Senior Compliance Manager

Senior Compliance Manager (SMF Designate)
UK Remote/ London Hybrid

A high-impact Compliance leadership opportunity within a fast-growing, technology-led financial services business operating across insurance and fintech. Reporting to the Chief Risk Officer, you will lead the UK Compliance function, act as the firm's primary FCA contact, and be put forward for approval under the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SMCR).
This role offers broad exposure across regulatory compliance, financial crime, governance, consumer duty, and risk management, with significant influence on business growth, product development, and regulatory strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the UK Compliance function and assume SMF responsibilities following FCA approval.
• Act as the primary liaison with the FCA, managing regulatory engagement, submissions, and notifications.
• Maintain and enhance Compliance and Financial Crime frameworks, ensuring they remain effective and scalable.
• Oversee compliance monitoring, risk assessments, controls testing, incident management, and regulatory reporting.
• Lead Consumer Duty and AML/CTF programmes, including governance, monitoring, and reporting obligations.
• Support new product launches, partnerships, and market expansion initiatives from a regulatory perspective.
• Provide reporting and insight to senior leadership and the Board on compliance, conduct risk, financial crime, and regulatory developments.

Requirements

• 8+ years' experience in Compliance, Financial Crime, Risk, or Legal roles within insurance, insurtech, fintech, banking, payments, or other regulated financial services environments.
• Experience operating at, or ready to step into, an FCA-approved Senior Manager Function role.
• Strong knowledge of FCA regulations, Consumer Duty, SMCR, AML/CTF requirements, and wider UK regulatory frameworks.
• Proven ability to build pragmatic compliance frameworks within high-growth or technology-led businesses.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience engaging regulators, senior leadership, and Boards.

This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of a critical function within an innovative, scaling organisation and play a key role in shaping its regulatory and compliance strategy.