Senior Compliance Manager (12mo FTC)

Senior Compliance Manager - FTC (12 Months)

Let’s transform banking forever

ClearBank is built on the belief that banking infrastructure shouldn’t slow down progress. Quite the opposite. Speed it up and that’s when you unlock potential. When you really start to innovate.

That spirit and ‘can-do’ attitude is why our clients – from FinTech's and crypto platforms, to banks and credit unions – choose to use our API to power their banking infrastructure.

But it’s our people who are the stars here. They power that innovation, push harder to break boundaries. They make coming to work (or working from home) fun. They’re the ones we trust to catapult our clients to success. Just as they trust us to build a business that’s always striding forward.

What you can expect:

ClearBank is a place where you can do things differently and challenge the status quo. We will give you a high level of autonomy and transparency, and we trust you to make the right decisions for the bank.

If that excites you, how about joining our Compliance Team as a Senior Compliance Manager, working directly with our Head of Compliance and as a key member the UK Compliance function.

About the Role

As a key player in our UK Compliance Team, you will provide essential support, input, and independent oversight of regulatory risk management across ClearBank. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring we meet and exceed our regulatory obligations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support and Oversight: Assist the Head of Compliance in overseeing adherence to FCA and PRA regulations, and drive enhancements to our procedures and systems.

• Regulatory Interpretation and advice: Interpret and communicate regulatory obligations effectively across the bank and with external partners where needed.

• Review and Challenge: Critically assess relevant management information.

• Guidance: Offer regulatory guidance for new product launches and customer onboarding.

• Policy Embedding: Ensure compliance-related policies are embedded and adhered to.

• Consumer Duty: Support the ongoing embedding of the Consumer Duty.

• Reporting: Contribute to reports for executive and board-level committees.

What we're looking for:

• Regulatory Expertise: Deep understanding of Payments Services Regulations, BCOBS, Senior Managers & Certification Regime, Depositor Protection Rules, Market Abuse, Personal Account Dealing, and Conflicts of Interest.

• Pressure Management: Ability to prioritize and manage demanding workloads in a fast-paced environment.

• Attention to Detail: Strong verbal and written skills, with the ability to articulate complex requirements clearly.

• Team Player: Strong work ethic and collaborative mentality.

• Networking: Ability to build a network of contacts across the bank and externally.

• Proactive: Act on your own initiative to provide early escalation, insight, and opinion to stakeholders.

You will thrive at ClearBank if you are:

• Customer-Focused: Committed to delivering excellent interactions and outcomes.

• Innovative: Driven to continuously improve and embrace new challenges.

• Curious: Eager to learn and apply new skills.

• Creative: Able to think outside the box and solve problems creatively.

• Tech-Savvy: Keen to embrace new technology with an agile mindset.

• Hands-On: Willing to take ownership and get involved in the details.

Our interview process for this role will differ to what is described below, it will be a shorter process.

Regretfully, we are not able to sponsor applicants for immigration purposes at the current time.

A little bit more about us!

ClearBank is Where You Can belong:

At ClearBank we think about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) a lot. Not because we think we should. But because we know we should – how else can we build a happy workforce and be successful as a business. We’re committed to making sure our teams reflect society. And we put energy and effort into making this a place where everyone feels at home, where they’re given the trust and encouragement to do their very best work. Here are some of the things we’re most proud of:

• 42% of our senior management roles are held by women

• Our enhanced family leave policies

• Launching our partnership with Code First Girls

• Increasing awareness of neurodiversity in the workplace through our partnership with the Inclusive Group

Our hiring process and what you can expect:

Application: a member of our talent acquisition team will review your application against the key requirements for the role and let you know within two weeks whether you’re moving forward to the next stage;

Screening: You’ll spend 30-45 minutes speaking to one of our recruiters learning more about the role and ClearBank, and we’ll get it know more about you, your experience and how your skills align with the role (this will be via phone or Teams video call). You can expect to hear back from us within seven days following this meeting (if things are taking longer than expected, we’ll let you know that too);

First Interview: You’ll spend one hour with a member of our hiring team focusing on your skills, competencies and your ways of working at the same time we’ll give you time to ask more questions about the role, the team and learn more about the ClearBank culture. This will be via Teams.

Second Interview: This will be a competency-based interview with one or more members of our team.

Final Stage: You will have a final meeting with the Head of Department. This will be around 45-60 minutes.

Offer: Congratulations! Get ready for transform banking forever!

Our commitment to you as a candidate:

We will always try our best to get back to you within seven days of your interview whether you’ve been successful or not and provide you with feedback. Sometimes things take a little longer, so we may not have a decision to share but we will get it touch to let you know we need a little more time.

We’re unable to provide specific individual feedback at the application or screening stage but know that your application was reviewed and considered carefully.

We wish you the best of luck with your application and maybe we’ll be celebrating your new role at ClearBank soon!

Equal Opportunities

ClearBank is committed to ensuring equal opportunities throughout every stage of the recruitment process. ClearBank recognises that diversity is vital to the long-term success of the business in the communities and markets in which it operates. ClearBank is also a firm believer that an inclusive culture fosters greater employee engagement and collaboration.

ClearBank strives for diversity and inclusion of all forms, including (but not limited to): gender, age, educational and professional background, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

As part of the Company’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable adjustments, to candidates during the recruitment process, including to individuals with disabilities. We want to create a safe space that welcomes everyone so please let us know how we can accommodate you. In case you have any accessibility requirements you can share that with our Talent Acquisition team prior to your interview stage, if applicable.

The legal bit

By submitting your CV to ClearBank Limited you are providing your consent for us to use the information you provide for recruitment purposes. For more information on how we manage your data go and check out our Candidate Privacy Notice on the ClearBank website to see how we process, manage and look after your data. You are also allowing us to communicate with you by email and telephone for recruitment purposes.