Global Product Compliance Lead - FinTech & Open Banking

Kody Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Global exposure

Job summary

Kody Group is seeking a Product Compliance Manager to bridge regulatory requirements with product design for UK/European and Hong Kong markets. You will embed Compliance-by-Design across the product lifecycle, collaborating with Product Managers, Engineers, and Commercial teams to create compliant, frictionless journeys for POS, Open Banking, and cross-border settlement flows.

Ideal candidates have 3–6+ years in RegTech or compliance engineering within FinTech and can translate regulatory

Qualifications

• 3–6+ years in Product Compliance, RegTech, or Compliance Engineering within a regulated FinTech, PSP, payment gateway, or card acquirer.
• Ability to read API docs, understand data flows, and translate regulatory policies into technical architecture and UI/UX requirements.
• Strong familiarity with UK/European regulatory frameworks (FCA, PSD2/SCA, Consumer Duty) and Hong Kong standards (HKMA Open API, PDPO).

Responsibilities

• Compliance-by-Design & Product Advisory: serve as the dedicated compliance partner to Product and Engineering squads and translate regulatory mandates into practical technical requirements.
• Frictionless KYB & Merchant Onboarding: design and optimize digital onboarding journeys with compliant tooling integration.
• Scheme & Partner Alignment: ensure payment rails adhere to card schemes, open banking protocols, and acquiring partner standards.
• Cross-Border Expansion & Consumer Protection: evaluate compliance for new payment methods and multi-currency pricing, oversee terms and privacy policies.

Skills

Product compliance

RegTech

Open Banking

Payments knowledge

API literacy

Cross-border payments

Regulatory frameworks

Tools

PCI-DSS guidelines

Job description

Kody Group is seeking a Product Compliance Manager to bridge regulatory requirements with product design for UK/European and Hong Kong markets. You will embed Compliance-by-Design across the product lifecycle, collaborating with Product Managers, Engineers, and Commercial teams to create compliant, frictionless journeys for POS, Open Banking, and cross-border settlement flows.

Ideal candidates have 3–6+ years in RegTech or compliance engineering within FinTech and can translate regulatory