Part time 3 days/ week - Hybrid or fully remote

The Role

We’re looking for a part-time skilled and experienced Global Compliance & Risk Consultant to join our team in the UK. Reporting to the CFO, this is a key role ensuring that our operations adhere to all relevant regulatory requirements and industry best practices, while also helping the business manage risks effectively and proportionately. A vital role in safeguarding the integrity and reputation of Unbiased globally, meaning both for Unbiased Ltd in the UK for and Unbiased Inc. in the USA, whilst driving sustainable growth and success.

In a nutshell, you’ll be responsible for…

• Act as the key Compliance & Risk resource for the business, working collaboratively and effectively to bring a compliance and risk insight to business led projects.

• Work closely with the (external) Principal FCA regulated firm to ensure that Unbiased (appointed representative) remains FCA complaint.

• Act as the primary point of contact with FCA authorised partners, SEC and other regulatory bodies ensuring queries are responded to and keeping up to date with reporting requirements.

• Ensuring that relevant regulatory and best practice requirements are adhered to (for our business operations)

• Maintaining a comprehensive understanding of FCA, SEC, ISO, SOC2 etc. regulations, guidelines and industry standards relevant to our business operations and ensuring these are communicated to business leaders in a digestible manner.

• Designing and implementing compliance policies, procedures, and controls to mitigate regulatory and operational risks whilst ensuring alignment with business priorities.

• Develop and manage a company-wide Risk Register to educate the business on all aspects of risk.

• Conducting regular compliance reviews, assessments, and audits to identify potential areas of non-compliance and implement corrective actions, including client and supplier onboarding from a compliance viewpoint.

• Providing expert guidance and support to Unbiased’s business leaders on compliance matters, including training and awareness initiatives.

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to assess the impact of regulatory changes and implement necessary updates to policies and procedures.

• Staying abreast of emerging trends, developments and regulatory updates in the financial services industry and proactively advise management on potential implications.

• Approval of financial promotions for both the UK and US businesses in accordance with the relevant regulatory requirements and ensuring appropriate records are kept.

• Co-ordinate and manage external compliance and regulatory advisors regarding the implementation of compliance policies, procedures, and controls to mitigate regulatory and operational risks for Unbiased globally.

To succeed, you’ll need…

• Essential: Proven experience in financial services compliance and risk management – with a wide breadth of experience covering topics such as Consumer Duty, financial promotions, complaints, data protection and an ability to apply the principals to a non-FCA regulated firm like Unbiased.

• Essential: Breadth of knowledge of retail financial products, services, and market activities, particularly within the UK regulatory landscape.

• Essential: Proven track record of developing and implementing effective compliance programs and controls.

• Essential: Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to interpret complex regulations and assess their impact on business operations.

• Essential: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.

• Beneficial: Knowledge of, and experience with SEC regulations.

• Beneficial: a degree in finance, business administration, law or a related field; advanced professional certification preferred (CFA, CAMA, CRCM, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or a professional law qualification).

Our Shared Values...

At Unbiased we have set of values that underpin the work that we do, we hope you’ll share these too!

• Be relentless about progress - working at pace to solve problems, navigate around blockers and prioritising company OKR’s.

• Own it and get it done – taking ownership of your projects, involving the right people at the right time and making meaningful contributions.

• Share and seek input – proactive in seeking and acting upon feedback. Being open, sharing knowledge and proactively communicating.

• Enjoy the journey – Ensuring cross-team collaboration and proactively celebrating achievements of your peers

How we’ll take care of you: 

• Investment in your Development: Alongside in-house training, you’ll be allocated a generous yearly allowance to invest in your career development.

• Investment in your Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is a top priority for us, and you’ll be able to benefit an annual wellbeing allowance. On top of this, we have arranged for Private Medical Insurance for extra peace of mind.

• Social Events: We’re a social bunch so you can expect plenty of activities based in and around our vibrant office in the heart of Farringdon. 

The Usual Benefits:  

• Holiday: you’ll be allocated plenty of holiday to ensure that you have enough time to recharge, work-life balance is super important to us here (you’ll also have your birthday off as paid annual leave!)

• Flexible working: we’ll work with you to find the balance of office-based work and remote working

• Pension: you’ll be able to save via salary sacrifice scheme, with Unbiased contributing above the minimum required amount, subject to banded earnings.

• Private Medical Insurance: you can add your dependents and spouse

• Life insurance 

• Cycle to work scheme 

About Unbiased

Unbiased is an AI-enabled financial advice platform, empowering people to make confident financial decisions and delivering unrivalled growth for advice firms.

With the greatest wealth transfer in history now underway, Unbiased connects people to trusted advice across pensions and retirement, inheritance planning, mortgages, accountancy, and more.

The Unbiased platform applies advanced models trained on a rich dataset of user activity to intelligently match individuals with qualified advisers, providing the easiest and most reliable way to access financial expertise.

Since 2010, Unbiased has generated over $100 billion in AUM opportunities for financial advisers, with 65% of prospects new to advice. Reaching more than 10 million consumers annually, it is the leading source of client demand in the industry.

We have a talented team who share our vision and know that to be the best at what we do, we need to be relentless about progress. We are a team of doers who move quickly, collaborate and learn from our mistakes. We're enjoying this exciting journey we are on – we are helping people and shaping a growing business at the same time.

We actively encourage women to apply and bring their diverse perspectives to our team, as we believe in fostering an inclusive and empowering workplace where everyone can thrive. We are a female founded company, with a culture focused on diversity and inclusion amongst our entire team.

Equal Opportunity 

The best ideas are often the least expected and require new ways of thinking; that’s why our teams at Unbiased are made up of broad range of talented people. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status.

Data Privacy

Personal information about unsuccessful candidates will be held for 12 months after the recruitment exercise has been completed, it will then be destroyed or deleted. We retain de-personalised statistical information about applicants to help inform our recruitment activities, but no individuals are identifiable from that data.

Once a person has taken up employment with Unbiased, we will compile a file relating to their employment. The information contained in this will be kept secure and will only be used for purposes directly relevant to that person’s employment. Once their employment with Unbiased has ended, we will retain the file in accordance with the requirements of our retention schedule and then delete it.

Agencies

As much as we appreciate the help, we’re using our own direct sourcing methods or we’re working with one of our carefully selected Agency Partners on this vacancy. To find out a little more about how we partner with agencies please email talent@unbiased.co.uk FAO our Talent Manager, speculative phone calls will not be taken by our team neither will CV submissions without Unbiased or the candidates expressed consent.