Managing Director UK
BVNK helps businesses integrate stablecoins into payment flows by providing enterprise-grade infrastructure for cross-border transactions.
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About BVNK
BVNK offers a licensed payments platform that bridges traditional payment rails with blockchain networks. Its APIs and dashboard let fintechs, marketplaces and other enterprises open virtual accounts, accept and send stablecoin payments, automate FX and orchestrate multi-rail transactions while meeting compliance requirements.
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About the Role
You will lead the UK regulated entity and hold executive accountability for its strategy, commercial performance, governance, and regulatory obligations. You will lead FCA authorisation engagement, maintain effective local decision-making and controls, oversee financial resources and risk, and build a strong senior management function.
Requirements
- Senior executive leadership experience in a UK-regulated financial services business
- Experience holding FCA-approved SMF1 or SMF3 responsibilities
- Experience with FCA engagement and regulatory governance
- Knowledge of UK financial services regulation and the Senior Managers and Certification Regime
- Experience in payments, electronic money, cryptoassets, digital assets, or a related financial services sector
- Knowledge of cryptoasset custody and trading risks
- Knowledge of capital, liquidity, financial resource planning, stress testing, and wind-down planning
- Knowledge of Consumer Duty and financial promotions requirements
- Commercial strategy and financial management experience
- Risk management, governance, and three-lines-of-defence knowledge
- Ability to lead cross-functional senior management teams
- Communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to meet FCA fitness and propriety standards
- Ability to be based in the UK full time
Responsibilities
- Lead the UK regulated entity’s strategy, commercial performance, governance, and regulatory compliance
- Lead FCA authorisation engagement, assessments, and interviews
- Establish effective UK-based governance and local decision-making authority
- Fulfil SMF1, SMF3, Senior Managers Regime, Certification Regime, and Conduct Rules obligations
- Oversee capital, liquidity, forecasting, stress testing, and wind-down planning
- Own commercial strategy and financial performance while managing regulatory risk
- Oversee cryptoasset, e-money, payment services, marketing, and Consumer Duty compliance
- Maintain risk oversight, Board reporting, and escalation arrangements
- Build and lead the UK senior management team
- Represent the UK entity with regulators, strategic partners, and stakeholders
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid working
- Flexible holiday approach
- Travel opportunities to offices worldwide