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Chief Risk and Compliance Officer

4 days ago London, United Kingdom

The Uber Payments UK (UPUK) Chief Risk and Compliance Officer (CRCO) role is a leadership position in the UK payments team with responsibility for leading its second line team across overall management of operational, financial and compliance risks and implementation of regulatory requirements. This leader reports to the CEO and Chairperson of the Board of UPUK.

What You'll Do

  1. Ultimate responsibility for overall risk management of UPUK as well as Customer Due Diligence, Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing programs and ensuring compliance with regulations, good practices by regulators and other relevant prudential requirements applicable to UPUK.
  2. Establish and maintain relationship and communication with UPUK's regulators.
  3. Finding the right balance of managing robust systems and controls, with enabling business goals.
  4. Motivating and leading a risk and compliance team to put a robust risk framework into practice, managing escalations and syndicate compliance across the organisation.
  5. Building and maintaining effective controls, incident response and management thereof.
  6. Establishing and maintaining relationships with risk owners in other areas of Uber.
  7. Maintaining strong relationships with other Uber leadership roles in the UK, as well as with leadership within Uber;
  8. Ensuring that Financial Crime management is conducted according to industry best practice.
  9. Staying abreast of legislative, regulatory and corporate governance developments that might affect UPUK's operation.
  10. Managing and executing reporting and making recommendations; and identifying compliance risks associated with the business activities. Follow up on resolution of compliance issues that may arise.
  11. Managing the service provision of risk and compliance processes by Uber
  12. Board member and company director

What You'll Need
  1. Minimum 10 years relevant work experience in financial services, payments;
  2. Minimum 5 years of leadership experience;
  3. Statutory Managing Board, or equivalent, experience;
  4. Experience building solutions in a regulated industry in a fast-moving technology-savvy environment;
  5. Solid understanding and background in managing risk and governance issues
  6. Experience managing relationships and proactive communication with regulatory bodies;
  7. Impeccable judgment, integrity, and ability to set an ethical example;
  8. Familiarity with the Payment Services Directive, E-Money Directive, and other relevant financial regulations, approved person regimes, and other relevant prudential requirements.

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Bonus Points If
  1. Experience in start up cultures with a focus on efficiency and speed of execution
  2. Ability to simplify requirements to make them easily translatable and relevant to a tech firms operating model

Uber's mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. Here, bold ideas create real-world impact, challenges drive growth, and speed fuelds progress. What moves us, moves the world - let's move it forward, together.

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.

*Accommodations may be available based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by applicable law. To request an accommodation, please reach out to accommodations@uber.com.

Client-provided location(s): London, United Kingdom
Job ID: Uber-146530
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2025-07-30T00:43:21

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Sabbatical
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
  • Professional Development

    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program