Head of Compliance

Twenty84 Ltd; London; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing FinTech company based in the UK is seeking a Head of Compliance to manage compliance and financial crime oversight. This fully remote role offers a competitive salary of £90-105k plus benefits. The ideal candidate will have experience under an EMI licence and will play a strategic role in shaping compliance initiatives as the company scales.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Fully remote working

Growth environment

Opportunity to influence compliance strategy

Qualifications

• Background working with agents/distributors under an EMI licence.
• Experience reviewing contractual agreements.
• Solid knowledge of AML and fraud frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the existing fraud team.
• Ensure regulatory compliance across multiple areas.
• Oversee financial crime monitoring and frameworks.

Skills

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Financial crime oversight

Experience with EMI licence

Team leadership

Engagement with regulators

Job description

Head of Compliance - EMI FinTech (Fully Remote, £90-105k + benefits)We're working with a fast-growing FinTech operating a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) model under its EMI licence. With strong distributor and agent relationships, they're now looking for their first Head of Compliance to take ownership of the compliance and financial crime agenda as the business scales.You'll be leading and developing the existing fraud team, while taking responsibility for both regulatory compliance (safeguarding, Consumer Duty, operational resilience, outsourcing, complaints, governance, policies, reporting etc) and financial crime oversight (AML, fraud, monitoring, frameworks).A background in working with agents/distributors under an EMI licence will be highly beneficial, as will experience reviewing contractual agreements and engaging directly with the regulator.The role offers plenty of scope, from day-one ownership and board-level interaction, through to the opportunity to step into the MLRO position as the company matures.What's on offer:

• £90-105k+ base + benefits
• Fully remote working in the UK
• Growth environment with a high level of influence and visibility
• Opportunity to shape compliance and financial crime strategy

This would suit someone who enjoys working in an evolving environment, has solid regulatory and financial crime knowledge, and wants to play a key role in the next stage of growth.If you're an experiences EMI / Payments Head of Compliance looking for a fully remote, high-impact role where you can make your mark, I'd love to hear from you, so apply now or reach out for a confidential chat.