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Head of Compliance Oversight and CEO UK Rpay at Rippling

Head of Compliance Oversight and CEO UK Rpay

Rippling · GB

1 weeks ago

Head of Compliance Oversight and CEO UK Rpay

Rippling · GB

10 days ago
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About the Role

As Head of Compliance Oversight and CEO of the UK Rpay entity, you will hold a Senior Management Function under the senior managers and certification regime. You will be accountable to the Board of Directors for the leadership, governance and performance of the Rpay UK entity. This role requires a proven leader in global payments and financial infrastructure, someone who can scale complex operations and ensure operational resilience in a dynamic, high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the implementation of group strategy within Rippling Payments UK, ensuring effective, compliant, and resilient execution of all payments and operational activities.
  • Lead the delivery of sustainable growth across Rpay UK payments and e-money activities, driving operational excellence and customer trust.
  • Provide oversight of all functions of RPay UK, including operations, finance, risk and compliance, ensuring effective coordination with Rippling Product, Engineering, and Payment Operations.
  • Represent RPay UK within Rippling’s global operational structure, providing insight and strategic guidance on UK payment operations.
  • Partner with Rippling Product, Engineering, and Payment Operations to ensure payments infrastructure and operations are robust, scalable, and designed for continuous improvement.
  • Contribute as a thought-leader to global programs focused on payments automation, monitoring, and control systems.
  • Maintain strong governance frameworks and ensure clear apportionment of responsibilities across Rpay UK senior management team.
  • Report regularly to the Board on operational performance, financial health, key risks, and major incidents.
  • Ensure Board visibility and oversight of critical decisions, ensuring transparent communication and timely escalation of material matters.
  • Foster a governance culture grounded in integrity, accountability, and prudent risk-taking.
  • Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and accountability, with an emphasis on collaboration between Irish operations and global teams.
  • Model ethical leadership and a commitment to customer protection, operational discipline, and long-term sustainability.
  • Ensure leadership continuity and succession planning across key roles and functions.

Requirements

  • The successful candidate will be an accomplished executive with deep experience in global payments operations, incident leadership, and scaling regulated financial infrastructure.
  • 10+ years’ experience in senior leadership roles within global payments, fintech, or financial services.
  • Proven leadership in global payments operations, treasury management, or e-money issuance at scale.
  • Demonstrated success leading major operational or technology incidents, with direct accountability for business continuity, stakeholder management, and recovery outcomes.
  • Experience operating within or leading a regulated financial entity, with comfort engaging directly with Boards and regulators.
  • Strong understanding of payments systems and networks.
  • Strategic operator with a data-driven approach to performance, risk, and operational design.
  • Prior CEO, COO, CRO or equivalent SMF role in a regulated payments or fintech entity.
  • Familiarity with enterprise-scale payments infrastructure, cloud systems, and API-based payment models.

Skills

  • global payments
  • financial infrastructure
  • payments operations
  • incident leadership
  • scaling regulated financial infrastructure
  • treasury management
  • e-money issuance
  • business continuity
  • stakeholder management
  • payments systems
  • payments networks
  • data-driven approach
  • performance management
  • risk management
  • operational design
  • payments automation
  • monitoring systems
  • control systems
  • governance
  • ethical leadership
  • customer protection
  • operational discipline
  • long-term sustainability
  • leadership continuity
  • succession planning
  • enterprise-scale payments infrastructure
  • cloud systems
  • API-based payment models

Location

  • United Kingdom
  • London

Work Type

  • Onsite

Experience Level

  • 10+ years’ experience in senior leadership roles

Education Level

  • Relevant degree in business, finance, or technology
  • postgraduate or professional qualifications in leadership, governance, or risk management

About the Company

  • After becoming one of the fastest growing startups in the United States, Rippling is ready to up level our growth engine to scale to $1B in ARR over the next couple years, including through international expansion and the addition of new products like Global Payroll, Employer of Record, and Spend Management.
  • Investing in our finance, operational, and entity expansion is a key priority to enable future business growth.
  • Rippling Payments UK Limited (“RPay UK”) is an authorised Electronic Money Institution supervised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rippling.

Equal Opportunity

  • Rippling is an equal opportunity employer.