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Compliance Officer, Lead

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR) is boldly redefining commerce by simplifying complex payments ecosystems across the world. As the leader in commerce-enabling technology, Shift4 powers billions of transactions annually for hundreds of thousands of businesses in virtually every industry. For more information, visit www.shift4.com.

We're looking for a proactive, highly motivated, and ambitious Compliance Officer to join and strengthen our growing Compliance team.
In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in enhancing our company-wide compliance culture. You will act as a critical liaison between Shift4 Payments UK Limited and key regulatory bodies, ensuring that all regulatory requirements are not just met, but seamlessly integrated across the business. If you are ready to work closely with internal teams on complex compliance activities and help drive our mission forward, we want to hear from you.


Company Description
Shift4 is boldly redefining commerce by simplifying complex payments ecosystems across the world. As the leader in commerce-enabling technology, Shift4 powers transactions annually for hundreds of thousands of businesses in virtually every industry.


Job description
As a Compliance Officer, you will be responsible for enhancing and maintaining the robust compliance framework for Shift4 Payments UK Limited. Your duties will include, but not be limited to:


Regulatory & Policy Management

  • Monitor the regulatory landscape to identify new legal developments and assess their specific impact on Shift4 Payments UK Limited and its operations.
  • Develop, draft, and formally endorse internal compliance policies and procedures.
  • Prepare high-quality reports and presentations on essential compliance matters for senior leadership and the Board.
  • Support the creation and execution of the Compliance Monitoring Program.


Operational Compliance

  • Lead and coordinate compliance regulatory projects, including conducting thorough gap analyses.
  • Manage various stakeholders and responsible persons to agree upon deadlines, ensuring timely follow-up and reporting on project progress.
  • Participate in Compliance Testing activities, identifying potential risks, proposing effective mitigating measures, and drafting formal compliance reports.
  • Conduct due diligence reviews on vendors utilising our designated third-party management system.
  • Ensure timely and effective resolution of compliance issues and formal requests from regulatory bodies and relevant agencies.
  • Support the MLRO and Compliance Director with mandatory regulatory reporting obligations and information requests.


Financial Crime & Governance

  • Uphold the company’s adherence to rules and regulations across compliance, governance, conduct, internal control, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and Anti-Terrorist Financing (ATF).
  • Assist in the annual review the AML Business Risk Assessment by evaluating inherent/residual AML risks, analyzing new products, and assessing the effectiveness of existing controls.
  • Document analysis of new regulatory requirements and controls to be implemented to enhance overall compliance and AML capabilities. 
  • Assisting the MLRO and Compliance Director with mandatory reporting obligations.

 

Essential Experience

  • Proven knowledge of the UK financial services sector and the regulatory framework (specifically the FCA).
  • A minimum of three years’ experience in compliance, risk management, or a related field.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of regulatory and conduct risk.
  • Experience in compliance monitoring, policy development, and regulatory submissions.
  • Specific experience in interpreting and applying the Payment Services Regulations (PSR), including the oversight of payment services.


Key Skills

  • Excellent proven track record of effectively creating, developing, and implementing policies and procedures.
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to provide pragmatic, efficient, and useful counsel.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills to engage effectively with internal teams and external regulators.
     

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

 

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