Director of Compliance and Risk (UK)

About BJAK BJAK is Southeast Asia’s largest digital insurance platform, expanding financial access through automation, data, and digital scale. As we grow across markets, we are committed to building a platform that is safe, compliant, and trusted.

We are hiring a Director of Compliance and Risk (UK) to lead regulatory strategy, risk governance, and compliance operations for our UK market entry and expansion alongside the CEO.

This role is expected to hold the SMF16 (Compliance Oversight) Senior Management Function once approved, and will act as our primary point of contact with the FCA. This is a build role: you'll be creating frameworks, policies, and controls from scratch rather than inheriting an existing function.

Why This Role Matters The Director of Compliance and Risk (UK) will: Design and enforce compliance frameworks that enable safe scaling of digital financial services. Ensure BJAK operates in accordance with UK regulatory standards, especially FCA requirements.

Protect consumers through transparent, fair, and ethical practices. Establish BJAK as a trusted partner with regulators, partners, and industry stakeholders. Build compliance capability and culture across the company.

What You Will Do

Regulatory Leadership & Strategy Develop and maintain compliance frameworks aligned with UK regulatory requirements. Lead regulatory readiness for market entry, licensing, and ongoing supervision. Serve as the primary contact with the FCA and relevant UK bodies.

Interpret regulatory changes and guide business strategy accordingly. Risk Governance & Compliance Operations Build policies and controls covering AML, KYC, data privacy, consumer duty, distribution, and claims-related compliance. Conduct risk assessments and implement remediation plans for identified gaps.

Establish monitoring, testing, and reporting processes for ongoing compliance. Ensure internal audits, compliance reviews, and control testing are operationalised. Consumer Protection & Business Integrity