Job Vacancy Senior Conduct & Compliance Oversight Officer (12 month FTC)
London
Starling Bank
Job position Senior Conduct & Compliance Oversight Officer (12 month FTC)
As soon as possible
London, United Kingdom
Published on 17/09/2025
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Description
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 more than 3,500 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.
We're looking for a Senior Conduct & Compliance Oversight Officer to provide second line of defence (2LoD) oversight over 1LoD (first line of defence) teams, so that they meet their regulatory obligations and effectively manage their regulatory compliance and conduct risks.
Please note; this role is a 12 month fixed term contract.
Key Responsibilities
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 more than 3,500 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.
We're looking for a Senior Conduct & Compliance Oversight Officer to provide second line of defence (2LoD) oversight over 1LoD (first line of defence) teams, so that they meet their regulatory obligations and effectively manage their regulatory compliance and conduct risks.
Please note; this role is a 12 month fixed term contract.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver thematic Conduct & Compliance Oversight reviews as part of a high performing Oversight team, providing independent challenge to Starling Bank's first line of defence (1LoD) teams.
- Delivery of thematic Conduct & Compliance reviews with an initial focus on customer and control remediation.
- Ability to write up findings related to oversight reviews in a timely manner, clearly and accurately.
- Build strong relationships with 1LoD to deliver a collaborative working environment between Compliance and the business.
- Ability to support team members with the completion and delivery of compliance reviews and findings.
Candidate profile
Requirements
- Good working knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and industry best practices.
- Experience in compliance monitoring
- Excellent communication (written and verbal), relationship building and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences.
- Proven analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to understand and interpret business knowledge.
- Sound judgement and decision making, planning and prioritisation skills, with the ability to see things through to resolution at all times.
- Have a naturally curious and inquisitive approach to work, proactively questioning the status quo where appropriate.
- Be resilient and not shy away from having difficult conversations.
- Previous experience in a 2LoD Oversight or 3LoD Internal Audit role is preferred but not essential
- 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
Working environment
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 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 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 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.
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 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 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 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.
London, England, United Kingdom
> 1000 employees
Corporate / Direct Employer
Since our journey began in 2014, we’ve grown to employ over 3,000 people across five offices in London, Cardiff, Dublin, Southampton, and Manchester.
As a fully licensed UK bank with technology at our core, we’re redefining what a bank can be by delivering brilliant products through a cutting-edge platform. We have 3.5 million accounts, including 350,000 business accounts – and counting.
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Senior Conduct & Compliance Oversight Officer (12 month FTC)
Starling Bank
