Senior Regulatory Compliance Officer, Viva Wallet
Offers annual performance bonus
5 days a week in office (Bevis Marks, London)
Cloud-based neobank
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Cloud-based neobank
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
Offers annual performance bonus
5 days a week in office (Bevis Marks, London)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To change the way businesses pay and get paid with cutting-edge technology and unprecedented agility.
Role
Who you are
- Are you an experienced professional in the financial services sector with a knack for governance and compliance?
- Join our dynamic team at viva.com and contribute to the continuous improvement of our governance processes!
- If you have a minimum of five years of experience, a solid understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks, and excellent project management skills, we want to hear from you
- Thrive in an intense, fast-paced environment while working with senior management and making a tangible impact
- Minimum of five (5) years of overall previous experience in the financial services sector in Europe, of which at least two (2) in a governance role or in a similar senior professional position (experience in writing Minutes and Terms of Reference a strong plus)
- Experience of payments compliance reporting obligations
- Thorough understanding the legal and regulatory frameworks applicable to viva.com and government policies of financial institutions
- Excellent organizational & project management skills, proven analytical, planning, problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Ability to work well both independently and in a team environment, including senior management, in an intense, fast-paced environment and successfully manage multiple projects within deadlines
- Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
- Fluency in English (written and spoken)
What the job involves
- Reporting to the UK Head of Regulatory Compliance
- We are looking for an experienced Senior Regulatory Compliance Officer (Payments), to support and help further develop Viva.com's UK internal governance system, and to focus on compliance with relevant legislative / regulatory requirements for viva.com as an e-money firm
- You will assist Viva.com's UK Head of Risk and Regulatory Compliance in ensuring UK governance committees run efficiently / effectively, and also assist with execution of the Compliance Monitoring Plan demonstrating that viva.com is compliant with all UK regulations for its payments business
- Ensure compliance with all regulations applicable to viva.com and other legislative/regulatory requirements, including best practices of corporate governance
- Ensure the operation of viva.com's UK Committees in accordance with their Terms of Reference (Board and Risk & Compliance Committees), as well as the applicable legal and regulatory framework. Ensure that meeting minutes are properly kept and act as Committee Secretary, when necessary
- Supervise the efficient and effective follow-up of Committees resolutions and ensure that all competent internal stakeholders have been engaged
- Maintain viva.com's registry with the Committees’ minutes, briefs and reports
- Maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders of all levels in order to provide them with appropriate governance advice and services
- Assist the Head of Compliance with actioning the Compliance Monitoring Plan to cover all aspects of Compliance for the UK (outsourcing / safeguarding / Consumer Duty etc)
- Ad-hoc duties in the production of agenda items for the UK Risk Committee
- Participate in the regular review of governance processes including analysing existing processes, recommending and implementing changes, documenting new processes and procedures to support compliance, continuous improvement and adoption of innovative governance practices
- Deal with ad-hoc queries as requested by the Head of Compliance
- Office based role Mon to Fri 9-5pm
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Viva Wallet is a European cloud-based neobank providing businesses with end-to-end advanced digital payment solutions and embedded banking services that are tailored to the needs of each individual business. A leader in its field, Viva Wallet is present in 24 markets and is the payment institution with the largest footprint in Europe.
Leveraging from its JP Morgan-led growth equity, Viva Wallet's latest innovations include the "tap-on-phone Viva Wallet POS app", which turns any Android device into a card terminal, and "Smart Checkout", an easy integration payment gateway that increases conversion by more than 20%.
As an advocate for a sustainable cashless economy and secure payments for all, Viva Wallet delivers a selection of payment methods, including international card schemes such as Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. With the introduction of Klarna to its ever-growing line-up of payment options in 2022, Viva Wallet has secured itself as a leading global player in the payments industry.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
32% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Apr 2021
$69m
LATE VC
Dec 2019
$78.1m
SERIES C
Total funding: $169m
Company benefits
- Career development opportunities
- Office hours 9-5 - no weekend or shift work
- 22 days rising to 25 + bank holidays
- Group pension scheme
- Free onsight gym
Company values
- Collaboration
- Transparency
- Integrity
- Agility
Company HQ
Central Athens Regional Unit, Athens
Articles
Leadership
Haris Karonis
(CEO & Co-Founder)Experienced in Product Management and Business Strategy.
Makis Antypas
(Co-Founder)An accomplished international FinTech professional with experience in the design and implementation of large-scale transactional systems for banking, retail, ticketing and electronic commerce industries across Europe.
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