Our Client
Our client, a fintech, is currently looking for a Director of Risk and Compliance to lead the compliance and risk function for their London office. The role reports directly into the firm's CEO. Hybrid working model is on offer.
Man Duties
Key responsibilities for this position will include, but are not limited to:
Carrying out the SMF16/17 function
Creating and implementing the compliance and risk framework
Providing regulatory advice and guidance
Preparing a Compliance Monitoring framework
Liaise with all relevant departments and stakeholders
Ownerships and management of all policies and procedures
Keeping up to date with regulatory changes
Lead liaison with the regulator
Training and development of staff, including staff training programme
Designing the measures, procedures and controls relevant the prevention of AML
Building the AML/ CTF risk management programme
Ownership of Onboarding, KYC and Transaction Monitoring platforms
Your Profile
Preferably held the SMF16/17 function within consumer credit/ payments/ fintech
Strong understanding of the FCA handbook and experience dealing with the regulator
Experience reporting to the Board and Exec team
Good stakeholder management and ability to liaise across the business
Gravitas and demonstrable leadership skills
Ability to work in a fast paced environment and think on your feet
Salary for this position: £130,000 - £160,000, depending on experience + benefits
For more information about this position, please get in touch with Georgina Housden.
Email: georgina@rutherfordsearch.com
Phone: 020 3778 1252
Reference Code: 11624
About Rutherford
Rutherford is a boutique search firm located in London. Our consultants are the executive specialists in compliance recruitment, and also in financial crime, legal and cyber security, all within the financial and professional services sectors in the United Kingdom and New York. We use our carefully curated relationships, networks and market knowledge to find the best fit for the clients in hand. We work with a wide range of clients, spanning from advisors, management consultants, corporate and commercial banks, brokers, exchanges, MTFs and financial tech, through to global investment managers, hedge funds, private equity firms, investment banks and technology firms. We began as a compliance recruitment firm in London and expanded to offer new resourcing expertise across legal and cyber recruitment. We have been a leading legal and compliance search agency in London for a decade and are excited about bringing our expanded offering into the technology area.