Compliance Manager, UK in London

About Paysafe

Paysafe is a leading payments platform with an extensive track record of serving merchants and consumers in the global entertainment sectors. Its core purpose is to enable businesses and consumers to connect and transact seamlessly through industry-leading capabilities in payment processing, digital wallet, and online cash solutions. With 29 years of online payment experience, an annualized transactional volume of $152 billion in 2024, and approximately 3,000 employees located in 12+ countries, Paysafe connects businesses and consumers across 260 payment types in 48 currencies around the world. Delivered through an integrated platform, Paysafe solutions are geared toward mobile-initiated transactions, real-time analytics and the convergence between brick-and-mortar and online payments.

The role will be responsible for supporting the UK CCO & MLRO in all matters relating to Financial Crime Compliance; ensuring that the Paysafe UK entities remain compliant with all relevant Financial Crime regulations and regulatory expectations and operate within risk appetite.

What Paysafe stands for:

• Being open and honest.
• Keeping focused.
• Operating with Courage.
• Pioneering the future.

Our values and culture are driven by Equality, Development, Social Responsibility and Wellbeing.

How we work:

We follow a hybrid working model, spending an average of three days per week at our office location. The office is located in Gresham Street next to St Paul's cathedral with easy access and transport links via St Paul's, Bank, Cannon Street, City Thameslink, Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Mansion House.

The impact you will have:

• Keep abreast of applicable regulations, sanctions, legislation, prohibition and advisory notes from regulators and UK Government agencies and collaborate with the CCO & MLRO and the Regulatory & Legal teams to ensure those are adequately processed and implemented by the UK businesses.
• The receipt and consideration of escalations from the business regarding consumers, merchants and/or framework/policy/procedural changes or new product launches which require approval and advice from the CCO & MLRO.
• Coordinating correspondence and meetings/presentations with UK regulators, agencies and authorities.
• The preparation and delivery of MLRO reports for the three UK entities.
• The review of business-wide risk assessments for the three UK entities as well as product risk assessments.
• Collaboration with the Group SAR Team, in reviewing and filing SARs in a timely manner.
• Preparing and presenting material, management information and updates to the UK Boards and Committees.
• Their communication, engagement, direction and training of 1LoD teams and the rest of the business.
• Maintenance of record keeping covering: escalations, decisions, remediation plans and MLRO reports.
• Managing any regulatory or external agency reviews and/or enquiries, in collaboration with the Legal and Regulatory teams.
• Close collaboration with global Compliance teams, the Regulatory Reporting team and Regulatory/Legal teams to ensure that UK related regulations, regulator-reporting, management information and entity level risk assessments are considered and adequately implemented for the three UK entities.
• Step into meetings and discussions, and represent the UK CCO & MLRO Unit, at times where the CCO & MLRO are unavailable.
• Develop and deliver management information to the CCO & MLRO on an ad-hoc basis.
• Collaborate with CCO & MLRO Unit Directors to ensure prompt delivery of the above responsibilities.

What we're looking for:

• Knowledge of UK financial crime regulations.
• Previous experience working in a financial crime compliance role, ideally within a payments or fintech environment.

A snippet of what you’ll get in return:

• Make your day work for you with our flexible working hours.
• You decide what your holiday looks like with the option to buy or sell your holiday and carry over up to 5 days into the next year.
• Enjoy social events on our roof top terrace with views onto St Pauls Cathedral.
• Our fully equipped facilities include showers, hairdryers and straighteners and fresh towels.
• Start your day with a free breakfast, fresh fruit and snacks.
• Take a breather in our dedicated wellbeing room.
• Spend time with those important to you with our enhanced paid family policies.
• Test our products Skrill and Neteller. Upon joining we will award you £50 into each wallet.
• Enjoy our discounts on memberships via vitality including, gyms, leisure centres, yoga/Pilates across the country.
• Need a new Laptop or TV? We offer support purchasing Apple and LG products via Stormfront technology.
• Join our six employee-led equality communities and help foster a workplace that celebrates diversity and create opportunities to collaborate and learn.
• Give back to the community with four paid charity days.
• Kickstart your weekend early with our summer hours during the months of June, July and August with a 3pm finish every Friday.
• Let’s not forget, we also offer: Private health insurance (pre‐existing conditions are included) & dental insurance, income protection, life assurance and more.

What to expect next:

• Phone screen with Talent Acquisition.
• Video interview with the Hiring Manager.
• In‐person interview.
• Final HR interview with Talent Acquisition.

If you’re successful joining the team, you’ll be meeting our CEO in person during our new joiners breakfast in London – a great opportunity to network with your peers.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Paysafe is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to providing a work environment of mutual respect to everyone without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.