Senior Engineering Manager - Compliance

Malt; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Hybrid remote policy

3 days in office / 2 days home-office

Private health insurance (Bupa)

Pension: 5% Aviva

Cycle to work

Season ticket loan

Dog friendly office

30 days annual leave

Sabbatical

Job summary

Malt in London is seeking an Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Compliance strategy for our product engineering team. You will oversee delivery, performance, and people management for the Compliance squads.

This hands-on leadership role shapes safety and integrity of the platform used by freelancers and clients; you will collaborate with Product Director and Design Lead, balance technical debt with ambitious roadmap, and mentor engineers.

Qualifications

• Hands-on manager with technical mentorship through code reviews.
• Strong backend foundation in Java/Kotlin.
• Experience scaling compliance/fintech systems.
• Able to balance security, usability and roadmap.
• Excellent English communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a high-performing team of 2–3 squads (8–15 engineers).
• Co-build product and technical strategy with Product Director and Design Lead.
• Own delivery lifecycle by setting KPIs for velocity and quality.
• Contribute to Engineering Manager Guild to scale best practices.
• Own our compliance ecosystem with external partners.

Skills

Leadership

Backend Java/Kotlin

Compliance domain

Strategic risk

Stakeholder mgmt

Job description

Discover our galaxy

Join the Future of Work ! Malt is Europe's leading freelance marketplace, connecting over 1,000,000 talented freelancers with 100,000+ companies. Founded in 2013, we're transforming how work gets done through our tech-powered, human-centered platform. What makes us different:

• A diverse team of 600 Malters across 6 European countries
• A culture that champions equality (50% of our Comex are women) and inclusive growth
• Backed by top investors including ISAI, Serena Capital, Eurazeo Growth, Goldman Sachs, and BPI
• A mission to give everyone the freedom to work differently

Explore your future career

We are looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Compliance strategy for our product engineering team. In this role, you will be the leader overseeing the delivery, performance, and people management for our Compliance squads, composed of 8–15 engineers. You are in charge of the performance, productivity, and innovation within this scope, ensuring that how clients and freelancers connect on Malt remains secure and trustworthy.

Today, our compliance ecosystem relies on robust KYC flows; tomorrow, we aim for a full AI-driven compliance experience. You play a crucial role in defining and implementing our technical strategy, driving project timelines, and fostering a high-performing and collaborative engineering environment. This is a hands‑on leadership role where you are shaping the safety and integrity of the product experience that hundreds of thousands of freelancers rely on.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a high-performing team. You will directly manage 2-3 cross-functional squads (8 to 15 engineers), ensuring a high-trust environment where talent thrives. This is a direct leadership role not a manager-of-managers position focused on setting clear direction, establishing strong team rituals, and maintaining high morale and engagement.
• Co-build product and technical strategy. Partner closely with the Product Director and Design Lead to co-create the long-term vision for the Compliance domain. You will translate complex regulatory requirements into a seamless user experience, ensuring that security measures never compromise platform usability. Together, you will balance technical debt, innovative features, and high-stakes roadmap priorities to deliver maximum value to our users.
• Raise the bar on delivery and engineering excellence. Own the delivery lifecycle by setting and tracking KPIs for velocity and quality. You'll master the art of the trade-off, strategically balancing rapid delivery with long-term architectural health. By aligning team output with company strategy, you ensure every engineering effort drives maximum impact and scale.
• Knowledge multiplier. You will also contribute to the Engineering Manager Guild to scale these best practices and strategic frameworks across the entire organization.
• Own our compliance ecosystem. You'll be the primary tech point of contact for our external partners, from PSPs to legal data providers. You'll ensure smooth integration, operational reliability, and long-term scalability in this core part of Malt's product.

About You

• Hands-on Manager: You maintain your "technical mentorship" through code reviews and architecture discussions. You likely have a strong backend foundation (ideally in java/Kotlin) and a passion for engineering excellence.
• Systems Thinker: You thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments and excel at managing technical migrations or structural shifts without losing focus on the mission.
• Compliance Domain experience: You have a deep background in scaling compliance or fintech systems. You understand the unique constraints of high-security environments and how to navigate them without slowing down.
• Strategic Risk Manager: You are comfortable at the intersection of tech and regulation. You know how to make high-impact decisions that protect the business while enabling product growth.
• Impactful Communicator: Fluent in English (French is a bonus), you can distill complex technical or AI concepts into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders at any level.
• Technical watch: You keep an eye on emerging tech, especially around AI. You don't need to be an expert, but you're eager to explore how it can help your team deliver more value, faster.

Life on planet Malt is the perfect space to thrive personally and professionally

• Onboarding: Before easing into your new role, you'll spend your first week learning about our culture, products, and services with other onboardees at our office in Paris.
• Remote work: Hybrid remote policy - 3 days office / 2 days home-office.
• Annual leave: 30 days/year.
• Sabbatical: 1 month paid sabbatical once you've been with Malt for 3 years.
• Stock options: Every Malter is entitled to stock options.
• Private health insurance: Rewarded for healthy living by our UK provider Bupa.
• Cycle to work scheme: Save on a bike and equipment.
• Season ticket loan: Save on public transport.
• Pension: Malt contributes 5% through Aviva.
• Dog friendly office: In the heart of London!
• Free books: If you're interested in learning more about any topic relevant to your career, just tell us the books you'd like to read, and we'll order them for you - without any questions asked or approval processes to follow.

At Malt we believe that Ambition is the Way, so all lists of missions and responsibilities are non-exhaustive.

At Malt, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We recruit based on skills, experience, and potential, without any form of discrimination related to age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or disability. Our mission is to create a work environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and safe to thrive.

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