Wellington, New Zealand
Permanent, full-time
Hnry is growing quickly across New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom. As we grow, our risk and compliance processes need to evolve with us, staying practical, proportionate, and scalable.
This role sits at the centre of Hnry's compliance control environment. You will provide a second line perspective on operational compliance work - reviewing, challenging, and quality assuring the outputs of our compliance operations - while also owning broader compliance responsibilities.
🚀 Responsibilities
Review and quality-assure the work of compliance operations, including incident investigations, CDD decisions, and regulatory reporting.Identify patterns or systemic issues across operations and escalate findings to the Head of Legal & Compliance.Track remediation actions through to completion.Approve or escalate material compliance decisions before they are actioned.Manage the ongoing operation of Hnry’s risk and compliance framework across NZ (and supporting AU, and the UK).Prepare and present structured risk reporting to the Head of Legal and Compliance.Lead periodic control effectiveness reviews and horizon-scan for regulatory change.Support the operational oversight of AML and other regulatory processes.Oversee and monitor customer due diligence, monitoring, and related processes to ensure consistency and effectiveness.Prepare and coordinate required regulatory reports and disclosures, ensuring appropriate internal review and approval prior to submission.Monitor regulatory developments across NZ, AU, and the UK and assess operational impacts.Conduct internal reviews ensuring documentation is accurate and up to date.Review and approve process changes proposed by compliance operations before implementation, and drive your own enhancements, in consultation with the Head of Legal and Compliance.Ensure documentation and procedures remain current, accurate, and fit for a multi-jurisdictional environment.unnamed (2).png
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Tim - Head of Legal & Compliance
🫵 You will:
Have 5+ years’ experience in risk, compliance, AML, or assurance within a regulated environment.Have demonstrated experience providing compliance oversight or second line assurance of operational teams.Be comfortable operating with significant autonomy and making risk based calls on matters of genuine complexity.Bring experience with AML processes and regulatory reporting.Be familiar with regulatory environments in New Zealand.Be highly organised with strong attention to detail.Confident identifying issues and escalating appropriately.Be a clear and professional communicator.Have a qualification in Law, Business, Finance, Commerce, or a related field.Have full working rights in New Zealand.Bonus points for the following:
Familiarity with regulatory environments in Australia or the UK.A postgraduate qualification or professional certification (e.g. ICA Certificate/Diploma in AML, ACAMS, CAMS, or equivalent).Experience in fintech, financial services, or a high growth environment.Prior experience being self-employed💪 How we work
We are a fast-moving, highly collaborative and motivated team that is growing quickly.We have a relentless focus on our customers and delivering great experiences while maintaining the trust they place in us.We take a practical, risk-based approach, focusing our attention where it has the greatest impact.Compliance is a business partner at Hnry. We work alongside teams across the business to enable good decisions, not simply enforce rules.We encourage curiosity and continuous improvement, regularly reviewing our controls and processes as Hnry grows.We value open communication and constructive challenge. Diverse perspectives help us make better decisions.We trust our people to own their work, exercise sound judgement, and make decisions with appropriate autonomy.We work hard and we finish on time, no crazy hours.unnamed (10).png
Salary banding: $110,000 - $130,000 per annum
✨ At Hnry, we operate a policy of pay parity across our organisation to ensure that all Hnry staff are fairly and equally compensated based on their contributions and experience. The salary for this role will be determined based on the applicant’s experience✨
💜 How to apply
External application: Complete the Hnry Job Application Form and we will be in touch!
