Hello, we’re Starling. We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. We’re a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We’re a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. We employ nearly 4,000 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.As a Senior Compliance Manager within Starling's Risk & Compliance Department, you will play a pivotal role in our Second Line of Defence (2LoD). Reporting directly to the Head of Conduct and Compliance Advice, your purpose is to provide robust regulatory compliance advice, guidance, and independent oversight to our first-line business teams. You will ensure the Bank effectively manages its regulatory and conduct-related risks while consistently delivering good customer outcomes. This role requires a balance of strong leadership - supporting the day-to-day management of a high-performing advice team - and deep regulatory expertise to cover all current and future products, services, and overarching compliance frameworks. In this position, you will act as a people manager, overseeing and guiding a team of three direct reports.This role is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. Responsibilities: Team Leadership & Management: Support the Head of Conduct & Compliance Advice with the day-to-day management of the team. Provide ongoing people management, coaching, and development to specialist direct reports, ensuring appropriate skill, capacity, and performance levels. Regulatory Advice & Guidance: Deliver timely, accurate 2LoD compliance and conduct advice across all Starling products, services, and overarching requirements (including Consumer Duty, conduct risk, SMCR, outsourcing, product governance, vulnerable customers, complaints, and conflicts of interest). Oversight & Challenge: Provide independent challenge and oversight to the First Line of Defence (1LoD), while simultaneously building strong, collaborative relationships to foster an effective working environment between Compliance and the business. Frameworks & Policies: Support the development and implementation of requisite conduct risk and compliance frameworks and policies. Reporting: Assist the Head of Conduct & Compliance Advice and the broader team with the production of the monthly Compliance reporting pack. RequirementsLeadership & Coaching: Proven ability to effectively motivate, manage, coach, and develop a team while acting as a positive role model. Regulatory Expertise: Deep working knowledge of relevant financial services laws, regulations, and industry best practices - specifically including BCOBS, PRIN, CONC/CCA, COBS, PSD2, SYSC (MCOBs knowledge is advantageous)Risk Identification: Detailed knowledge and hands-on experience identifying key Conduct and Compliance risks, with a proactive approach to owning and overseeing emerging risks and issues. Communication & Stakeholder Management: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to build relationships, influence others, and communicate effectively with senior management and committees. Analytical Skills & Judgement: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret business knowledge, backed by sound judgement, decision-making, and prioritisation skills to see issues through to resolution. Mindset & Behaviours: A naturally curious, inquisitive approach to work that questions the status quo when appropriate. Highly resilient, comfortable navigating difficult conversations, and possessing a strong willingness to share knowledge and collaborate across all product lines. Benefits25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)An extra day’s holiday for your birthdayAnnual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off16 hours paid volunteering time a yearSalary sacrifice, company enhanced pension schemeLife insurance at 4x your salaryPrivate Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and PelotonGenerous family-friendly policiesPerkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perksAccess to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnershipsAbout UsYou may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway.We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we’re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.By submitting your application, you agree that Starling Bank may collect your personal data for recruiting and related purposes. Our Privacy Notice explains what personal information we may process, where we may process your personal information, its purposes for processing your personal information, and the rights you can exercise over our use of your personal information.
Hello, we’re Starling. We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. We’re a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We’re a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. We employ nearly 4,000 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.
As a Senior Compliance Manager within Starling's Risk & Compliance Department, you will play a pivotal role in our Second Line of Defence (2LoD). Reporting directly to the Head of Conduct and Compliance Advice, your purpose is to provide robust regulatory compliance advice, guidance, and independent oversight to our first-line business teams. You will ensure the Bank effectively manages its regulatory and conduct-related risks while consistently delivering good customer outcomes. This role requires a balance of strong leadership - supporting the day-to-day management of a high-performing advice team - and deep regulatory expertise to cover all current and future products, services, and overarching compliance frameworks. In this position, you will act as a people manager, overseeing and guiding a team of three direct reports.
This role is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.
Responsibilities:
- Team Leadership & Management: Support the Head of Conduct & Compliance Advice with the day-to-day management of the team. Provide ongoing people management, coaching, and development to specialist direct reports, ensuring appropriate skill, capacity, and performance levels.
- Regulatory Advice & Guidance: Deliver timely, accurate 2LoD compliance and conduct advice across all Starling products, services, and overarching requirements (including Consumer Duty, conduct risk, SMCR, outsourcing, product governance, vulnerable customers, complaints, and conflicts of interest).
