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About the Role
This critical leadership appointment is responsible for establishing and maintaining a strong UK-regulated business while supporting BVNK's broader ambition to transform global money movement through stablecoin and payment infrastructure. The role carries overall executive accountability for the UK entity's strategy, financial performance, regulatory compliance, and governance, working closely with the Board and senior leadership to ensure effective operation within regulatory permissions.
Responsibilities
- Provide overall executive leadership of BVNK UK, with accountability for its strategy, commercial performance, governance, and regulatory obligations.
- Lead the UK entity through the FCA authorisation process, acting as a key point of contact for regulatory engagement, assessments, and interviews.
- Establish and maintain effective UK-based governance, ensuring appropriate decision-making authority, management oversight, and accountability within the regulated entity.
- Hold the FCA approvals required for the role, including as a Senior Manager (SMF1 and SMF3) and as a director or manager of the electronic money institution, fulfilling associated regulatory obligations and maintaining compliance with the Senior Managers and Certification Regime.
- Take responsibility for the firm's Senior Managers Regime obligations, Certification Regime arrangements, and Conduct Rules training.
- Oversee the firm's financial resources and prudential compliance across its e-money and cryptoasset activities, including capital and liquidity adequacy, fixed overhead requirements, financial forecasting, stress testing, and wind-down planning.
- Own the commercial strategy and financial performance of the UK entity, leading UK commercial teams, balancing sustainable growth with regulatory requirements and effective risk management.
- Ensure appropriate governance and oversight of the firm's cryptoasset, e-money, and payment services, working closely with the COO and relevant control functions.
- Oversee local marketing activities and compliance with applicable financial promotions requirements and ensure appropriate controls are maintained.
- Lead the implementation and ongoing oversight of Consumer Duty requirements where applicable to the firm's regulated activities.
- Work closely with Compliance, Risk, Finance, and Operations to establish an effective three lines of defence model, with clear responsibilities, appropriate independence, and robust escalation arrangements.
- Maintain effective oversight of material risks, ensuring the Board receives appropriate management information and that significant regulatory or operational issues are escalated promptly.
- Establish effective working relationships with Mastercard and BVNK group leadership, ensuring appropriate oversight of intra-group dependencies while preserving the UK entity's regulatory accountability.
- Chair or attend relevant local and group-level committees and/or forums, providing effective challenge and ensuring the local entity is properly represented.
- Build and lead a high-performing UK senior management team, promoting a culture of accountability, integrity, customer protection, and regulatory compliance.
- Represent BVNK UK with regulators, strategic partners, and other key stakeholders.
Requirements
- Significant senior executive leadership experience within a UK-regulated financial services business, ideally having previously held an FCA-approved SMF1 or SMF3 position.
- Demonstrable experience running or holding substantial executive accountability within a regulated entity, including engagement with the FCA and responsibility for regulatory governance.
- Strong knowledge of the UK financial services regulatory environment, including the Senior Managers and Certification Regime, governance requirements, and individual accountability.
- Experience within payments, electronic money, cryptoassets, digital assets, or a closely related financial services sector.
- A strong understanding of the regulatory and operational risks associated with cryptoasset custody and trading activities.
- Sound knowledge of prudential requirements, including capital and liquidity adequacy, fixed overhead requirements, financial resource planning, stress testing, and wind-down planning.
- Understanding of Consumer Duty requirements, financial promotions, and the associated governance and oversight expectations.
- Experience developing and executing commercial strategies while maintaining effective regulatory controls and financial discipline.
- Demonstrable ability to lead cross-functional senior management teams and oversee complex operational, financial, and regulatory activities.
- Strong understanding of risk management frameworks, governance structures, and the three lines of defence model.
- Experience working within a wider group structure, with the ability to balance group strategy and shared services with local regulatory accountability.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including the confidence and credibility to engage directly with regulators, Board members, and senior executives.
- Ability to demonstrate the fitness and propriety standards required for FCA Senior Manager approval, including honesty, integrity, competence, capability, and financial soundness.
- Willingness and ability to be based in the UK on a full-time basis, providing effective local leadership and regulatory oversight.
Skills
- Financial services regulation
- Senior Managers and Certification Regime
- Governance
- Individual accountability
- Payments
- Electronic money
- Cryptoassets
- Digital assets
- Regulatory and operational risk management
- Prudential requirements
- Capital adequacy
- Liquidity adequacy
- Financial resource planning
- Stress testing
- Wind-down planning
- Consumer Duty
- Financial promotions
- Commercial strategy development
- Risk management frameworks
- Stakeholder management
- Communication
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid working
Experience Level
- Senior executive leadership
- FCA-approved SMF1 or SMF3 position
Salary/Compensations
- Fair and competitive salary at every stage of your growth
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid working
- Opportunities to travel to our offices around the world
- Open and creative environment
About the Company
- BVNK is the stablecoin-powered financial stack for enterprises, now part of Mastercard, building a network for every form of money.
- We enable businesses to build financial products, unlock new markets, and move money in seconds across 130+ countries, with 40+ licenses for fiat and digital assets globally.
- Processing billions annually, we empower enterprises worldwide to send, receive, convert, and settle stablecoins and fiat seamlessly through a single integration.
- Our mission is to accelerate global money movement.
- Trusted by industry leaders like Corpay, Worldpay, Deel, and Flywire, we deliver the infrastructure that makes new forms of money usable within the financial systems customers already rely on today.
- By combining Mastercard's global payment reach and trusted networks with BVNK's stablecoin infrastructure, we're building the trusted operating layer for the evolution of money movement.
- We're a diverse team spread across EMEA, North America, and APAC, with a shared belief that stablecoins are the new infrastructure layer for financial services.
- Recognized by CNBC World's Top Fintech Companies (2026), FXC Intelligence Top 100 Cross-border Payment Companies (2026), Newsweek's The Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces (three years running), and LinkedIn as one of the Top 20 Startups in the UK (2025).
Equal Opportunity
- At BVNK, we are focused on building a diverse and inclusive team. While you may not meet all of our requirements, we’d encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of our expectations. You may be a great fit for this role or another role in our team.