Assurance Manager EU/UK

Trustly, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 to 30 days of holiday

Monthly team outing allowance

Parental leave top-up

On-site perks

Well being support

Plus additional benefits

Job summary

Trustly is seeking an Entity Assurance Manager to own the second-line control environment across its EU and UK licensed entities. You will align domain testing scope with regulators, produce entity-level assurance opinions, and report to the Board and local management.

You will collaborate with ERM, Internal Audit, and domain teams to ensure credible assurance, plan testing, and maintain rigorous evidence trails in a fast-paced FinTech setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance assurance, second-line risk, or a related control function within FinTech, payments, or regulated financial services.
• Experience engaging with EU and/or UK financial supervisory authorities and representing assurance/compliance credibly toward regulators.
• Strong understanding of the EU/UK regulatory landscape for payments and e-money institutions.
• Proven ability to lead end-to-end assurance reviews from planning to reporting.
• Knowledge of the three-lines model and independence boundaries between second and third line.
• Experience with GRC platforms and unified issue registers.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills for senior stakeholders.
• Willingness to work flexibly across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Own a single, defensible view of the second-line control environment across Trustly's EU and UK licensed entities, ensuring comparable and aggregated assurance results.
• Confirm local regulatory applicability of domain testing scope and methodology and how findings are rated and reported locally.
• Own the entity assurance opinion and reporting of findings to the entity Board and local management team.
• Contribute to the annual assurance plan and the master testing plan with domain assurance managers before testing.
• Serve as primary contact toward EU/UK regulators on assurance matters and build productive relationships with authorities.
• Maintain independence by providing independent oversight only.
• Track findings using a unified taxonomy and closure criteria aligned with Internal Audit standards.
• Support Internal Audit reliance by maintaining a transparent audit trail per test and document risk-accepted changes to testing cadence.
• Contribute to standardized reporting including KRIs, remediation progress, and control health across the entity axis.

Skills

Compliance assurance

Second-line risk

Regulatory engagement

GRC platforms

Communication

Independent oversight

Tools

GRC platforms

Job description

WHO WE ARE

At Trustly, we’re building a smarter, faster, and more secure financial future by revolutionizing the world of payments. As a global leader in Open Banking Payments, we are establishing Pay by Bank as the new standard at checkout, providing unparalleled freedom, speed, and ease to millions of consumers and merchants worldwide.

Our Ambition: To build the world’s most disruptive payment network and redefine what the payment experience should feel like.

Trustly is a global team of innovators, collaborators, and doers. If you are driven by a strong sense of purpose and thrive in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and high-growth environment, join us and be part of a team that’s transforming the way the world pays.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are establishing a dedicated Compliance Assurance function in the Second Line of Defence, and we are seeking an experienced Entity Assurance Manager to own a single, defensible view of the second-line control environment across Trustly's EU and UK licensed entities.

This role will be part of a community of assurance managers, some of them focussed on specific compliance domains (such as Financial Crimes Prevention, Safeguarding, Consumer Protection, and ICT and Resilience) and some focussed on other Trustly regulated entities. As the Entity Assurance Manager, you own managing the assurance function at an entity level including understanding local requirements, what local regulators expect to see, how findings reach the entity Board and local management team, and what the entity Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) can credibly attest to.

You will confirm the local applicability of domain testing scope and technique, agree the reports that reach the entity Board, and serve as a primary point of contact for assurance matters toward the relevant EU and UK regulators/supervisors. You will work alongside domain assurance managers, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), and Internal Audit, ensuring that assurance over Trustly's compliance controls is evidenced consistently.

This role is suited to a seasoned assurance, compliance, or second-line risk professional with experience in regulated financial institutions and a firm grasp of the independence boundaries that keep assurance credible.

What you'll do

• Own a single, defensible view of the second-line control environment across Trustly's EU and UK licensed entities, ensuring that assurance results are comparable, aggregated consistently, and mapped to the ERM risk taxonomy.
• Confirm the local regulatory applicability of domain testing scope and methodology, agreeing which requirements bite in each EU and UK entity and how findings are rated and reported locally.
• Own the entity assurance opinion and the reporting of findings to the entity Board and local management team, and support what the entity CCO attests to.
• Contribute to the annual assurance plan and the single master testing plan through the assurance forum, jointly reviewing and signing off scope with the relevant domain assurance managers before testing commences, to prevent duplicate or gapped coverage.
• Serve as a primary point of contact toward the relevant EU and UK regulators/supervisors on assurance matters, representing the function credibly and building productive relationships with regulatory authorities.
• Maintain a disciplined independence boundary by providing independent oversight only.
• Track findings within the single, unified approach, using the shared issue taxonomy and closure criteria that align with Internal Audit standards.
• Support Internal Audit`'s reliance assessment by maintaining a transparent, evidenced audit trail per test, and document any risk-accepted changes to testing cadence.
• Contribute to standardized reporting, including Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) tracking control health, issue aging, and remediation progress across the entity axis.

WHO YOU ARE

• Demonstrable experience in compliance assurance, second-line risk, or a related control function within a FinTech, payments, or adjacent regulated financial services environment, with experience in the payments sector preferred.
• Experience engaging with EU and/or UK financial supervisory authorities, with the ability to represent an assurance or compliance function credibly toward regulators and build productive relationships with them.
• Sound understanding of the EU and UK regulatory landscape relevant to payment and e-money institutions, including areas such as financial crime, safeguarding, consumer protection, and operational resilience.
• Proven ability to lead end-to-end assurance reviews, from planning and scoping through to reporting and issue validation.
• A firm grasp of the three-lines model and the independence boundary between second and third line, with the judgement to keep assurance independent and out of first-line operational activity.
• Advanced knowledge of control testing methodologies, sampling, issue rating, and evidence standards, and the ability to connect control failures to the firm's risk taxonomy and appetite.
• Experience working with GRC platforms and unified issue registers, with high attention to detail in the preparation of control findings and management-level documentation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective relationships across business teams, and to advise and collaborate with stakeholders at various levels, including senior management and Board members.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex concepts to non-specialist stakeholders and present to senior leadership, Boards, and regulators.
• Willingness to work flexibly to collaborate with team members across different time zones.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Trustly, you will have the chance to solve meaningful challenges alongside some of the brightest minds in FinTech. Together, we are shaping the future of payments in an environment that celebrates curiosity, collaboration, and innovation. You will be challenged and empowered to grow, making a real impact every step of the way.

Our team is as diverse as the global footprint we serve. At Trustly, we foster a workplace where everyone feels they belong - a place where teamwork thrives, ideas flourish, and we never forget to have fun along the way. We are proud and committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and believe an open and inclusive environment enables people to do their best work.

Our Fantastic Benefits (varies by location)

• 20 to 30 days of holiday
• Monthly team outing allowance
• Parental leave top-up additional support for new parents
• On-site perks to make your workday smoother
• Well being support our health allowance covers gym memberships, massages, and much more to help you feel your best
• PLUS additional benefits designed to enhance your work-life experience!

Shape Your Role and Make an Impact

Join a dynamic environment where you can take ownership, drive change, and continuously embrace new challenges. We’re looking for dedicated and highly motivated individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy collaborating across different areas of the organisation.