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Teya is a Series C fintech platform serving local businesses across Europe with financial tools, thoughtful design, and human support. The Compliance and Financial Crime team is core to the company's mission, and this Senior Compliance Officer role strengthens the second-line function by bringing regulatory product oversight to ensure compliance robustness while enabling growth.
You will collaborate closely with first-line Operations, Product, Legal, and Risk teams to uphold standards and safeguard integrity in a high-growth environment.
Key Responsibilities:
• Product Compliance & Advisory: Partner with Legal, Product, Risk, Operations, and Credit teams from the earliest stages of product development to ensure regulatory compliance is built into design, delivery, and scaling of new offerings. Provide strategic guidance balancing innovation with regulatory integrity.
• Regulatory Support for Global Expansion: Assess and advise on regulatory and licensing requirements in new markets. Develop practical solutions to meet local compliance obligations, including consumer protection standards and operational controls to support cross-border growth.
• Regulatory Reporting & Engagement: Lead and coordinate all regulatory filings, disclosures, and responses to governmental and supervisory bodies. Ensure timely, accurate, and complete submissions while maintaining strong relationships with regulatory stakeholders.
• Policies, Controls & Operational Oversight: Regularly review and update compliance policies, procedures, and control frameworks. Monitor and test business operations to identify weaknesses, drive remediation, and implement improvements that enhance efficiency and reduce risk.
• Regulatory Change Management: Stay ahead of evolving regulatory developments across relevant jurisdictions. Interpret changes, develop actionable internal guidance, deliver training, and ensure effective implementation across business functions.
• Monitoring, Audits & Thematic Reviews: Design and conduct thematic compliance reviews and targeted audits (e.g., treatment of vulnerable customers, complaints handling, operational resilience). Deliver clear, insightful reports with root cause analysis and actionable recommendations.
Requirements:
• 5–6+ years of relevant experience in Compliance, ideally in fintech, digital banking, credit, or financial services.
• University degree in Law, Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of UK/EU regulations (e.g., PRA, FCA, EBA, PSD2, CRD) or local EEA supervisory regulations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of clear, concise memos, processes, policies, and regulatory communications.
• Demonstrated ability to drive process improvement, such as analyzing workflows, identifying inefficiencies, and recommending enhancements to tools, policies, or procedures.
• Desirable: professional certifications such as CAMS, ICA Advanced AML, CFCS, and strong data or analytical skills (e.g., SQL, Excel).
