Compliance Adviser / Data Protection Officer (Fintech)

Location: London or remote within the UK; work from anywhere in the UK. Up to 20 days of work from abroad per year. No regular office attendance is expected.

Salary: £80–90 (DOE).

Company

hirify.global is a fully regulated UK bank providing accounts and payments infrastructure for product-led fintechs and platforms, with planned expansion into card issuing, stablecoin infrastructure and agentic finance.

What you will do

• Advise operations, sales and product teams on compliance across product development, approval, launch and lifecycle management.
• Translate regulation into customer journeys, terms and conditions, fair value assessments, procedures and operational controls.
• Review partner fit, sales and marketing materials, financial promotions and regulatory change requirements.
• Investigate and remediate compliance issues, including personal data breaches, and report on compliance risks and customer outcomes.
• Work with the second-line Protect team by providing evidence, involving them early and responding to challenge.
• Act as Data Protection Officer, advising on DPIAs and TRAs, monitoring UK GDPR and other data-protection compliance, training colleagues and serving as the contact point for the ICO and data subjects.

Requirements

• Compliance experience in the first line, preferably, or second line of a UK-regulated firm, ideally a bank, e-money institution or payments firm.
• Practical knowledge of Consumer Duty, BCOBS, CASS, FISMA, the Payment Services Regulations and the Money Laundering Regulations.
• Familiarity with HMRC requirements including BBSI and AEOI reporting.
• Hands-on experience turning regulation into practical requirements for product, sales or operations teams.
• Openness to taking on data-protection responsibilities; DPO experience is not required.
• Curious and questioning approach, with confidence to challenge clearly and constructively.
• Strong writing skills and the ability to produce clear, readable documentation.
• Ability to complete background screening covering right to work, criminal record, credit history, social media and professional references.

Nice to have

• Deep expertise in a specialist area such as payments, cards, Consumer Duty, BCOBS or financial promotions.
• Experience as a DPO or working closely with a DPO in a regulated firm.
• Experience in finance or banking.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first, asynchronous and fully flexible working across the UK, with an optional London office.
• 25 days’ holiday, bank holidays and a winter shutdown between Christmas and New Year.
• Share options, auto-enrolment pension, private medical insurance with family cover and life insurance.
• Wellbeing coaching and therapy, enhanced parental leave and support for a comfortable home-working setup.
• Claude subscription and access to other premium AI tools.
• High-trust, high-autonomy environment focused on clear values, customer outcomes and mission-driven work.

Hiring process

• Initial phone call with the Talent Team.
• Interview with the manager, followed by a practical task and an in-depth technical interview with peers.
• Culture and Founder interview.