Fasanara Capital
Compliance Assistant Manager
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Compliance Assistant Manager
Compliance Assistant Manager
About Fasanara
Founded in 2011, Fasanara is a global asset manager and technology platform managing c. USD 5.7 billion AUM (as of December 31, 2025) in Fintech strategies on behalf of pension funds and insurance companies in Europe and North America. With c.130 employees globally, we are a pioneer investor in Fintech Lending and Digital Asset investing, leading Europe’s largest and longest-standing Fintech Lending fund.
We invest in early-stage Fintech companies via venture capital vehicles, leveraging our central role in the Fintech ecosystem to identify and support revolutionary new businesses.
Our Culture
We thrive on meritocracy, rewarding people based on impact, judgement, and excellence in execution. Our environment is collaborative, inclusive, entrepreneurial, and built on trust, with minimal bureaucracy so decisions can move fast and ownership is real. We work hard in a focused and sustainable way, placing a strong emphasis on teamwork, integrity, and quality.
We know that our success depends on exceptional talent and diverse perspectives. We actively build the firm around these values and support our leaders to grow, influence, and shape the future.
The Role
The Compliance Assistant Manager is a generalist role supporting the Compliance function across:
- Policy development
- Regulatory change monitoring
- AML/KYC oversight
- Compliance monitoring
This critical position ensures Fasanara maintains robust compliance frameworks as the business scales across multiple jurisdictions. The ideal candidate must be hands-on, detail-oriented with regulated financial services experience, able to translate regulatory requirements into practical internal processes while supporting both operational compliance and longer-term strategic initiatives.
Responsibilities
Project Management & Coordination
- Manage and coordinate project tasks to meet deadlines
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure success
- Monitor project progress and report to stakeholders
- Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies
- Maintain project documentation and communication
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Policy & Procedure Framework
- Own and manage the compliance policies and procedure library (review cycles, version control, approvals)
- Draft, review, and enhance compliance policies, procedures, and guidance to ensure regulatory alignment
- Translate regulatory requirements into practical, accessible internal processes
- Maintain a structured, up-to-date compliance knowledge library
Regulatory Change Management
- Monitor and track regulatory developments (FCA, SEC, NFA, JMLSG, FATF) and broader legislative changes
- Assess the impact of regulatory changes on business operations, policies, and procedures
- Produce clear, concise impact assessments for senior stakeholders
- Support regulatory horizon scanning and reporting for management and the board
- Coordinate implementation of regulatory changes across the business
AML / KYC Oversight
- Support end-to-end AML/KYC onboarding and periodic reviews for counterparties and service providers
- Review and quality assure KYC documentation across (SDD, CDD, EDD levels)
- Maintain AML/KYC trackers, logs, and risk registers (audit readiness)
- Assist with KYC questionnaires and coordinate responses internally
- Identify and escalate potential financial crime risks and red flags
Compliance Monitoring & Reporting
- Support the compliance monitoring programme (testing, tracking actions across the business)
- Assist in preparing periodic compliance reports for the CCO, board, and management committees
- Provide management information (MI) on:
- Policy reviews
- KYC pipeline progress
- Regulatory change impact
- Training completion
General Compliance Support
- Support the CCO and senior compliance leadership on ad hoc projects and regulatory engagements
- Contribute to business-wide risk assessments and compliance initiatives
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability of compliance processes
- Support implementation of new systems (e.g., KYC tools) and remediation projects
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Requirements
Essential
- 4+ years of compliance experience within an FCA, SEC, or NFA-regulated financial services firm
- Strong understanding of financial services regulation, including:
- FCA rules (SYSC, COBS)
- MLRs 2017
- JMLSG guidance
- Experience drafting and reviewing compliance policies and procedures
- Hands-on experience with AML/KYC processes, including:
- Onboarding
- Due diligence
- Periodic reviews
- Experience tracking and assessing regulatory change and its business impact
- Exceptional written communication skills, with ability to produce clear, structured documentation
- High attention to detail and strong organisational skills
- Generalist compliance experience (not purely operational)
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
Desirable
- Professional compliance qualification (e.g., ICA, ACAMS, or equivalent)
- Experience supporting regulatory interactions or audits
- Exposure to multiple regulatory regimes (UK, US, or international)
- Hands-on experience with KYC system implementation or remediation projects
Benefits
- Competitive bonus scheme
- Wellbeing support:
- Bupa health & dental
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Enhanced pension
- Generous annual leave
- Work-life balance & family support:
- Enhanced parental leave
- Special leave allowances
- Charity giving options
- Team culture & engagement:
- Regular team events
- Legendary summer & Christmas parties
- Knowledge-sharing sessions
- Quarterly town halls
- social activities:
- Team lunches & dinners
- Friday drinks
- Team sport activities
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