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Compliance Manager leading UK privacy oversight and DPO responsibilities at Affirm, a buy-now-pay-later company. Driving regulatory governance, monitoring, risk assessments, and second-line control challenge.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and coordinate second-line regulatory compliance and privacy oversight activities for the UK entity
- Serve as operational lead for UK privacy compliance and designated Data Protection Officer (DPO), subject to final organisational and regulatory approvals
- Oversee privacy governance activities including DPIAs, privacy risk assessments, incident and breach governance, data subject rights, retention and deletion governance, and regulatory documentation
- Lead regulatory input for the Privacy Management Information dashboard, including consumer outcomes and privacy requirements metrics
- Develop the Privacy Compliance Monitoring Programme aligned with the firm’s risk appetite, regulatory landscape, and market
- Support the enterprise-wide compliance risk assessment and control inventory
- Translate legal and regulatory requirements into compliance standards, governance routines, oversight expectations, and program requirements
- Support design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the UK regulatory compliance framework across privacy, conduct, consumer protection, and vulnerable customer programs
- Provide second-line challenge and oversight of first-line control environments, including control design review, gap identification, issue escalation, and remediation tracking
- Maintain and enhance UK compliance issues management, risk assessment, control oversight, and reporting processes
- Support internal and external audits, regulatory enquiries, and external partner reviews
- Prepare management reporting, governance materials, and issue summaries for senior leadership and governance forums
- Partner with Legal, Product, Engineering, Operations, Risk, Financial Crimes, and Compliance stakeholders
- Coordinate with regional and global Compliance partners across jurisdictions
- Improve compliance processes, governance routines, documentation standards, and oversight tools
- Position Compliance as an accessible, business-oriented function
Requirements:
- 6+ years of experience in regulatory compliance, privacy compliance, risk management, governance, audit, or a related control function
- Preferably experience within financial services, fintech, banking, or another regulated environment
- Ideally past experience acting as a DPO in a regulated consumer credit firm
- Strong understanding of UK privacy and regulatory compliance expectations, including UK GDPR, governance, DPIAs, breach processes, data subject rights, consumer protection, conduct risk, vulnerable customers, and related compliance program requirements
- Experience operating within a second-line of defence model, including governance, oversight, monitoring, and independent challenge of first-line control environments
- Ability to translate legal and regulatory requirements into policies, standards, procedures, governance routines, and control expectations
- Experience supporting audits, regulatory exams, control reviews, or similar oversight processes in a regulated environment
- Strong cross-functional partnership skills with Legal, Marketing, Product, Engineering, Operations, Risk, and Compliance stakeholders
- Sound judgment, organisational discipline, and ability to manage sensitive regulatory matters with discretion and rigor
- Experience preparing management reporting, governance materials, and escalation summaries for senior stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams and move between strategic governance design and day-to-day execution
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience; relevant certifications
Benefits:
- Monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending
- 100% subsidised medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents
- Health care coverage with all premiums covered for you and your dependents
- Flexible Spending Wallets with stipends for Technology, Food, Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
- Competitive vacation and holiday schedules
- Employee stock purchase plan enabling employees to buy Affirm shares at a discount
- Reasonable accommodations during the hiring process
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