• Are you curious, excited by experimentation and always looking to innovate?
• Do you want to work in embedded payments where you can keep learning and developing whilst getting hands-on experience?

If so, we would love to connect and collaborate!

We want to hire ambitious, and value-adding talent into Modulr, one of the fastest growing payments businesses in the UK and Europe. Modulr is experiencing significant growth, and this role recognises the criticality of identifying and managing regulatory change as well as being able to influence future policy in the UK and Europe.

About us

At Modulr, our vision is a world where all businesses are powered by embedded payments. Modulr enables businesses, from SMEs to Enterprise, across the UK and Europe to efficiently pay-in, collect and disburse funds instantly via a range of payment schemes, accounts, and card products.

We have created an industry-leading API platform with comprehensive online tools and access, to meet the demands of daily business payments. We are connected to an expanding network of accounting and payroll platforms, including Sage, Xero, BrightPay and IRIS. Our payments expertise and extensive product capability enables us to build tailored solutions to solve complex payment problems for hundreds of clients in a range of industries, including Travel, Merchant Payments, Lending, Wage Advance, and Investment & Wealth.

We are deeply integrated into the payment eco-system. In the UK, we are direct participants of Faster Payments and Bacs. Modulr hold settlement accounts at the Bank of England. Our payment network connectivity includes CHAPS, Open Banking, SEPA, SWIFT and account issuance in 11 currencies. We are principal issuing members of Visa and Mastercard schemes across UK and Europe. 

Our regulatory permissions and governance structure are the foundations of our business. We are regulated and supervised as an Authorised Electronic Money Institution (AEMI) in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority and in the Netherlands by De Nederlandsche Bank.

Our founding team has a wealth of experience in the payments industry and growing successful businesses. Modulr is backed by the venture arms of payments giants PayPal and FIS, as well as growth investors Blenheim Chalcot, General Atlantic, Frog Capital and Europe.

Modulr now has over 400 employees spread globally across offices in London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, and Mumbai.

Modulr values

• Building the extraordinary; going that extra mile.
• Owning the opportunity; be passionate and proud of the time you invest.
• Move at pace; reach goals faster whilst supported on your career journey.
• Achieve it together, working collaboratively and being a Modulite.

The team

This role will sit within the second line risk and compliance function reporting into the Head of Risk & Compliance and be part of a team responsible for ensuring the financial crime frameworks are designed and operating effectively. The wider business teams are based in Edinburgh, London, Amsterdam and Mumbai. Modulr has an office-first policy as face-to-face and ad hoc collaboration will maximise our ability to meet our ambitious growth and profitability goals.  In practise we expect our colleagues to be in-office at least 4 days per week.

The role

The scope of the role will be AML, CTF, Fraud and Sanctions and will include advisory, assurance and reporting. The role holder will primarily focus on the UK entity but also work closely with colleagues in the Dutch business where Modulr also holds an EMI licence

Modulr has a strong team with extensive experience in payments, so you will have a chance to learn from some experts with a real passion for developing the business.

Specific duties

• Maintain a strong focus on the external environment to identify best practice and changes in regulatory focus ensure our systems and controls remain proportionate and effective
• Actively engage and participate across the industry to ensure Modulr is a trusted partner with these stakeholders - including regulators and law enforcement.
• Work with colleagues in Operations delivering core Financial Crime services to ensure they are executing to the required standards in terms of quality and outcomes, and provide insight and advice on opportunities to enhance and improve process.
• Provide targeted and general training and awareness to colleagues across the business to ensure a strong culture is in place to tackle financial crime risks.
• Enhance and monitor a suite of KPIs and KRIs to identify areas of strength and areas that require improvement.
• Contribute to key framework items including the annual MLRO report, AML risk assessments and align with colleagues in product to support the relevant product risk assessments.
• Ensure technology and data are at the heart of our compliance agenda, identifying innovative and creative ways to maintain our strong compliance focus whilst optimising service and wider business capability.
• Support annual risk appetite assessment, design key risk indicators, early warning indicators, and risk response strategies.
• Work with Internal Audit to deliver strategies and plans to provide the board with assurance of our status of compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

About you

• You will need to have worked in a similar role within a fast paced FS environment.
• It would be great if you have exposure to Payments and FinTech but not essential.
• Great engagement and influencing skills, recognising the importance of developing strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to deliver clear and concise messages with actionable insights.
• A strong background in analysing requirements, translating these into specific changes and co-ordinating their implementation across multiple contributors.

What can Modulr offer you

You will be part of a cross disciplinary team(s), with co-workers located in Edinburgh, London, Amsterdam, and India. We are friendly and sociable, challenging but rewarding. We want you to push yourself and for us to support you in your future as we scale up and grow.

• Share Options Incentive Scheme.
• Company Bonus - the more successful we are together, the greater the reward.
• Flexible benefits - £1000 to spend on a variety of benefits for you to choose from which suit your lifestyle and needs. Including Private medical insurance, gym membership, health checks etc.
• Perkbox - enjoy freebies and discounts on many other products and services.
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) & your birthday off - choose which days you take off to relax and/or spend time with loved ones.
• Learning Opportunities – on joining Modulr you will embark on our 2-day onboarding programme, called ModStart, to be equipped with the Modulr know-how and arm you with the tools you need to be successful from day 1! But we do not want your learning to stop there so we will continue to provide you with the tools and capabilities through our learning channels and platforms.
• Modulr hands-on - join your colleagues for our company wide events throughout the year. 
• Great workspace - Modulr thrives on innovation which is best done through in-person collaboration. This approach enables us to work together closely, exchange ideas, and create innovative solutions that drive our success. We ask our team members to be based in the office 4 or more days a week. We have state of the art offices located in Exchange Cresent Edinburgh, ScaleSpace in London, and WeWork in Amsterdam.
• Bike to work / E-bike scheme.

ModInclusion

At Modulr, we are working hard to build a more positive diverse and inclusive culture that helps everyone to feel they belong and can truly bring their whole self to work. Not only is it the right thing to do for everyone in the Modulr team, it’s also the right thing to do for our business, the community we operate in and attracting future talent. As part of our approach, we actively welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.

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