Compliance Manager

Affirm
United Kingdom
Workplace: RemoteFull timeGBP 101,000 - 149,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 6+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Cross-functional partnership","Sound judgment","Organizational discipline","Discretion","Managing multiple workstreams"]

Lead UK privacy compliance as the designated DPO, coordinating second-line regulatory compliance oversight for the UK entity. Own privacy governance including DPIAs, breach and incident governance, data subject rights, retention/deletion governance, and privacy documentation. Drive privacy compliance monitoring and contribute to enterprise compliance risk assessment, control inventory, and second-line challenge of first-line controls. Partner cross-functionally to operationalize compliance standards and provide recurring governance reporting and issue summaries.

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Compliance Manager

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Job Summary

Lead UK privacy compliance as the designated DPO, coordinating second-line regulatory compliance oversight for the UK entity. Own privacy governance including DPIAs, breach and incident governance, data subject rights, retention/deletion governance, and privacy documentation. Drive privacy compliance monitoring and contribute to enterprise compliance risk assessment, control inventory, and second-line challenge of first-line controls. Partner cross-functionally to operationalize compliance standards and provide recurring governance reporting and issue summaries.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as the primary operational lead for UK privacy compliance and act as the designated Data Protection Officer (DPO) for the UK entity, subject to approvals.
  • •Lead and oversee UK privacy governance activities including DPIAs, privacy risk assessments, incident and breach governance, data subject rights processes, retention and deletion governance, and regulatory documentation updates.
  • •Lead the Privacy Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP) and provide regulatory input into privacy management information (MI) dashboards, recommending improvements.
  • •Support enterprise compliance risk assessment and control inventory work, translate regulatory requirements into compliance standards and governance routines, and help design/implement the UK regulatory compliance framework.
  • •Provide second-line challenge and oversight of first-line control environments, support internal/external audit and regulatory enquiries, and prepare recurring management reporting and issue summaries for senior leadership.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 101,000 - 149,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveEquityFlexible SpendingTech Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •6+ years of experience in regulatory compliance, privacy compliance, risk management, governance, audit, or a related control function, ideally in financial services/fintech and with prior DPO experience in regulated consumer credit.
  • •Strong understanding of UK privacy and regulatory compliance expectations, including UK GDPR, DPIAs, breach processes, data subject rights, conduct risk, and vulnerable customers.
  • •Experience operating within a second-line of defence model, providing governance, oversight, monitoring, and independent challenge of first-line control environments.
  • •Demonstrated ability to translate legal and regulatory requirements into policies, standards, procedures, governance routines, and control expectations.
  • •Experience supporting audits, regulatory exams/control reviews, and strong cross-functional partnership with Legal, Marketing, Product, Engineering, Operations, Risk, and Compliance stakeholders.
Experience:6+ yearsFinancial servicesFintechBanking
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Cross-functional partnershipSound judgmentOrganizational disciplineDiscretionManaging multiple workstreams
Languages:English

Company Brief

Affirm
Provides point-of-sale lending and buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) solutions for consumers and merchants, enabling installment payments, consumer financing, and embedded financial services through APIs and partnerships with retailers and platforms.
Industry: Lending
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2012
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