Head of Compliance & MLRO (SMF17)

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 April 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£150,000 / year
CATEGORY
Finance
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SKILLS

AML KYC Compliance MLRO Financial Crime PSRs Consumer Duty

FULL DESCRIPTION

Head of Compliance & MLRO (SMF17)

Company: [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]

Location: London

Workplace: Hybrid Working, Remote Working

Salary: £120k - £150k + equity

What’s in it for you?

Well, there’s plenty of flexibility for starters.

You can work fully remotely or split your time between home and the office (London), it’s up to you.

It’s also a great time to join. The firm, although a recent start-up, is already trading (£2M in revenue) and is on an exponential growth curve. So, there will be plenty to challenge you and keep you busy.

You’ll also get to build your own team as the business grows.

And there’s an excellent equity stake in the business as part of the package.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll guide the business through its API application (currently trading as an AR), owning and developing the firm’s FCA compliance framework, including PSRs, Consumer Duty, AML, KYC etc.)

You’ll act as the firm’s MLRO with full responsibility for AML, CTF, SAR decision making and reporting to the NCA.

You’ll also lead Financial Crime Risk Assessments and oversee transaction monitoring and investigations.

As the business scales, you’ll have the backing to recruit your own small team.

What we’re looking for

You’ll be an experienced Head of Compliance & MLRO (SMF17) with strong payments experience (merchant acquiring experience would be advantageous) and an excellent working knowledge of relevant regulations including PSRs, Consumer Duty, KYC, AML etc.

You’ll have a proven track record of designing and implementing robust, proportionate Regulatory Compliance and Financial Crime frameworks, policies and procedures.

You’ll have a ‘start-up’ mentality, be commercially astute and be happy operating in a hands-on capacity.

Excellent communication, negotiating and influencing skills are essential.

Interested?

If so, click apply and send over your CV.

Not got an up to date CV?

Don’t worry, you can always give me (Mark) a call on [contact hidden] for a confidential discussion or email me at [contact hidden] letting me know that you’re interested. We’ll pick it up from there.

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