Compliance Manager (Fintech)

Location: Remote UK

Base pay: £101,000–£149,000 per year

Company

Affirm provides consumer credit products that enable customers to buy now and pay later without hidden fees or compounding interest.

What you will do

• Lead UK privacy compliance operations and act as the designated Data Protection Officer for the UK entity, subject to final approvals.
• Oversee DPIAs, privacy risk assessments, incident and breach governance, data subject rights, retention and deletion, and regulatory documentation.
• Develop and maintain the Privacy Compliance Monitoring Programme and contribute privacy metrics to management information dashboards.
• Support enterprise compliance risk assessments, control inventories, issue management, remediation tracking, and continuous framework improvements.
• Provide second-line challenge and oversight of first-line controls across privacy, conduct, consumer protection, and vulnerable customer programmes.
• Coordinate audits, regulatory enquiries, partner reviews, management reporting, and governance materials with Legal, Product, Engineering, Operations, Risk, and Compliance stakeholders.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in regulatory compliance, privacy compliance, risk management, governance, audit, or a related control function.
• Strong understanding of UK privacy and regulatory requirements, including UK GDPR, DPIAs, breach processes, data subject rights, consumer protection, conduct risk, and vulnerable customers.
• Experience working in a second-line-of-defence model with governance, monitoring, oversight, and independent challenge of first-line controls.
• Ability to translate legal and regulatory requirements into policies, standards, procedures, governance routines, and control expectations.
• Experience supporting audits, regulatory examinations, control reviews, management reporting, and escalation processes.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience; relevant certifications are valued.

Nice to have

• Experience as a DPO in a regulated consumer credit firm.
• Background in financial services, fintech, banking, or another regulated environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work model with roles generally available remotely within the country of employment.
• Health care coverage with premiums fully subsidized for employees and dependents.
• Flexible spending stipends for technology, food, lifestyle, and family-forming expenses.
• Competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
• Employee stock purchase plan and potential equity rewards.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the interview process.