Compliance Lead Job at City of London ECA Full Time

London, United Kingdom | Posted on 13/01/2026

Soldo is the proactive spend management solution that freesprogressive businesses to accomplish more. Over 25,000 organisations across 31countries use Soldo to end slow, messy, and inefficient spending, bringingfinancial agility and control over every expense.

Soldo frees finance with a uniquely proactive approach tomanaging decentralised spending. By combining a powerful spend managementplatform, user-friendly app, and versatile payment methods, Soldo automatesexpense admin to eliminate the inefficiency in managing business spending.

By proactively managing decentralised spend, organisationsempower employees to spend when and where it’s needed, keeping productivityhigh while avoiding month-end surprises.

Founded in 2015 by Italian digital innovator CarloGualandri, Soldo is headquartered in London, with offices in Dublin, Milan, andRome.

We’re looking for people with big ambitions, cool heads,sharp minds, and warm hearts. Come and join us, as we grow together

What’s in it for you

• Privatehealthcare–foryouandyourfamily
• Genuinecareerdevelopmentopportunities(welovetoseeyousucceed)-includingyourownannual£500careerdevelopmentbudget
• Accesstotraininganddevelopment-includingamentoringprogramme,workshopsandtheopportunitytoprogressontoourleadershipprogramme
• FlexibleworkingoptionsincludingworkingfromhomeorourMaryleboneoffice
• 60days’workanywhere–evenoutsidetheUKifyouwant
• 25days’offayear,pluspublicholidays.PlusextradaysoffonChristmasEve,NewYear’sEveandonyourBirthday
• Upto2volunteeringdaysperyear
• YourownpersonalcompanySoldocard
• EmployeeAssistanceProgramme
• Taxefficientbiketoworkscheme

Therole

As Compliance Lead, the role will be responsible forfostering and maintaining a strong culture of compliance across Soldo. Thisincludes ensuring that our risk management and regulatory compliance programsare in line with regulatory requirements and supervisory expectations, whichincludes ensuring there is an adequate training program across theorganization.

Reporting to the Head of Risk & Compliance, who hasoverall responsibility for the Risk and Compliance function. This role willlead, coordinate and deliver the Compliance roadmap, working across theFinancial Services division and cross-functionally to ensure consistency acrossthe group The successful candidate will be responsible for horizon scanning ofregulation in the UK but potentially also beyond the UK depending on futurecompany expansion plans.

You will ensure that daily compliance risk management andregulatory reporting, including metrics, trend analysis, and recommendationsare in place. In carrying out this role, the person will engage with externalstakeholders, including Regulators, and will work collaboratively and act as apoint of contact for advice with many internal teams across the business,including AML/CFT, Legal, Operations, customer interaction and technology &IT platform teams.

Also ensure consistent approach to compliance standardsacross SFS Ltd, and SFS Dac while maintaining full compliance with allapplicable jurisdictional requirements.

We’re looking for someone who must have:

• Proven experience working as a senior risk and compliance professionalin the financial services industry, preferably in fintech/payments andwith EU-wide scope
• Experienceand understanding of payments, e-money or wallet products / services andbanking functions.
• Adeep understanding of the regulatory compliance issues that a company likeSoldo faces
• Ahistory of maintaining the appropriate Fitness and Probity Standards asdefined by the Central Bank of Ireland
• Aproven ability to build strong working relationships with industrycounterparts, regulators, partners, and at board level
• Strongleadership skills and an ability to create a culture of compliance bydesign across the organization. xxuwjjq
• Effectiveteam player
• Anability to find solutions to complex and hard problems and ability to turnincomplete, conflicting, or ambiguous inputs into solid action plans
• Excellentcommunication skills including an ability to convey a compelling visionfor compliance and risk
• Astrong motivation to progress and learn.
• 2nd language would be a significant plus Please read the following job description thoroughly to ensure you are the right fit for this role before applying.