Regulatory Lead - Everyday Banking Payments Platform (Payments)

Location: Hybrid role based in Edinburgh, Halifax, or Manchester, UK; at least two days per week or 40% of working time must be spent at an office site.

Salary: £61,344–£68,160 per year

Company

hirify.global is transforming its UK financial services business and investing in technology, workplaces, and colleagues.

What you will do

• Lead responses to consumer payments regulatory consultations, market studies, and policy proposals.
• Bring together evidence from product, finance, legal, and risk teams to support regulatory positions.
• Represent the Group in industry forums and engage with regulators, policymakers, and industry bodies.
• Monitor regulatory and industry developments and translate policy changes into practical implications and recommendations.
• Coordinate regulatory information and data requests and prepare briefings for senior stakeholders.
• Help ensure regulatory engagement is governed appropriately and aligned with policies, controls, and risk appetite.

Requirements

• Ability to build effective relationships across diverse groups and influence outcomes with regulators, policymakers, industry organisations, and senior internal stakeholders.
• Ability to turn complex regulatory, policy, and payments information into clear written and verbal briefings for different audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for assessing regulatory developments, identifying implications, and developing recommendations.
• Ability to gather and evaluate data and evidence from multiple teams to support regulatory submissions and strategic positions.
• Ability to connect regulatory and industry developments with customer, business, and strategic objectives.

Nice to have

• Experience in legal and regulatory compliance, regulatory affairs, public policy, government affairs, or external engagement within financial services.
• Knowledge of the UK payments and financial services regulatory environment.
• Experience contributing to or leading regulatory discussions, market studies, or major policy initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, with support for learning and development.
• Reasonable workplace adjustments are available for disabilities, long-term health conditions, and neurodivergence, including flexibility in office attendance, location, and working patterns.
• Up to 15% pension contribution, annual performance-related bonus, and share schemes including free shares.
• 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, adaptable lifestyle benefits, wellbeing initiatives, and generous parental leave policies.

Hiring process

• Apply through the hirify.global careers application for Job ID 163572.
• Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process on request.