Regulatory And Compliance Leader (North America) - Engine By Starling

At Engine by Starling, we are on a mission to find and work with leading banks all around the world who have the ambition to build rapid growth businesses, on our technology.

Engine is Starling's software-as-a-service (SaaS) business, the technology that was built to power Starling, and two years ago we split out as a separate business.

Starling has seen exceptional growth and success, and a large part of that is down to the fact that we have built our own modern technology from the ground up. This SaaS technology platform is now available to banks and financial institutions all around the world, enabling them to benefit from the innovative digital features, and efficient back-office processes that has helped achieve Starling's success.

We are on a mission to find and work with leading banks all around the world who have the ambition to build rapid growth businesses, on our technology. We are looking for future leaders to come and join our team, to build client relationships, and work with them to understand their needs and how we can solve them with Engine's technology.

Who are Engine by Starling

Engine by Starling is transforming the banking landscape with our cutting-edge core banking software. Originally developed to power Starling, our cloud-native SaaS platform is now enabling banks and financial institutions globally to modernize operations and deliver exceptional digital banking experiences.

We are headquartered in London with offices in Dublin, Sydney and Dubai. We've recently launched in North America where we are establishing an East Coast HQ, as well as our presence in Canada.

This role will ideally be based in the New York metropolitan area, our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance. Other locations will be considered, and the role will include travel.

About the role

This role is a key leadership role on the Engine NA team and will help develop and sustain a compliant product development and delivery for the U.S. and Canadian markets.

The purpose of this role is to guide the organization, working with both internal and external stakeholders, on developing a regulatory compliant offering for the U.S. and Canada. This role will ensure that Engine:

• Meets the needs of customer requirements from a regulatory and compliance standpoint
• Meets the national and state regulation and reporting requirements
• Effectively delivers the product and capability enhancements to achieve an effective and compliant solution
• Demonstrates the capabilities of the Engine platform to adapt to regulatory reporting and controls

The role works with multiple groups internal and external to the organization:

• Collaborates with Product team to prioritize and guide product development for regulatory, legislative and client compliance requirements.
• Engages key early customers to define requirements and set expectations for product delivery
• Engage regulators to gain feedback and validation on the Engine offering and how we are addressing regulatory needs
• Collaborate with Starling to identify points of synergy (or departure) from Starling model
• Support NA leadership team in understanding key compliance risks and deciding on key priorities to address that support client delivery and business model growth
• Collaborates with the Engine Information Security and Risk & Compliance Teams to support the delivery and implementation of the Risk Frameworks and Policies

What you'll get to do

• Be the source of expertise for regulatory and compliance needs for Engine to achieve presence and growth in NA
• Lead development of regulatory and compliance roadmap working closely with product and the Risk teams
• Engage customers on their product and capability priorities, and ensure regulatory and compliance needs are reflected in Engine's execution model
• Work as a member of the NA leadership team and work closely with the Engine Risk & Compliance Team to support the Engine Management Team in effective risk ownership, identification, management and mitigation.
• Provide appropriate and timely Management Information (MI) and reporting to ensure the Management Team / Board are aware of all relevant matters and that issues are tracked to resolution.
• Contribute to the upskilling of all those in Engine regarding regulatory compliance and risk management.
• Support in the management of Engine's NA Client Audits and where appropriate the Engine response to information and data requests from Regulator(s) and Clients as necessary.
• Contribute to the embedding of a robust and pragmatic risk culture within Engine, by both supporting and constructively challenging.