Affirm
Senior Manager, Compliance
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Senior Manager, Compliance
Senior Compliance Manager – Financial Crime & AML (FCA Certified)
Affirm
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, offering consumers flexible ‘buy now, pay later’ solutions—no hidden fees or compounding interest.
We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Compliance Manager to oversee FCA compliance, Financial Crime, and AML programs within our UK entity. The ideal candidate will possess:
- Extensive knowledge of FCA and UK financial regulations
- Proven ability to develop, implement, and refine compliance frameworks
- Strong analytical skills and a track record in risk management
#### Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the designated Money Laundering Reporting Officer (SMF17) for Affirm UK (subject to regulatory approval).
- Provide second-line oversight of the UK Financial Crimes Compliance Program, including:
- AML and sanctions controls
- Suspicious Activity Monitoring (SAM)
- Related governance frameworks
- Oversee suspicious activity escalation, internal referrals, and reporting, including:
- Review of MLRO escalation decisions
- Handling high-risk SAR (Suspicious Activity Report) cases
- Lead the Financial Crime Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP), ensuring alignment with:
- FCA expectations
- Affirm’s risk appetite
- Regulatory and market trends
- Conduct and manage the UK Business-wide Compliance Risk Assessment (BWRA), identifying:
- Key financial crime risks
- Control gaps
- Regulatory updates
- Governance priorities
- Collaborate with UK Compliance and Global Financial Crimes leaders to maintain:
- Effective control environments across onboarding, transaction monitoring, investigations, and screening
- Oversee UK financial crimes issue management, including:
- Issue identification
- Remediation tracking
- Escalation governance
- Closure tracking
- Produce the firm’s annual MLRO report, covering:
- SAR metrics
- Fraud trends
- Training programs
- Risk exposure and regulatory position updates
- Support audit, regulatory examinations, and bank partner reviews, including:
- Regulatory preparation
- Response coordination
- Remediation tracking
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- Maintain and improve UK Financial Crimes policies, procedures, and documentation.
- Develop recurring management reports, governance materials, and escalation summaries for senior stakeholders.
- Partner with Legal and First-Line teams on:
- Regulatory interpretation
- Effective challenge function
- Support regulator engagement and government relations efforts.
- Foster a customer-first compliance culture, aligning the function with Affirm's business objectives.
- Contribute to building and executing the Global Financial Crimes Framework in collaboration with the Global Financial Crime Compliance Governance Team.
#### Requirements
- SMF17 certification (required) or equivalent FCA oversight experience.
- 3+ years in Financial Crime, compliance, or risk management (FCA-centric).
- Clear understanding of UK AML, sanctions, and financial crime regulations.
- Strong project management and change delivery experience.
- Ability to guide complex risk and control assessments.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and challenge skills.
- Strong, confident communicator with board- and regulator-level readiness.
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#### Benefits & Compensation:aises
- Competitive package: £120,000–£168,000 (GBP Annual Base Range)
- Career progression through Equity Grade-6 offerings at Affirm.
- Fully subsidized medical, dental, and vision for you and dependents.
- Technology and wellness stipends, flexible spending, and an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
- A remote-first culture, with occasional office access as required.
- Core values-driven environment with gerous development, professional growth and inclusion programs.
#### Company Values
Affirm is proud of its people-first approach—the work is meaningful, and the benefits reflect that. We provide tailored accommodations during hiring to ensure an inclusive experience.
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Pursuant to UK equal opportunity laws, Affirm is committed to equitable applicant consideration.
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