Senior Compliance Manager – Assurance and Testing

EML Payments Solutions Ltd (EPSL); Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Birthday leave

2 volunteering days a year

Private medical insurance

Job summary

EML Payments Solutions Ltd (EPSL) in London seeks a Senior Compliance Manager to lead global assurance and testing across UK, EU, APAC and US. You will drive strategy, frameworks, and independent assessments of control effectiveness, reporting to executives and the board.

You will build cross-functional relationships with Internal Audit and Risk, champion automation, and guide a small team to deliver high-quality testing across jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading assurance reviews and testing programmes across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong knowledge of EU/UK/US/APAC regulatory frameworks and ability to apply principles globally.
• Experience in global, matrixed organisations, ideally in payments or fintech.

Responsibilities

• Lead global compliance assurance programme, defining strategy and testing frameworks.
• Plan and deliver risk-based testing across regions and regulatory changes.
• Provide independent assessment of control effectiveness and executive reporting.
• Drive standardised testing, trends and assurance metrics for leadership.

Skills

Assurance testing

Regulatory frameworks

Global compliance

Team leadership

Stakeholder influence

Education

ICA or equivalent certification

Tools

Compliance testing tools

Job description

Senior Compliance Manager – Assurance and Testing

EML Payments Solutions Ltd (EPSL) London, England, United Kingdom

About this position

EML Payments

EML Payments is a global payments company, headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. We build secure, instant payment solutions that connect our clients to their customers, wherever money is in motion. Our products include banking, credit and disbursement services, earned wage access, gifts, incentives and rewards, and FX solutions. We operate in more than 25 countries, we combine the energy of a start-up with deep leadership experience

About the role

We're looking for an experienced compliance leader, based in Ireland, to lead our global compliance assurance and testing function. This is a global specialist role within our Global Risk & Compliance team, providing independent review of control effectiveness across every regulatory domain and jurisdiction we operate in, including the UK, EU, APAC and US.

If you enjoy building testing frameworks from the ground up, turning complex regulation into practical methodology, and influencing senior stakeholders, this one's for you.

What you will do

• Lead EML's global compliance assurance programme, setting the strategy, methodology and frameworks for testing across all regulatory domains
• Plan and deliver risk-based testing across business units and regions, including testing for new regulatory requirements and regulatory change
• Provide independent assessment of control effectiveness and drive consistent testing standards across global operations
• Lead root cause analysis on findings and produce executive and board-level reporting on results, trends and assurance metrics
• Champion testing automation and technology to make assurance smarter and more efficient
• Lead, coach and develop a small team, building their capability in methodology, test scripts and best practice
• Partner with all three lines of defence, including Internal Audit and Risk, to ensure full coverage without duplication
• Support regulatory examinations across jurisdictions, from evidence preparation to embedding lessons learned

What you will bring

• Significant experience leading assurance reviews, issue validation and compliance testing programmes across multiple jurisdictions
• Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks across the EU, UK, APAC and US, and the ability to apply common principles across them
• Experience in global, matrixed organisations, ideally in payments or fintech
• Hands-on experience with compliance testing technologies, automation tools and assurance platforms, plus strong project management skills
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with senior leaders across business and risk
• Experience managing and coaching a small team to deliver high-quality work on time
• ICA or other relevant professional certifications are a plus

What we offer

• 25 days' annual leave, with an additional 5 days available once your annual leave is used
• Paid birthday leave and 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Enhanced parental leave: 12 weeks for primary carers and 4 weeks for secondary carers
• Private medical insurance fully covered by EML, including 24/7 GP phone and video access, specialist consultations, diagnostics and treatment
• An Employee Assistance Programme with up to 6 confidential counselling sessions a year
• A workplace pension scheme with company contributions 5% and employee minimum 3%, salary sacrifice scheme also available
• Income protection of up to 75% of salary and life insurance at 4× annual salary
• A Cycle to Work scheme through tax-efficient salary sacrifice
• Support with one relevant professional membership a year

About EML

EML Payments is a global leader in the fintech space. Our mission is to create awesome, instant, and secure payment solutions that connect our customers to their customers, anytime, anywhere, wherever money is in motion. Our Purpose is to inspire transformative digital change for our customers and communities.

As an issuer and processor, we provide our clients and partners with innovative alternatives to traditional banking solutions for reloadable and non-reloadable programs.

Our commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity

Integrated into our Core Values is EML's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. EML is committed to being a globally inclusive company where all people are treated fairly, recognised for their individuality, promoted based on performance and empowered to reach their full potential. We are agile, we are innovative. We take a partnership approach; we tailor solutions and place a strong focus on operational excellence.

Our place is one of collaboration, teamwork & innovation. But, above all, it’s one that embraces difference. And rather than have you blend in, we want to help you unleash your full potential.