Senior Regulatory Compliance Manager and UK MLRO
Ramp
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👋🏼 A few words about us
🙌🏼 What you will be doing
We’re looking for a Senior Regulatory Compliance Manager and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) to join our UK team, based out of our London office. You will play a key role in collaborating with our Head of Compliance (US) and Head of Compliance (Ireland) in overseeing our global regulatory compliance programme, with a specific focus on financial crime and UK regulatory obligations.
This is a second line of defence role reporting to the Chief Risk & Compliance Officer working in close collaboration with a range of cross-functional teams including Legal, Compliance Operations, Support, Product, Commercial and Technology.
🧩 What you will be working on
AML / Financial Crime
- Act as MLRO for Ramp UK, maintaining an effective AML/CTF framework in line with UK regulatory requirements.
- Support the development, implementation and oversight of AML/CFT/Sanctions policies and controls.
- Assist in conducting and documenting annual ML/TF business risk assessments.
- Oversee or support investigations into suspicious activity, including drafting and submitting Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to the National Crime Agency (NCA).
- Manage relationships and correspondence with law enforcement agencies and regulators (e.g., FCA, HMRC).
- Contribute to the ongoing monitoring and reporting of AML/KYC controls across the business.
- Assist in preparing compliance MI and MLRO reporting packs for senior management and the Board.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders across the business to maintain a strong compliance culture.
- Support the design and delivery of annual AML, Sanctions and Financial Crime training programmes.
Regulatory Compliance
- Support the Head of Compliance US and Ireland in interpreting and implementing applicable FCA rules and other regulatory obligations, including the UK Travel Rule, Consumer Duty, and operational resilience requirements.
- Monitor relevant regulatory developments, analyse their impact on the business, and support implementation of necessary changes.
- Assist in the completion of periodic regulatory filings, licence renewals, and internal governance reviews.
- Manage FinProm and HR3C customer approvals.
- Contribute to internal second-line monitoring and thematic reviews across compliance areas.
- Oversee certain global compliance functions, including country risk updates, partner due diligence and token reviews.
🤟 What you will bring
- 7+ years of experience in a second line AML and regulatory compliance role within a UK regulated financial institution, crypto firm, consultancy or regulator.
- Previous experience acting as (or supporting) an MLRO or Deputy MLRO function at a cryptocurrency or fintech company.
- Strong understanding of crypto and the evolving regulatory landscape.
- Experience building compliance programs from the ground up.
- Experience working with and presenting to regulators, with excellent working knowledge of UK AML regulations (MLRs), JMLSG guidance, and FCA expectations relating to AML, Sanctions, and financial crime.
- Familiarity with the FCA Handbook, including SYSC, COND, and DISP.
- Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence across stakeholders, including commercial, product, risk, marketing, and legal teams.
- Analytical mindset and strong attention to detail, with an ability to work on multiple projects independently and under pressure.
- Proficiency with compliance tooling and systems; adaptability to new technologies.
🤝 Our interview process
- Discovery interview with Talent Partner
- Hiring Manager Interview
- Technical interview with Head of Compliance Ireland and Cultural Fit Interview with Chief People Officer
- Final interview with Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
🪄 What’s in it for you?
💸 Competitive Salary
- Zero-fee crypto purchases via on-ramp and off-ramp!
🩺 Health & wellbeing
- Private healthcare for you and your dependents
- Cycle to work scheme
🏢 Great working environment
- Hybrid working in a modern and comfy office which has everything you'll need to excel and collaborate with your team
- Self-development and conference budget
- The best laptops and kit to work on
- Internal Tech meetups on-site & online
🍿 Socials
- Lunch on us once a week for you to connect with your fellow Rampers
- Healthy snacks and beverages in the office daily
- Team socials funded by us
💚 Our Culture
We are fueled by a strong sense of community, purpose, and the drive to build a sustainable business. Together, we nurture a culture of high performance, low egos, receptive minds, and collaboration. We provide space for ambition, trust and empowerment to allow you to be your best self.
Our culture has been founder-driven from the start, it is defined by our shared values and behaviours, which are distinctly Ramp Network and represent the organisation that we have built. This is our recipe for success that we all believe in…this is how we will win!
👉Check out this short video to learn more about Life working at Ramp Network
Diversity and Inclusivity Statement
At Ramp Network, inclusivity and equality are core to our mission, and we strive to embed these values in every aspect of our operations. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters innovation, collaboration, and success.
One of our core values, Radically Inclusive, is enacted daily. We create a space of belonging and support, fostering a tightly-knit team that embraces diversity in all its forms. Being different isn’t just welcomed; it unites us and gives us our edge. We give space for all peculiarities, nerdiness, and quirkiness!
We are proud of the progress we have made as a fast-growing start-up, but we recognize that our journey is ongoing. We look forward to evolving our diversity, equity, and inclusion practices further in 2025 and beyond, creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.