Job Description

The Uber Payments UK (UPUK) Chief Risk and Compliance Officer (CRCO) role is a leadership position in the UK payments team with responsibility for leading its second line team across overall management of operational, financial and compliance risks and implementation of regulatory requirements. This leader reports to the CEO and Chairperson of the Board of UPUK.

What You'll Do

Ultimate responsibility for overall risk management of UPUK as well as Customer Due Diligence, Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing programs and ensuring compliance with regulations, good practices by regulators and other relevant prudential requirements applicable to UPUK. Establish and maintain relationship and communication with UPUK's regulators. Finding the right balance of managing robust systems and controls, with enabling business goals. Motivating and leading a risk and compliance team to put a robust risk framework into practice, managing escalations and syndicate compliance across the organisation. Building and maintaining effective controls, incident response and management thereof. Establishing and maintaining relationships with risk owners in other areas of Uber. Maintaining strong relationships with other Uber leadership roles in the UK, as well as with leadership within Uber; Ensuring that Financial Crime management is conducted according to industry best practice. Staying abreast of legislative, regulatory and corporate governance developments that might affect UPUK's operation. Managing and executing reporting and making recommendations; and identifying compliance risks associated with the business activities. Follow up on resolution of compliance issues that may arise. Managing the service provision of risk and compliance processes by Uber Board member and company director

What You'll Need

Minimum 10 years relevant work experience in financial services, payments; Minimum 5 years of leadership experience; Statutory Managing Board, or equivalent, experience; Experience building solutions in a regulated industry in a fast-moving technology-savvy environment; Solid understanding and background in managing risk and governance issues Experience managing relationships and proactive communication with regulatory bodies; Impeccable judgment, integrity, and ability to set an ethical example; Familiarity with the Payment Services Directive, E-Money Directive, and other relevant financial regulations, approved person regimes, and other relevant prudential requirements.

Bonus Points If

Experience in start up cultures with a focus on efficiency and speed of execution * Ability to simplify requirements to make them easily translatable and relevant to a tech firms operating model