Senior Compliance Officer

Trading 212; Berlin; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Impactful work for millions of traders

Smart, high-performing colleagues

Flexible work environment

Recognition of talent and ideas

Generous remuneration package

Job summary

Risk Hub in Berlin is expanding its Compliance Team as we establish our footprint in Germany. We seek a seasoned compliance professional to provide expert guidance on MiFID-regulated activities, regulatory governance, and BaFin interactions.

You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure regulatory adherence, manage promotions reviews, and maintain policies while supporting international operations across time zones.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in compliance, with a track record of driving operational excellence within a MiFID-regulated firm.
• Educated to degree level in Law, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Professional proficiency in English, with German language skills considered a strong advantage.
• At least five years of experience in a compliance-focused role, with exposure to senior responsibilities.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance frameworks and guidelines, particularly those relevant to BaFin.
• Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to take ownership and deliver under pressure.
• Experience working in international environments, coordinating across different time zones using digital tools.

Responsibilities

• Ensure operational excellence in all relevant compliance areas while aligning with BaFin's regulatory guidelines.
• Provide expert compliance advice on current and future products, services, and overarching compliance topics such as product governance, vulnerable customers, conflict of interest, outsourcing, and conduct risk.
• Support and drive compliance projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver results within agreed timelines.
• Oversee the financial promotions review process, ensuring all materials meet regulatory standards.
• Maintain and update compliance policies and procedures, ensuring effective implementation across the organization.
• Build and manage relationships with internal stakeholders, offering tailored compliance guidance to support business objectives.
• Collaborate with the Legal team to manage regulatory interactions, including the relationship with BaFin.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

BaFin guidelines

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

English proficiency

German preferred

Education

Law degree

Finance degree

Business degree

Job description

Our mission is to enable everyone to build wealth

We reinvent how trading and investing work by creating exceptional products people love.

Fostering a culture of excellence and high velocity is the key to our success.

Over the past few years, our client base has grown to over 5 million, and client assets have grown to over €30 billion.

We're now expanding into Germany and strengthening our Compliance Team to uphold the company's commitment to integrity and regulatory adherence.

What you'll do

• Ensure operational excellence in all relevant compliance areas while aligning with BaFin's regulatory guidelines.
• Provide expert compliance advice on current and future products, services, and overarching compliance topics such as product governance, vulnerable customers, conflict of interest, outsourcing, and conduct risk.
• Support and drive compliance projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver results within agreed timelines.
• Oversee the financial promotions review process, ensuring all materials meet regulatory standards.
• Maintain and update compliance policies and procedures, ensuring effective implementation across the organization.
• Build and manage relationships with internal stakeholders, offering tailored compliance guidance to support business objectives.
• Collaborate with the Legal team to manage regulatory interactions, including the relationship with BaFin.

What you need to have

• Proven experience in compliance, with a track record of driving operational excellence within a MiFID-regulated firm.
• Educated to degree level in Law, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Professional proficiency in English, with German language skills considered a strong advantage.
• At least five years of experience in a compliance-focused role, with exposure to senior responsibilities.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance frameworks and guidelines, particularly those relevant to BaFin.
• Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to take ownership and deliver under pressure.
• Experience working in international environments, coordinating across different time zones using digital tools.

What we offer

• Challenges that will help you grow and realise your potential really fast
• Opportunity to make a big impact - you will build innovative services used by millions of investors to build wealth
• Work with smart, spirited, helpful, high-performing colleagues with a common goal
• An environment where nothing is set in stone
• Appreciation for your talent and ideas
• Generous remuneration package

Bring your ambition to Europe's fastest-growing mobile broker!

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