Chief Compliance Officer, UK
Robinhood helps users invest in stocks, ETFs, options, and cryptocurrencies through commission-free trading with no minimum account requirements.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
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About Robinhood
Robinhood helps retail investors access financial markets through commission-free trading of stocks, ETFs, options, and cryptocurrencies. With it, users can invest with no account minimums, earn rewards through retirement accounts with matching contributions, and access advanced trading tools. Robinhood democratizes investing by making financial markets accessible to everyone, not just wealthy investors.
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About the Role
You will lead the UK compliance programme and provide independent second-line challenge across regulatory, financial-crime, and consumer-duty matters. You will advise senior leadership, engage with regulators, manage compliance monitoring and remediation, review financial promotions, chair the Risk & Compliance Committee, and lead the UK Risk & Compliance team.
Requirements
- Be based in the United Kingdom
- Hold a degree or equivalent practical experience
- Have 10+ years of regulatory compliance experience within a relevant FCA-regulated firm
- Hold or be able to obtain FCA SMF16 approval
- Have strong knowledge of the FCA Handbook, Consumer Duty, UK Money Laundering Regulations, and SM&CR
- Have experience managing FCA supervisory and authorisations interactions and regulatory reporting
- Have experience working across large, international, cross-functional projects
- Demonstrate knowledge and use of AI
Responsibilities
- Oversee and maintain the compliance framework in accordance with FCA rules and applicable legislation
- Monitor regulatory developments and assess their business impact
- Develop and deliver the annual Compliance Monitoring Plan and remediate identified issues
- Provide regulatory advice to senior management on investment and crypto products
- Act as a primary contact for the FCA and other regulatory bodies
- Own Consumer Duty oversight
- Oversee financial crime and AML frameworks with the MLRO
- Identify and assess risks with the first line of defence
- Review financial promotions, website content, and marketing communications for FCA compliance
- Chair the Risk & Compliance Committee
- Provide training, guidance, and independent investigations of compliance matters
- Lead UK Risk & Compliance team members
- Promote core values, risk culture, and risk appetite at Board level
Benefits
- Equity ownership
- Supplemental health insurance
- Ancillary insurance
- Mental health support programs
- Lifestyle wallet
- Company holidays
- Paid time off
- Sick time
- Paid volunteer time off
- Parental leave
- Catered meals
- Monthly commuter stipend