Head of Compliance & Risk

Head of Compliance & Risk 

This is a key senior hire for a high-growth financial services organisation scaling into an institutional growth phase around funding and investment. It offers exciting and varied hybrid compliance and risk issues, rather being siloed in the tradtional “buckets” found in much larger organisation. You’ll build out a small compliance team  whilst working closely with the COO, and ensuring quality reporting back to the Directors and Board, plus taking ownership of the risk and compliance frameworks to be embeded it into the culture, and making sure the frameworks actually work in practice and stand up to robust audits.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading risk & compliance across the business
• Owning AML/CFT, regulatory obligations and controls
• Building out governance, policies and reporting
• Engaging with regulators, trustees and senior stakeholders
• Supporting the shift toward more institutional funding structures

What matters:

• Strong background in financial services (non-bank lending, banking, or investment/funds management)
• Able to operate both strategically and hands-on
• Comfortable at exec and Board level
• Commercial, pragmatic approach to risk

This is a genuine opportunity to shape something as it scales, with real visibility and influence across the business and external regulators.

If you’re open to a confidential chat, feel free to reach out directly to Chris Heswall @ chris@virtueconsulting.co.nz