GetGround
Legal and Compliance Director
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Legal and Compliance Director
We're looking for a Legal and Compliance Director to own and build our legal, regulatory compliance, and risk function as GetGround scales its regulated financial services and property investment platform. With ambitious plans to grow into new markets, this is a role for a highly commercial lawyer who has operated at a senior level, built or led a legal and compliance function, and is ready to help shape the business.
You'll shape how a fast-growing business that operates at the intersection of fintech, proptech, and wealthtech manages risk, meets its regulatory obligations, and earns the trust of customers, regulators, and partners—including as we look beyond our current markets.
This role reports directly to the COO.
The Opportunity
GetGround has grown significantly since we last needed this function:
- £2Bn+ in assets on platform
- 30,000+ users in 70 countries
- A portfolio of regulated products spanning mortgages, property management, and investment tools
Our ambition is to expand further, including into new geographies, and our legal and regulatory function must be prepared for that.
This isn’t just about managing the current function—it’s about shaping it for the future. You’ll:
- Set strategy
- Build scalable frameworks for new markets
- Lead the team during high-stakes situations
You’ll also champion the use of AI and legal technology tools to streamline processes—whether for **contract review, regulatory research, or compliance monitoring—**making us a faster, more scalable team.
What You’ll Be Doing
Legal Leadership
- Oversee all legal matters—corporate, commercial, IP, employment, data, product, and fundraising
- Drive and support geographic expansion, including navigating complex legal and regulatory environments
- Lead and negotiate high-value commercial partnerships, customer, and supplier contracts
- Advise the CEO and leadership team on legal risk in new product launches and market entries
- Manage external legal counsel relationships with strict commercial discipline
- Build a scalable legal infrastructure, including templates, processes, playbooks, and training
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Regulatory Compliance
- Ensure FCA compliance for all products and markets (including Consumer Duty, COBS, and MCOB)
- Act as—or appoint and oversee—the Compliance Officer (CO) and MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer), with full accountability for:
- AML (Anti-Money Laundering)
- KYC (Know Your Customer)
- Financial crime controls
- Lead proactive regulatory engagement with the FCA and other bodies
- Secure relationships and frameworks that support future market entry
- Ensure all regulated communications, marketing, and customer-facing content meet compliance standards
Risk Management
- Design and own the enterprise risk management framework, covering:
- Risk appetite
- Policies and governance
- Reporting processes
- Drive risk identification, assessment, and mitigation across all business areas
Building the Team and Culture
- Develop and manage a high-performing legal and compliance team as the company scales
- Foster a compliance culture that enables growth, not hinders it—pragmatic, proportionate, and trusted
- Be a visible partner across all functions: Finance, Product, Engineering, Operations, and Marketing
About You
Required
You are a qualified solicitor with significant post-qualification experience (PQE)—and crucially, you’ve moved well beyond pure legal delivery. You bring: ✔ Senior legal leadership experience—8+ years of PQE and proven experience heading a legal function ✔ Commercial mindset—you think like a businessperson first, lawyer second, trusted to balance risk with growth decisions ✔ FCA expertise—deep hands-on knowledge of operating in FCA-regulated environments, including:
- Consumer Duty
- COBS (Consumer Protection from Mis-selling Regulations)
- MCOB (Mortal Credit Obligations Byelaws) ✔ Compliance & financial crime experience—proven ability to implement AML, KYC, and financial crime controls with practical pragmatism ✔ International outlook—comfortable working across multiple jurisdictions, with curiosity and commercial acumen for new markets ✔ People leadership—strong in building culture, developing talent, and influencing without formal authority ✔ Board-level credibility—comfortable advising executives and presenting to boards
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Highly Desirable
✨ Experience with property, mortgage, or investment products ✨ Familiarity with international or emerging market regulatory frameworks ✨ Having held an FCA-approved person status
We Know Great Candidates Don’t Fit Every Tick-box
If this role excites you and you meet most criteria, we’d love to hear from you!
What We’re Building
GetGround is creating the first end-to-end real estate investment offering, making the dream of owning real estate more accessible to everyone globally.
Diversity & Inclusion at GetGround
We actively support diversity and inclusion, valuing candidates from all backgrounds. We’re committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of:
- Race
- Religion or belief
- Ethnic or national origin
- Disability
- Age
- Citizenship
- Marital or civil partnership status
- Sexual orientation
- Gender identity
Our Commitment
🔹 42% of our employees identify as female or non-binary 🔹 58% male 🔹 22 nationalities across offices in 5 countries 🔹 We celebrate key D&I events, including:
- Black History Month
- International Women’s Day
- Pride
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