Compliance Manager (12 month FTC) at zopa

Our Story   Hello there. We’re Zopa.   We started our journey back in 2005, building the first ever peer-to-peer lending company. Fast forward to 2020 and we launched Zopa Bank. A bank that listens to what our customers don’t like about finance and does the opposite. We’re redefining what it feels like to work in finance. Our vision for a new era of banking puts people front and centre — we’ve built a business that empowers everyone to aim high, every day, to move finance forward. Find out more about our fantastic offerings at Zopa.com!  We’re incredibly proud of our achievements and none of it would be possible without the amazing team here. It’s not just industry awards we’re winning, we’ve also been named in the top three UK’s Most Loved Workplaces.  If you embrace unconventional challenges, are unafraid to think differently and are driven to make an outsized impact, you’ll thrive here at Zopa, so join us, and make it count. Want to see us in action? Follow us on Instagram @zopalife A day in the life: • Manage the second line horizon scanning process, ensuring that new regulatory requirements are identified, interpreted and communicated effectively to the business • Support the production of briefings to senior staff and committees on compliance-related matters • Support the development, maintenance and implementation of compliance policies • Provide technical regulatory expertise to support the whole range of work of the second line. • Support the Senior Director, Risk and Compliance to deliver Compliance related project(s) as required About you: • You’ll have deep expertise and excellent knowledge of the UK regulatory landscape, particularly FCA and broader consumer-focused regulation, and a strong commitment to good customer outcomes • Have previous compliance experience within financial services • You’re able to get to grips with and interpret a wide range of regulations • You have excellent written and verbal communication skills • You’re eloquent, able to explain complex sets of rules / translate regulations into clear language to all levels of staff • You’re pragmatic, able to understand not just what the regulations say but what implementation looks like in practice At Zopa we value flexible ways of working. We value face-to-face collaboration and a good work-life balance. This hybrid role requires you to come to our London office 2-3 days a week.   You'll also have the option of working from abroad for up to 120 days a year!* But no matter where you are, we’ll make sure you’ve got everything you need to thrive, both in your work and home life, from day one. *Subject to having the right to work in the country of choice Diversity Statement Zopa is proud to offer a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to better products for our customers and a unique company culture for our people. We are made up of nearly 50 nationalities, have a DE&I forum made up of Zopians wanting to make a difference and we are proud of our culture where everyone can bring their full self to work. Our approach to DE&I is reflected in our hiring process so please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.