Compliance Senior Manager

About the Position

We are seeking a UK Compliance Manager to oversee regulatory compliance for our UK Electronic Money Institution. This role sits within our 2nd line of defence, maintaining the compliance monitoring framework, firm-wide policies, overseeing safeguarding and conduct rules, and reviewing financial promotions. Your primary focus will be the UK, but, as part of a global team, you will get the opportunity to support other regions and company-wide initiatives.

About the Company

BVNK is the stablecoin-powered financial stack for enterprises. We're now part of Mastercard, and together we're building a network for every form of money – one that delivers more reach, more capability and more choice. 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.

Responsibilities

• UK Regulatory Compliance Framework: Operationalise and maintain the firm’s compliance policies and procedures in strict alignment with the applicable regulators and the FCA Handbook (SYSC, SUP, CASS/Safeguarding, DISP, and Consumer Duty).
• Horizon Scanning: Track evolving UK regulatory developments.
• Senior Management & Board Reporting: Prepare regulatory compliance reporting packs, KPIs, and compliance monitoring outcomes for the Head of Compliance, Executive Risk Committees, and Board of Directors.
• FCA Regulatory Engagement: Assist with regulatory notifications and periodic regulatory returns.
• Operational Resilience: Collaborate with IT and Operations to ensure compliance with operational resilience frameworks, business continuity plans (BCP), and third-party outsourcing requirements.
• Consumer Duty: Monitor product design, customer journeys, price and value assessments, and customer support channels to ensure alignment with FCA Consumer Duty outcomes.
• Financial Promotions Sign-Off: Serve as the designated compliance approver for all marketing materials, advertising campaigns, website content, and social media promotions targeting UK retail customers.
• Complaints Handling Oversight: Oversee the 2nd Line review of customer complaints handling processes, ensuring compliance with DISP rules and root-cause analysis reporting to prevent systemic issues.
• Regulatory Advisory: Act as the primary regulatory compliance Subject Matter Expert (SME) for product, engineering, and commercial teams launching new payment features, APIs, stablecoin capabilities, or digital asset services in the UK.
• New license applications: Support any future application for the UK’s new cryptoasset regulatory regime.

Requirements

• Experience: Relevant experience in a similar compliance role within financial services (preferably in a fintech or crypto firm)
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business or a related discipline
• Professional Qualifications: Preferably at least one recognised professional compliance qualification (e.g. ICA)

We Offer

• Fair and competitive salary at every stage of your growth
• Flexible working hours, with hybrid working at its heart
• A culture built on passionate, growth-minded people
• A flexible approach to holiday
• Opportunities to travel to our offices around the world
• An open and creative environment where you can help us define the future of BVNK, its culture, and its opportunity sets

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.