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Legal Risk and Compliance Officer

2 months ago


United Kingdom Plutus Full time €45,000

We are a UK based Fintech startup, bridging the gap between the traditional payment infrastructure and the blockchain. A distributed team with our head office in London for our local team, however we encourage working 100% remotely/hybrid, we are passionate about our product, we have a great engineering culture, and we're looking for other talented individuals to join us to disrupt the finance industry.
We are a highly collaborative team with little micro-management but you'll get lots of guidance and support from your colleagues. Personal finance and management platform
Payment infrastructure with third party VISA integration
Peer-to-Peer currency exchange built on the Blockchain
Android Finance Application
Regulatory Compliance

Provide compliance advice to the rest of the Plutus team, business units and management.
Construct, review and maintain compliance policies, procedures and processes to ensure that the systems and controls framework is adequate and up-to-date.
Conduct compliance reviews, perform compliance monitoring and surveillance to ensure that policies, procedures and practices are being followed and adhered to.
Provide regular internal management information on compliance related activities, for onward escalation, including the development of compliance governance packs.
Manage awareness, identification and remediation of compliance breaches, and ensure these are escalated appropriately.
Implement risk-based monitoring and assurance programs on core oversight activities - such as complaints, customer outcomes, outsourcing, product governance, financial promotions, etc.
Assist on the development and delivery of compliance training to the organisation.
Partner with the other Team Lead to drive the appropriate execution of compliance requirements and product governance.

Financial Crime Compliance

To assist the MLRO in ensuring Plutus operates in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements and group standards relating to Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing, Market Abuse, Anti Bribery, PEPs and Sanctions, Criminal Finances and Fraud.
Assess the money laundering risks of any new products and services, or any new channels for promoting and distributing them
Perform financial crime thematic reviews and implement control testing programmes
Perform group-wide risk assessments and communicate outcomes to senior management committees and via the MLRO Report
Maintaining oversight of High-Risk relationships, PEP management, EDD sign off, periodic and trigger review processes and breach management, escalating to the MLRO where appropriate
Data Protection Officer 

Keeping Policies & Procedures Up-To-Date

Roll out AML training to all new and existing employees
Keep up to date with relevant regulatory news
Ensure all regulatory changes are reviewed and the impact notified to the Principal Officer and/or Board
Conduct ad-hoc reviews and/or special investigations as required
Identify and evaluate the company’s data processing activities
Provide advice and instructions on how to conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
Monitor data management procedures and compliance within the company
Ensure we address all queries from data subjects within legal timeframes (e.g. delete their information from our databases)
Liaise with other organisations that process data on our behalf
Write and update detailed guides on data protection policies
Arrange for training on GDPR compliance for employees
Follow up with changes in law and issue recommendations to ensure compliance
Experience in data protection and legal compliance
Work experience in data protection and legal compliance is a plus
Solid knowledge of GDPR and national data protection laws
Knowledge of data processing operations in the company’s sector is preferrable
Familiarity with computer security systems