- Oversight & Challenge: Provide independent challenge and oversight to the First Line of Defence (1LoD), while simultaneously building strong, collaborative relationships to foster an effective working environment between Compliance and the business.
- Frameworks & Policies: Support the development and implementation of requisite conduct risk and compliance frameworks and policies.
- Reporting: Assist the Head of Conduct & Compliance Advice and the broader team with the production of the monthly Compliance reporting pack.
Requirements
- Leadership & Coaching: Proven ability to effectively motivate, manage, coach, and develop a team while acting as a positive role model.
- Regulatory Expertise: Deep working knowledge of relevant financial services laws, regulations, and industry best practices - specifically including BCOBS, PRIN, CONC/CCA, COBS, PSD2, SYSC (MCOBs knowledge is advantageous)
- Risk Identification: Detailed knowledge and hands-on experience identifying key Conduct and Compliance risks, with a proactive approach to owning and overseeing emerging risks and issues.
- Communication & Stakeholder Management: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to build relationships, influence others, and communicate effectively with senior management and committees.
- Analytical Skills & Judgement: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret business knowledge, backed by sound judgement, decision-making, and prioritisation skills to see issues through to resolution.
- Mindset & Behaviours: A naturally curious, inquisitive approach to work that questions the status quo when appropriate. Highly resilient, comfortable navigating difficult conversations, and possessing a strong willingness to share knowledge and collaborate across all product lines.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
- An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
- Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
- 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
- Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
- Life insurance at 4x your salary
- Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
- Generous family-friendly policies
- Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
- Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships
About Us
You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway.
We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we’re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.
Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
By submitting your application, you agree that Starling Bank may collect your personal data for recruiting and related purposes. Our Privacy Notice explains what personal information we may process, where we may process your personal information, its purposes for processing your personal information, and the rights you can exercise over our use of your personal information.
Join our teamWe’re on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team. We know that our bank is only as good as the people who build it. From customer support and engineering to marketing and business development, we’re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.What to expectCreativity and collaborationWe’re growing fast – and no two days here at Starling are quite the same. We care about getting stuff done, not process, and our culture is decidedly entrepreneurial in spirit (you’ll be encouraged to pitch your ideas, however big or bold!). It’s a fast-paced, exciting and creative place to work where there’s plenty of collaboration and ownership of your own projects.Great techAs you’d expect from a technology company, we’ll make sure you have all the tools you need to get your job done – and that they’re the very best in the business. We work on MacBooks and you’ll receive anything else you might need on request.An open approachLots of companies talk about transparency – but it’s something we really care about. We communicate and collaborate through Slack, including a channel dedicated to updates from the leadership team.But wait... there’s moreIt’s important to us there’s more to life here than just work, so get to know your colleagues at socials, cheese & wine nights or learning lunches. Enjoy fresh fruit and coffee every day, free breakfasts and Perkbox, through which we offer the Cycle to Work scheme and salary-sacrificed gym memberships. We also offer private health insurance for all employees.We offer 33 days holiday (including public hols), plus an extra day on your birthday; you also get 16 hours of paid leave a year to do voluntary work.Ready to come on board?Browse our current openings below.
Join our team
We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team. We know that our bank is only as good as the people who build it. From customer support and engineering to marketing and business development, we’re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.
What to expect
Creativity and collaboration
We’re growing fast – and no two days here at Starling are quite the same. We care about getting stuff done, not process, and our culture is decidedly entrepreneurial in spirit (you’ll be encouraged to pitch your ideas, however big or bold!). It’s a fast-paced, exciting and creative place to work where there’s plenty of collaboration and ownership of your own projects.
Great tech
As you’d expect from a technology company, we’ll make sure you have all the tools you need to get your job done – and that they’re the very best in the business. We work on MacBooks and you’ll receive anything else you might need on request.
An open approach
Lots of companies talk about transparency – but it’s something we really care about. We communicate and collaborate through Slack, including a channel dedicated to updates from the leadership team.
But wait... there’s more
It’s important to us there’s more to life here than just work, so get to know your colleagues at socials, cheese & wine nights or learning lunches. Enjoy fresh fruit and coffee every day, free breakfasts and Perkbox, through which we offer the Cycle to Work scheme and salary-sacrificed gym memberships. We also offer private health insurance for all employees.
We offer 33 days holiday (including public hols), plus an extra day on your birthday; you also get 16 hours of paid leave a year to do voluntary work.
Ready to come on board?
Browse our current openings below.
