inform client-specific strategies.

• Produce and review high-impact deliverables including regulatory roadmaps, governance frameworks, briefing papers, and licensing submissions.

• Manage commercial performance of engagements (resourcing, profitability, delivery metrics) while maintaining Pnyx Hill’s standard of excellence.

Team Leadership & Capability Development

• Lead, coach, and develop Advisors and Analysts, setting performance expectations and fostering a high-accountability, high-standards team culture.

• Build and refine advisory methodologies, playbooks, and knowledge assets, contributing to the firm’s internal capability and intellectual capital.

• Drive recruitment, onboarding, and skill development, ensuring clear growth paths and identifying promotion-ready talent.

• Promote a collaborative, continuous-improvement environment, leading training and knowledge-sharing on regulatory developments and market trends.

Professional Experience & Core Competencies

• 10–12 years in advisory or consulting (regulatory compliance, financial services, risk management), with proven leadership of complex, multi-jurisdictional client engagements.

• Deep expertise in EU regulatory frameworks (MiFID II, PSD2, MIFIR) and/or Digital Asset / MiCA environments, including licensing strategies across multiple jurisdictions.

• Strong understanding of financial services, fintech, and digital asset business models, and how regulatory requirements shape operating and commercial strategy.

• Ability to distill complex regulatory requirements into clear, actionable strategic direction with a structured, analytical, and solution-oriented approach.

• 3–5+ years of team leadership: experience coaching, developing, and managing advisors and analysts; capable of building capability and culture.

• Executive presence with strong communication and stakeholder-management skills; comfortable influencing C-suite and Boards, and managing multiple high-stakes engagements simultaneously.

• Operates effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments, demonstrating ownership, judgment, and a balanced commercial mindset.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation with performance-based bonus and equity pathway tied to contribution and leadership performance.

• Clear progression track to Partner level, with direct exposure to C-Suite decision-making and strategic firm-building.

• High autonomy and ownership over client relationships, delivery outcomes, and development of advisory capability.

• Collaborative, high-performance culture with a flat structure and access to senior leadership.

• Professional development support, including certifications, conferences, and executive coaching.

• International exposure across EU, MENA, and Central Asia markets, with opportunities to represent Pnyx Hill in senior client and regulatory forums.

• Flexible working arrangements, comprehensive health benefits, and a modern office environment.