Head of Regulatory Compliance

Compliance Director

Location: London (4 days in the office, 1 day from home)

Company: FincSelect – a high-growth UK payments firm scaling its regulatory footprint and preparing to obtain its MiFID licence to extend into investment services.

About the role

We’re looking for a Compliance Director who can take ownership of the regulatory journey — from strategy and governance through to day‑to‑day oversight, implementation, and engagement with the FCA.

Responsibilities

• Lead the compliance and regulatory affairs function as the business transitions from payments (EMI) to investment services under MiFID II.
• Define and implement a robust Compliance Monitoring Programme, ensuring ongoing oversight of conduct, operational, and prudential risks.
• Manage and develop a small but very capable, junior team.
• Act as the main liaison with the FCA — overseeing authorisation submissions, regulatory engagement, and ongoing supervision.
• Shape and embed the compliance strategy, frameworks, and policies across payments, trading, and client money operations.
• Partner closely with the leadership team to align commercial growth with regulatory expectations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience at a senior compliance level within an FCA-regulated firm — must have MiFID experience. Payments and FX products desirable.
• A track record of building or scaling compliance frameworks in high-growth fintech or payments environments.
• Strategic insight — but also hands‑on expertise to shape, document, and deliver regulatory compliance.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Finance

Industries

Banking

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