Compliance Officer / MLRO, UK
Key Responsibilities Lead the compliance and financial crime workstreams required to support UK regulatory authorisation / licensing. Advise the business on UK regulatory requirements, operating model expectations, governance, and control framework design.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the compliance and financial crime workstreams required to support UK regulatory authorisation / licensing.
- Advise the business on UK regulatory requirements, operating model expectations, governance, and control framework design.
- Build and implement the UK compliance framework, including AML, sanctions, and financial crime framework from the ground up.
- Act as the subject matter lead on regulatory readiness, including policies, procedures, governance, risk assessments, monitoring, and reporting frameworks.
- Engage with regulators and external advisors on licensing, supervisory expectations, and regulatory submissions.
- Provide practical regulatory advice on products, customer journeys, partnerships, and business initiatives intended for the UK market.
- Partner with Legal, Product, Risk, Operations, and AFC teams to ensure regulatory requirements are appropriately embedded.
- Serve as the proposed MLRO / Compliance Officer for the UK entity, subject to regulatory approval.
Requirements
- Significant senior compliance and financial crime experience within UK regulated financial services.
- Strong working knowledge of FCA expectations, UK AML / sanctions obligations, and regulatory governance frameworks.
- Prior experience holding SMF16 (Compliance Oversight), SMF17 (MLRO), or equivalent senior regulatory responsibilities is required.
- Bachelor's degree required. LLB (Bachelor of Laws) strongly preferred.
- Experience leading regulatory authorisations, licensing applications, or regulated entity setup.
- Ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on in execution.
- Strong judgement, stakeholder management, and decision-making capability.
- Demonstrated interest in, and practical adoption of, AI technologies to enhance compliance, regulatory, or operational effectiveness will be viewed very favourably.
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