Regulatory & Financial Crime Compliance Lead

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We are looking for Regulatory & Financial Crime Compliance Lead to join our UK Compliance team. This role is perfect for experienced compliance professionals who want to help shape the compliance landscape while ensuring that business objectives are met. You will be responsible for supporting compliance and financial crime initiatives across various departments, ensuring regulatory requirements are proactively addressed.

YOU WILL

• Collaborate closely with the UK Compliance Director and UK Financial Crime Director to identify and mitigate compliance risks while supporting business objectives.
• Identify and report data sources to support timely completion of regulatory returns.
• Assist in the implementation of the firm’s Appointed Representative framework, including due diligence, onboarding, oversight, amendments, and termination of prospective merchants.
• Develop and adapt the firm’s Compliance Monitoring Programme to align with risk appetite, regulatory landscape, and market conditions.
• Support the preparation of the yearly Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) board report.
• Assist in completing the enterprise-wide compliance risk assessment and control inventory, collecting and documenting results.
• Conduct compliance assurance reviews and testing programmes, providing recommendations and ensuring appropriate data sharing.
• Review and approve financial services marketing materials for regulatory compliance, maintaining accurate records.
• Work cross-functionally with Legal, Risk, Marketing, and Product teams to address compliance and financial crime issues, identifying root causes.
• Develop and maintain compliance training and reference materials, suggesting improvements where necessary.
• Serve as an expert on regulatory compliance and financial crime matters, particularly in relation to new financial products and the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) market.
• Actively monitor regulatory and financial crime changes, capturing key goals and actions in the firm’s horizon scanning document, and oversee them through governance channels to completion.

• Experience working in a UK-regulated environment, ideally in a BNPL, consumer credit lender, or similar context.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory and financial crime changes, including Consumer Duty, Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR), Appointed Representatives, Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, MLRs, FTPF Offence, POCA 2002, and JMLSG guidelines.
• Experience using FCA regulatory reporting systems, such as Connect and Reg Data.
• Experience drafting Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and submitting them through the NCA SAR reporting tool.
• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (Compliance certifications a plus).
• Ideally 4+ years of professional work experience across compliance advisory, monitoring, and financial crime.
• Experience working in fast-paced environments, both office-based and remote.
• Strong interest in fintech and consumer financial protection.
• Inquisitive, proactive, and able to propose creative solutions in a fast-moving environment.
• Ability to work independently with strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, able to present complex issues clearly and concisely.

Flexible Work Arrangements: Offer adaptable schedules to maintain work-life balance.

We work Remotely: Allow you to perform from any location.

Attractive Rewards System: Recognize commitment and effort with generous rewards structure.

Sport Card Benefit: Encourage fitness and wellness with access to multiple sports facilities.

Private medical care: Prioritize employee health with private world-class medical care.

Life Insurance: Ensure financial security and preparedness for the future with a robust life insurance plan.

Employee Referral Program: Recognize talent acquisition contributions with a rewarding referral program.