Compliance Officer - Digital Asset Management Firm

The Stephen James Partnership; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking financial services firm in London is seeking a Compliance Officer to join their compliance function. The successful candidate will have 5-7 years of experience in financial services compliance, ensuring robust processes and training across the organization. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary, potential share options, and the chance to shape the compliance function in a fast-growing business. Interested applicants should email directly to apply.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Share options / equity – Pre-IPO upside

Strong wider benefits

Instrumental role in shaping compliance function

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in financial services compliance.
• Experience in supporting marketing material from a compliance perspective.
• Confident working in an unregulated environment with licensing ambitions.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve marketing, sales, and financial promotions activity.
• Ensure compliance processes and controls are robust.
• Manage compliance training programs across the business.
• Maintain risk registers and governance standards.
• Provide pragmatic compliance advice to business teams.

Skills

Qualified Compliance professional

Strong understanding of UK and EU financial regulation

Experience managing compliance training programs

Ability to make independent compliance decisions

Hands-on operational support

Job description

Compliance Officer – Digital Asset Management Firm

📍 London / Hybrid

🕒 Full-Time / Permanent

This is a rare opportunity to join a high-growth, pre-IPO financial services business operating in a forward-thinking, fast-moving sector. The role sits as the No.2 to the General Counsel & Head of Compliance , giving the right candidate high visibility, responsibility, and influence across the European compliance function.

They are looking for a Compliance Officer (5–7 years’ experience) who wants more than advisory work — someone who can roll up their sleeves and be involved in everything from hands-on administrative tasks to strategic projects . This is a role for someone who is excited to own key compliance processes and help build out a function from the ground up , supporting a growing international business that is currently unregulated but preparing for licensing.

Key Responsibilities

This is a fully hands-on role , combining operational delivery with strategic oversight :

• Reviewing and approving marketing, sales, distribution, and financial promotions activity
• Ensuring processes, controls, and audit trails are robust and scalable
• Managing compliance training programs across the business, including operational rollout
• Maintaining risk registers, policies, and procedures , ensuring governance standards are met
• Supporting DDQ processes and liaising with external partners
• Providing pragmatic compliance advice to business teams
• Helping build the compliance function , from administrative processes to strategic initiatives
• Acting as the right-hand to the GC & Head of Compliance , supporting both day-to-day operations and longer-term projects

Who They’re Looking For

• Qualified Compliance professional with 5–7 years’ experience in financial services
• Strong working experience of supporting marketing material from a compliance / audit perspective.
• Comfortable working hands-on , supporting the team on operational tasks while also contributing to strategic planning
• Strong understanding of UK and EU financial regulation , with ability to make independent compliance decisions
• Excited to shape a growing compliance function in a fast-scaling, international environment
• Confident working in an unregulated environment with licensing ambitions

What’s on Offer

• Competitive base salary
• Share options / equity – Pre-IPO upside
• Hybrid working (London)
• Strong wider benefits
• The chance to be instrumental in shaping a growing compliance function at a pivotal stage

How to Apply

If you’re interested in applying, we’re shortlisting candidates as we speak , as the client is keen to review CVs ahead of the Christmas break .

Drop me an email at [e-mail] or click “Apply” below!