Head of Compliance & Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
Dublin, Ireland | Early-Stage Fintech | Equity Package
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We are partnering exclusively with a high-potential fintech startup headquartered in Dublin. Our client is preparing for rapid expansion and is seeking an exceptional
Head of Compliance & MLRO
to join their founding leadership team. This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior regulated executive role, offering meaningful equity and the ability to design and lead the compliance framework of a high-growth financial technology business from the ground up.
About the Company
Our client is an innovative, early-stage fintech building next-generation payments and financial infrastructure for the digital economy. With strong early traction, a robust product roadmap, and investor backing, the company is entering a pivotal scale-up phase and progressing through regulatory authorisation.
The Role
The Head of Compliance & MLRO will act as a key strategic partner to the CEO, Board, and founders, holding a senior regulated function within the organisation.
Key responsibilities include:
* Acting as
Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
with responsibility for AML, CTF, sanctions, fraud, and financial crime frameworks
* Leading all regulatory engagement, including authorisation, supervisory interactions, and ongoing reporting
* Designing, implementing, and maintaining a
scalable compliance and risk framework
suitable for a fast-growing fintech
* Ownership of AML, KYC/KYB, transaction monitoring, safeguarding, and financial crime risk assessments
* Developing and maintaining policies, procedures, governance, and regulatory documentation
* Supporting international expansion and cross-border regulatory considerations
* Advising the Board and senior leadership on regulatory risk, compliance strategy, and control effectiveness
* Building and developing a future compliance and financial crime function
The Person
* Senior compliance leadership experience within
fintech, payments, or regulated financial services
* Proven experience operating as
MLRO
or in a senior financial crime role
* Strong knowledge of EMI, payment services regulation, and EU AML frameworks
* Previous interaction with the
Central Bank
and PCF approval a distinct advantage
* Experience building compliance frameworks in early-stage or high-growth environments
* Commercially minded, pragmatic, and comfortable operating in a dynamic startup setting
* Hands-on, ownership-driven, and able to operate with ambiguity
* Dublin-based, hybrid working