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About the Role

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of an ambitious organisation with significant growth plans both in the UK and internationally. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a major regulatory programme, building and enhancing the risk and compliance framework, and ensuring the business is positioned for scalable, sustainable growth. You will lead a team of six whilst acting as a trusted advisor to the Board and Executive Team on all matters relating to risk, governance and regulation.

Responsibilities

Lead a significant regulatory authorisation programme and manage regulatory engagement throughout the process.
Act as the principal regulatory advisor to the CEO, Board and Executive Leadership Team.
Develop and embed a robust enterprise risk management framework across the organisation.
Provide oversight of AML, financial crime, sanctions, KYC, Consumer Duty, safeguarding and regulatory reporting activities.
Drive the development of scalable governance, risk and compliance infrastructure.
Lead and develop a high-performing Risk & Compliance team.
Maintain strong relationships with regulators, banking partners, auditors and external stakeholders.
Support future regulatory, licensing and international expansion initiatives.
Deliver high-quality Board reporting, management information and governance oversight.
Promote a culture of compliance, accountability and effective risk management throughout the business.

Requirements

Significant experience within senior Risk & Compliance positions in FCA-regulated financial services environments.
Executive-level leadership experience gained within payments, electronic money, FX, banking or fintech sectors.
Current or previous SMF16 (Compliance Oversight) approval.
SMF17 (MLRO) approval would be highly advantageous.
Proven experience securing FCA authorisations, licence variations or leading major regulatory change programmes.
Strong understanding of Payment Services Regulations, safeguarding, Consumer Duty, operational resilience and enterprise risk management.
Demonstrable experience building, transforming and leading Risk & Compliance functions.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to operate effectively at Board level.
Commercially minded with the ability to balance regulatory requirements with business growth objectives.

Skills

Risk management
Compliance
Regulatory expertise
Commercial acumen
Team leadership
Stakeholder management
Influencing skills
AML
Financial crime
Sanctions
KYC
Consumer Duty
Safeguarding
Regulatory reporting
Payment Services Regulations
Operational resilience
Enterprise risk management

Location

Central London

Work Type

Hybrid working
Full-time

Experience Level

Executive-level leadership
Senior Risk & Compliance positions

Salary/Compensations

Highly competitive executive salary and package

Benefits

Participation in an employee share scheme

About the Company

FCA-regulated financial services business operating within the payments and FX sector.
Fast-growing organisation with significant growth plans both in the UK and internationally.
Ambitious organisation.
Dynamic and ambitious financial services business.