Regulatory & Compliance (UK & EMEA) - Vice President (Fintech)

Location: London, England; office-based Monday–Thursday with remote work available on Friday

Company

hirify.global is a global financial services organization focused on private markets distribution and investment solutions.

What you will do

• Support and enhance the UK and EMEA compliance framework, including policies, procedures, regulatory inventories, and controls.
• Monitor UK, European, and Middle East regulatory developments and advise business stakeholders on cross-border distribution requirements.
• Review financial promotions and provide guidance on distribution activities, conflicts of interest, AML/CFT, staff compliance, and other regulatory matters.
• Conduct risk assessments, compliance monitoring and testing, issue remediation, and compliance training.
• Support FCA filings, regulatory reporting, board meetings, governance records, regulatory registers, audits, examinations, and regulatory enquiries.
• Maintain financial crime and employee compliance programmes, including AML/CFT, sanctions, KYC, personal account dealing, investigations, incidents, and attestations.

Requirements

• 6–10 years of experience in compliance, regulatory affairs, risk management, audit, legal, operations, or compliance consulting within financial services.
• Strong knowledge of FCA requirements for licensed firms, including SMCR, Conduct of Business Rules, financial promotions, AML/CFT, and governance obligations.
• Experience with regulatory reporting, financial promotion reviews, compliance monitoring, risk assessments, advisory work, and compliance training programmes.
• Understanding of UK and European regulatory requirements and cross-border distribution considerations.
• FCA approval to perform the SMF17 Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) Senior Management Function is required.
• Strong written and verbal communication, analytical, organizational, collaboration, and prioritization skills.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of private markets, investment funds, wealth management, or fund distribution.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills and experience with compliance technology platforms or workflow management systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Work closely with Legal, Risk, Client Solutions, Product, Operations, Finance, Corporate Governance, regulators, and external stakeholders.
• Flexible hybrid schedule with remote work on Fridays.
• Opportunity to work across multiple regulatory regimes and international compliance matters.
• Use AI and other technology to improve compliance processes and controls.