Compliance & Risk Director at GetGround

We're looking for a Compliance & Risk Director to own and lead GetGround's compliance & risk function as we scale our regulated financial services and property investment platform across multiple markets. You'll be responsible for building and running a compliance framework that keeps GetGround operating with integrity, meets its FCA obligations, and enables the business to grow confidently, including as we look beyond our current markets in the years ahead. This is a highly accountable role with the mandate to shape how GetGround approaches regulatory compliance and risk at every level. THE OPPORTUNITY GetGround operates at the intersection of fintech, proptech and wealthtech, a business that operates in a complex and evolving regulatory environment. With £2Bn+ in assets on platform and 30,000+ users across 70 countries, our compliance obligations are growing with our ambition. You'll be building and owning the compliance function day-to-day, setting frameworks, managing regulatory relationships, and being the person the business turns to on all things compliance. This is a high-ownership role with the scope to make a real difference. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING REGULATORY COMPLIANCE - Own GetGround's compliance with FCA regulations across all products and markets, including Consumer Duty, COBS, and MCOB - Act as (or support the appointment of) the MLRO, with accountability for AML, KYC, and financial crime controls - Lead proactive engagement with the FCA and other regulatory bodies, and help build the relationships and frameworks that will underpin future market entry - Ensure all regulated communications, marketing, and customer-facing content meet compliance standards - Keep the business ahead of regulatory change with clear, actionable guidance COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORK - Design, implement, and maintain GetGround's compliance policies, procedures, and controls - Run the compliance monitoring programme, identifying gaps and driving remediation - Manage compliance training across the business, ensuring all teams understand their obligations - Prepare and present compliance reporting to senior leadership and the board RISK MANAGEMENT - Own GetGround's enterprise risk management framework, including the risk register, risk appetite statement, and control environment - Identify, assess, and monitor regulatory, operational, financial crime, credit, and third-party/vendor risks across the business, prioritising by likelihood and impact - Design and run risk assessments for new products, markets, and partnerships before launch, working with Product and Legal to build in mitigations early - Own horizon-scanning for emerging regulatory, geopolitical, and market risks relevant to fintech, proptech, and cross-border property investment - Chair or contribute to risk committees, presenting a clear view of the risk landscape and mitigation status to leadership and the board - Build out incident and issue management processes, ensuring risks that crystallise are captured, escalated, and remediated appropriately FINANCIAL CRIME - Own the AML and financial crime framework, including transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and KYC processes - Oversee SAR filings and manage relationships with the NCA and other relevant bodies - Ensure GetGround's financial crime controls scale appropriately as the business grows BUILDING THE TEAM AND CULTURE - Develop and manage a high-performing compliance and risk team as GetGround scales - Foster a compliance culture that enables the business rather than blocking it: pragmatic, proportionate, and trusted - Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Operations to embed compliance into how we build and operate - Partner with Legal on regulatory matters and new product launches - Act as a trusted, practical advisor across the business, enabling rather than blocking ABOUT YOU You're an experienced compliance professional with deep FCA regulatory knowledge and a track record of owning compliance in a regulated financial services or fintech business. You bring: - Significant experience in a compliance leadership role within an FCA-regulated firm, ideally fintech, payments, or property finance - Deep knowledge of Consumer Duty, COBS, MCOB, AML, and financial crime frameworks - Experience acting as (or directly supporting) an MLRO - Strong regulatory engagement skills; you're comfortable dealing directly with the FCA - The ability to build and run compliance frameworks from scratch, not just maintain existing ones - Commercial pragmatism; you find solutions that work for the business, not just the rulebook - Strong communication skills and the confidence to present to senior leadership and boards Highly desirable: - Experience with property, mortgage, or investment products - Multi-jurisdictional compliance exposure - In-house experience at a fast-growing fintech We know that great candidates don't always match every point on a job description. If this role excites you and you meet most of the criteria, we'd encourage you to apply anyway. What we are building: The first end-to-end real estate investment offering - making the dream of owning real estate more accessible to everyone globally. Diversity & inclusion at GetGround: We encourage applications from all sections of society and we believe in the criticality of an inclusive culture. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis as protected by law. - 42% of our employees identify as female or non-specified, 58% as male - 22 nationalities represented across offices in 5 countries - Our work on Design Accessibility https://medium.com/@GetGround/design-that-works-for-everyone-accessibility-at-getground-a7cf7ca867f0 - Inclusion is at the heart of our culture - we celebrate and reflect on key D&I and cultural events such as: Black History Month, International Women's Day and Pride For more information on how we store your candidate data, please see our recruitment privacy policy https://25516403.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/25516403/GetGroundRecruitmentPrivacyPolicy.pdf.