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Constantinople is an AI-native banking platform that delivers fully-managed software and AI operational infrastructure for banks. The company eliminates manual operational and compliance processes through AI at scale, enabling client banks to focus on customers and core business.
You will lead operational risk and compliance management for the Constantinople Banking Cloud Platform and corporate environment in the UK. You'll join a growing global risk and compliance team, working across digital and cloud banking products (transaction banking, payments, lending), software development, third-party and outsourcing risk, operational resilience, and data protection.
As a technology and operational services provider to UK-regulated banks, Constantinople must help clients meet PRA and FCA obligations, including outsourcing and third-party risk expectations, operational resilience requirements, and Consumer Duty outcomes.
Key responsibilities:
- Identify and assess risks and regulatory obligations in new platform features and products for the UK market; run deep-dive reviews on priority risk classes
- Maintain a UK regulatory obligations register and conduct horizon scanning to ensure PRA, FCA, Bank of England, and ICO changes are assessed and incorporated into product roadmap
- Partner with Product and Engineering Managers to design and implement controls and monitoring across product and corporate environment
- Support client banks' operational resilience programmes (PRA SS1/21, FCA PS21/3) by mapping important business services, supporting impact tolerance setting, and contributing to scenario testing and self-assessments
- Help client banks meet outsourcing and third-party risk obligations under PRA SS2/21 and FCA SYSC 8 rules, including audit and access rights, exit planning, and sub-outsourcing oversight
- Support Consumer Duty (PRIN 2A) work, including product governance, fair value, customer understanding, and outcomes monitoring
- Support payments compliance, including Payment Services Regulations 2017, Faster Payments and Bacs scheme rules, Confirmation of Payee, and APP fraud reimbursement requirements
- Drive action plans and uplift work for control gaps and weaknesses
- Coordinate internal testing and independent assurance reviews; support client bank, regulator, and auditor requests
- Support SOC 2 programme and related UK certifications (ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus)
- Run governance activities: third-party due diligence, risk forums, change management and impact assessments, issue/incident/breach management, and regulatory/ICO notification processes
Requirements:
- Sound knowledge of operational risk and compliance concepts, frameworks, and standards (three lines model, RCSA, Basel operational risk principles)
- Strong understanding of UK financial services regulation for banking products and services to retail and/or SME customers, including: PRA Rulebook and FCA Handbook (PRIN, SYSC, COND, BCOBS, CONC/MCOB where relevant), Consumer Duty, operational resilience and outsourcing/third-party risk requirements, awareness of UK Critical Third Parties regime, Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR)
- Working knowledge of UK financial crime requirements: Money Laundering Regulations 2017, JMLSG Guidance, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, Bribery Act 2010, sanctions (OFSI), and "failure to prevent fraud" offence under Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
- Knowledge of UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, and PECR, including DPIAs and international data transfers
- Experience in UK banking, financial services, or fintech (experience with prudential requirements or regulated technology provider is desirable)
- Experience with design processes and/or software development, ideally in agile, cloud-native setting
- Relevant professional qualification desirable (ICA Diploma in Governance, Risk & Compliance, IRM, CISI, or IAPP CIPP/E)
- Strong teamwork skills and ability to build relationships
- Ability to work autonomously, tackle complex problems, prioritize, and communicate with and influence stakeholders on risk management
- Right to work in the UK
