UK and Strategic Compliance Lead

• Serve as the strategic Compliance lead globally as well as the leader for our UK regulated entities, BCB Payments UK Ltd and BCB Markets UK Ltd.
• Ensure they meet our policy and regulatory framework requirements.
• Take full ownership of regulatory affairs, licensing, and direct engagement with the FCA.
• Oversee second line monitoring, safeguarding, internal audit findings remediation.

Global Product & Expansion

• Provide global Compliance Advisory on all aspects of BCB’s product development and governance journey.
• Ensure compliance-by-design approach as we enter new markets and launch new products.
• Partner with Product teams to embed compliance controls into the development lifecycle.

Business Partnering & Reporting

• Provide Compliance advice to business stakeholders in a clear, concise, and tailored manner.
• Continually improve and strengthen our compliance framework, identify emerging risks.
• Provide comprehensive, regular reporting on the status of UK compliance risks, regulatory changes, and remedial actions to the UK Board.

Experience & Requirements

• 10+ years of experience within the FCA-regulated payments, e-money, crypto, or banking sectors.
• At least 3-5 years in a senior leadership or Head of Compliance capacity.
• Expert-level knowledge of PSRs, EMRs, the FCA handbook, and safeguarding rules.
• Deep interest in the evolving crypto asset sector and the global regulatory frontier.
• Expert-level understanding of UK AML, CTF, and Sanctions regulations.
• Ability to draft policies and debate compliance strategies with senior leadership.
• Provide commercially viable, actionable advice balancing rapid innovation with rigorous risk management.
• Comfortable in regulatory engagement with the FCA and influencing senior leadership.