Member of Specialist Staff (Reg) @ Zuba

London (Bond Street) — 100% in-person

Competitive (incl. equity)

About Zuba

About the role

We’re looking for a Member of Specialist Staff (Reg) to build and run Zuba’s regulatory compliance function as we scale across new payment corridors. You’ll sit at the centre of the company — onboarding customers and partners, supporting licensing in new markets, keeping our controls tight as volume grows, and making sure we’re always regulator-ready across every jurisdiction we touch.

This is our first dedicated compliance hire, and we’re designing the role for the way compliance actually works now — not the way it worked five years ago. Large parts of traditional compliance execution (document review, policy drafting, screening, monitoring) are being transformed by AI. Tools like Claude can draft regulatory memos, review onboarding files and generate first-pass policy documentation faster than any analyst. We don’t need someone to do that work manually at scale. We need someone who can build the systems that make it happen, and who has the judgment to know when the output is right.

Half your job is building — compliance tooling, automated workflows, AI-assisted review pipelines, onboarding systems, and monitoring infrastructure that scales across jurisdictions without scaling headcount linearly. The other half is the regulatory substance that makes those systems trustworthy — understanding what Canadian AML regulations, MiCA and African VASP regimes actually require, structuring controls that satisfy regulators, and being the person in the room who can explain our compliance architecture with confidence.

You’ll work across Canadian, EU and a dynamic set of African regulatory regimes. You’ll interact directly with regulators, banks and payment partners. And you’ll have more ownership over the type of workstreams in your first month than most people get in two years at a large institution.

A few reasons why you might find this exciting:

Build compliance infrastructure, not just compliance processes — you’ll design and ship the tooling, automations, and AI-assisted workflows that become Zuba’s operating standard. Your systems become the playbook.

Work at the frontier of AI-native compliance — most compliance teams are still manually reviewing documents and filling in spreadsheets. You’ll build the version that uses LLMs for first-pass review, with human judgment where it matters.

Multi-jurisdictional from day one — you’ll work across Canadian MSB requirements, European CASP licensing under MiCA, and a growing number of African regulatory regimes.

Direct regulator and counsel interaction — you’ll prepare materials for and participate in regulatory consultations, licensing applications and partner diligence reviews. You’ll be in the room, not briefing someone who is.

Operate where regulation is being written in real time — crypto-asset and stablecoin payment regulations are evolving fast. You’ll help shape how Zuba navigates frameworks like MiCA and emerging African VASP regimes before the playbook exists.

Who you are

You build things — you’re the person who, when faced with a repetitive compliance task, writes a script or builds a workflow instead of doing it manually the tenth time. You reach for automation naturally, whether that’s Python, no-code tools, API integrations or AI-assisted pipelines.

You’re analytically sharp — you can take messy, multi-jurisdictional operations and turn them into structured controls. You read regulations and see the operational implications immediately.

You’re detail-obsessed — your KYB files are clean, your documentation is audit-ready and your checklists don’t miss steps. When a regulator opens your file, it’s obvious someone who cares built it.

You’re commercially aware — you understand that compliance exists to enable the business, not block it. You know how to balance risk management with the reality of building quickly in emerging markets.

You’re a clear communicator — you can translate complex regulatory requirements into actionable guidance for non-compliance teams. Your written output (internal memos, regulator responses, partner assessments)— is clean and doesn’t need heavy editing.

You’re curious — about how payment systems work across borders, how crypto-asset regulation is evolving, and how AI is changing the way regulated financial infrastructure operates.

You have relevant experience — 1–4 years in fintech, payments, banking, compliance, consulting, or regulatory roles. Less experience is fine if you’re exceptional. Technical experience (scripting, building internal tools, working with LLMs) is a strong plus.

Bonus: You’re technically fluent — you’re comfortable working with APIs, writing scripts, using AI coding tools and building internal tooling. You don’t need to be a software engineer, but you should be able to ship functional tools that solve real problems.

Some topics you’ll think about

Where should we automate compliance execution with AI — and where does human judgment remain essential?

What does an AI-assisted onboarding pipeline look like that’s fast, scalable, and regulator-ready?

What’s the smartest sequencing for regulatory entry as we expand into new markets?

When should we rely on partners versus pursue our own licences — and what diligence do we need either way?

How do we build monitoring and screening systems that work across multiple jurisdictions without becoming bloated?

What does a smooth path from signed contract to first live transaction look like — and how do we systematise it?

How do we respond to compliance and fund-flow queries from banks, EMIs, and wallet providers in a way that’s compelling and builds confidence?

What does “audit-ready” look like for a fast-moving payments company — and how do we stay there continuously?

What we offer

Competitive salary + meaningful equity

Central London office (potential NY relocation)

Global exposure & impact

High ownership + rapid growth

Team off-sites & regular socials

Our hiring process

We keep it fast and transparent.

Intro chat (30 mins) — informal discussion about your experience, values, and what you’re looking for. An opportunity to get a sense of the role, the team, and how we work.

Technical case exercise — you’ll review a hypothetical cross-border expansion scenario and outline the compliance, licensing and systems-design considerations. We’re looking for structured thinking, commercial awareness, and how you’d approach building the tooling, not perfection.

Work trial (1–2 days) — the best way to see if we’re a good fit is to work together. You’ll spend one to two days with us at our Central London office, working on live tasks — building an automation, reviewing an onboarding file, drafting an internal regulatory note. You’ll be part of the team for the trial.

Offer. If all goes well, we’ll extend an offer and can’t wait to welcome you aboard!

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Member of Specialist Staff (Reg) @ Zuba

Member of Specialist Staff (Reg) @ Zuba

About Zuba

About the role

Who you are

Some topics you’ll think about

What we offer

Our hiring process

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