Senior Manager, Compliance

🕒 July 2

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Affirm

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2012

💳 Fintech

👥 B2C

🛍️ eCommerce

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2021-01

Fintech • B2C • eCommerce

Affirm is a financial technology company that offers a 'Buy Now, Pay Later' service, allowing consumers to make purchases and pay for them over time with flexible payment plans. Affirm eliminates hidden fees and compound interest, providing clear terms and conditions for its users. The company also offers the Affirm Card, a debit card that allows users to request to pay over time for larger purchases or pay in full for smaller ones. Affirm partners with various retailers across multiple categories, including electronics, apparel, and travel, providing customers with the convenience of paying over time at checkout both online and in physical stores. Affirm's services are integrated with Apple Pay, enabling customers to make payments seamlessly from their iPhone or iPad.

📋 Description

• Serve as the designated Money Laundering Reporting Officer (SMF17) for the UK entity • Provide second-line oversight of the UK financial crimes compliance program • Oversee suspicious activity escalation, internal referral, and reporting governance for the UK entity • Support the design, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the UK AML and financial crimes framework • Lead the development of the firm's Financial Crime Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP) • Lead and execute the UK entity's Business wide compliance risk assessment (BWRA) and control inventory • Partner with UK Compliance and global Financial Crimes leaders • Oversee or coordinate UK financial crimes issue management • Lead preparation of the firm's annual MLRO report • Support internal audit, external audit, regulatory examinations, and bank partner reviews • Maintain and enhance UK financial crimes policies, procedures, standards, and governance documentation • Prepare recurring management reporting, governance materials, and escalation summaries for the UK Compliance Director and other senior stakeholders • Partner with Legal on regulatory interpretation • Support regulator-facing readiness

🎯 Requirements

• Serve as the designated Money Laundering Reporting Officer (SMF17) for the UK entity, subject to final organisational and regulatory approvals. • Provide second-line oversight of the UK financial crimes compliance program, including AML, sanctions, suspicious activity governance, and related control frameworks. • Oversee suspicious activity escalation, internal referral, and reporting governance for the UK entity, including review and escalation of matters requiring MLRO judgment. • Support the design, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the UK AML and financial crimes framework, ensuring alignment to applicable FCA and UK regulatory expectations. • Lead the development of the firm's Financial Crime Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP) ensuring its suitability is aligned to the risk appetite of the firm, the regulatory landscape and the market within which the UK entity operates. • Lead and execute the UK entity's Business wide compliance risk assessment (BWRA) and control inventory, by identifying financial crimes risks, control gaps, regulatory developments, and governance priorities. including collecting and documenting results, establishing where opportunities exist and work with internal and external partners to deliver. • Partner with UK Compliance and global Financial Crimes leaders to maintain a clear and effective UK control environment across onboarding, transaction monitoring, investigations, screening, and related financial crimes processes. • Oversee or coordinate UK financial crimes issue management, including identification of issues, remediation tracking, escalation, and closure governance. • Lead preparation of the firm's annual MLRO report for senior management and the Board of Directors, detailing the control effectiveness of anti money laundering systems and controls, including details on Suspicious Activity reports (SAR’s), fraud, training provision, risk exposure and regulatory position. • Support internal audit, external audit, regulatory examinations, and bank partner reviews relevant to UK financial crimes compliance, including preparation of materials, coordination of responses, and remediation tracking. • Maintain and enhance UK financial crimes policies, procedures, standards, and governance documentation in coordination with broader Compliance and Financial Crimes partners. • Prepare recurring management reporting, governance materials, and escalation summaries for the UK Compliance Director and other senior stakeholders. • Partner with Legal on regulatory interpretation and with first-line stakeholders on implementation, while maintaining second-line independence and effective challenge. • Support regulator-facing readiness and contribute to interactions with UK regulators and other relevant external stakeholders, as appropriate. • Showcase Compliance as an open for business function, accessible and relatable to the goals and objectives of the firm. • Work and collaborate with the Global Financial Crime Compliance Governance Team to build out and execute the Global Financial Crime Framework

🏖️ Benefits

• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents • Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses • Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge • ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount