Regulatory Affairs Manager
Absolute Recruit
London · posted 19 August 2026
Salary
£85,000 – £95,000 a year
Location
London, City of London
Category
Banking and Financial Services
The full job description covers all associated skills, previous experience, and any qualifications that applicants are expected to have.
A fast-growing, founder-led and privately owned fintech providing regulated, end-to-end payment infrastructure to financial services businesses. The company has more than 150 employees across the UK and mainland Europe and has built its proposition on proprietary in-house technology.
Duties
- Act as the main point of contact for routine communications with regulators, including drafting information responses, requests and regulatory reports.
- Monitor regulatory guidance and rules, advise the business on applicability and translate requirements into clear, actionable steps.
- Play a key role in new licence applications and variations of permission.
- Partner with Product, Sales, Operations and other teams to embed regulatory requirements into new projects, products and operational processes.
- Coordinate engagement with external auditors during regulatory audits.
- Educate and advise internal stakeholders on industry standards and regulatory expectations, helping to maintain a strong regulatory culture.
Ideal candidate profile
- Previous regulatory experience within financial services, with familiarity across payments and crypto assets.
- Demonstrable experience engaging directly with regulators and making a significant contribution to regulatory applications.
- Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, regulated environment.
- Proactive, reliable and collaborative, with the confidence to take ownership and advise senior stakeholders.
- Commercially minded and comfortable working cross-functionally with Product, Sales and Operations teams.
- Motivated by learning, responsibility and the opportunity to grow with an expanding business.
Package
- £85,000 - £95,000 base salary.
- Hybrid working, with flexibility to work from home three days per week.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Private medical and dental cover after the probationary period.
- Life assurance.
- Employee Assistance Programme and rewards and perks through YuLife. xwzovoh
- Enhanced company pension scheme.
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