--- title: 'Compliance and Risk Lead at GetGround' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/compliance-and-risk-lead-getground-london-f6exehrnv8wq' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # Compliance and Risk Lead at GetGround - **Company:** GetGround - **Location:** London, United Kingdom - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-07-02 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/getground/6cac8fbf-0f7c-4b90-9fed-38244b8f0ab0 ## Job description We're looking for a Compliance and Risk Lead to be the hands-on engine of GetGround's compliance function, owning the day-to-day delivery of our regulatory obligations and helping build the frameworks that keep us operating with integrity as we scale. ## THE OPPORTUNITY GetGround operates at the intersection of fintech, proptech and wealthtech, a business with a complex and growing regulatory footprint. With £2Bn+ in assets on platform and 30,000+ users across 70 countries, our compliance obligations are significant and expanding. This is a role with real ownership and some people management responsibility. You'll be doing the work and leading a small team to help deliver it. You'll be the person who makes compliance and risk happen at GetGround. ## WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING ## DAY-TO-DAY COMPLIANCE - Own the delivery of GetGround's compliance monitoring programme, including reviews, testing, and reporting - Develop and manage a high-performing compliance and risk team as GetGround scales - Maintain and update compliance policies, procedures, and controls as regulations evolve - Support the management of regulatory relationships, including FCA interactions and reporting - Track regulatory developments and translate them into clear, actionable guidance for the business - Assist with the preparation of board and senior leadership compliance reporting ## RISK - Support the identification, assessment, and monitoring of operational and regulatory risks across the business - Maintain the risk register and assist with preparing risk reporting for senior leadership - Work with teams across the business to ensure risk considerations are embedded into day-to-day decisions - Help develop and maintain risk policies and frameworks as the business grows ## FINANCIAL CRIME AND AML - Support the MLRO with day-to-day AML and financial crime operations, including transaction monitoring and sanctions screening - Conduct and review KYC processes, escalating complex cases as appropriate - Assist with SAR filing processes and maintain accurate financial crime records - Help ensure GetGround's financial crime controls remain fit for purpose as the business grows ## BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP - Work with Product and Engineering teams to review new features and products for compliance implications - Support the review of customer-facing content, marketing materials, and regulated communications - Deliver compliance training and awareness across the business - Be the first point of contact for compliance queries from across the business ## ABOUT YOU You're a hands-on compliance professional who knows how to get things done in a fast-moving, regulated environment. You bring: - Experience in a compliance role within an FCA-regulated firm, ideally in fintech, payments, mortgages, or property finance - Good working knowledge of regulatory frameworks, including AML, KYC, and consumer protection requirements - Experience running or supporting a compliance monitoring programme - Familiarity with financial crime controls and AML processes - A practical, solutions-oriented approach; you find ways to make compliance work for the business - Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities at once - Clear written and verbal communication skills Highly desirable: - Experience with property, mortgage, or investment products - Exposure to MLRO support or deputy MLRO responsibilities - In-house experience at a fast-growing fintech We know that great candidates don't always match every point on a job description. If this role excites you and you meet most of the criteria, we'd encourage you to apply anyway. What we are building: The first end-to-end real estate investment offering - making the dream of owning real estate more accessible to everyone globally. Diversity & inclusion at GetGround: We encourage applications from all sections of society and we believe in the criticality of an inclusive culture. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis as protected by law. - 42% of our employees identify as female or non-specified, 58% as male - 22 nationalities represented across offices in 5 countries - Our work on Design Accessibility https://medium.com/@GetGround/design-that-works-for-everyone-accessibility-at-getground-a7cf7ca867f0 - Inclusion is at the heart of our culture - we celebrate and reflect on key D&I and cultural events such as: Black History Month, International Women's Day and Pride For more information on how we store your candidate data, please see our recruitment privacy policy https://25516403.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/25516403/GetGroundRecruitmentPrivacyPolicy.pdf. ## About GetGround ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: GetGround is an all-in-one property investment platform that helps UK landlords and international investors find, finance, and manage buy-to-let properties through limited companies. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series A) - **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom - **Founded**: 2018 - **Founders**: Moubin Faizullah-Khan (CEO) ## Core Business - Primary industry/industries: Fintech, Real Estate, Property Technology (PropTech) - Target customers: B2C (UK and international buy-to-let landlords and property investors), B2B (property developers) - Mission or purpose statement: "To make the world's largest asset class more transparent and accessible." ## Products & Services - **GetGround Platform (Core)**: A SaaS platform offering company formation, accounting, tax filing (including HMRC-recognised Making Tax Digital tools), and company management for property-holding limited companies. - **GetGround (Complete)**: An expanded subscription tier that adds lettings and property management, landlord insurance, and dedicated investment consultant support. - **Property Sourcing**: A service (following the acquisition of BuyAssociation) to help investors find, analyse, and compare property deals. - **Mortgage Brokerage**: Services to plan financing, compare lenders, and manage remortgaging. - **Property Intelligence**: An AI-powered tool that allows users to ask questions about deals, yields, and tax in plain language, with answers backed by their property data. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed. - **Total Funding**: Raised a Pre-Seed round, a Seed round (led by Salica in 2018), and a Series A round (led by QED Investors in June 2021). The total amount is not publicly listed. - **Key Metric**: Over £3 billion in assets on the platform; 30,000+ customers from 70+ countries. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: QED Investors (lead Series A), Salica (lead Seed). Acquired BuyAssociation in December 2025. - **Growth Signals**: Managing over £3bn in assets; acquired a property sourcing company to expand upstream; strong international customer base; rated 4.7 on Trustpilot. ## Competitive Advantages - **Vertical Integration**: Combines company formation, accounting, tax, property sourcing, mortgage brokerage, and lettings management into a single platform, removing the need for multiple third-party providers. - **Regulatory & Tax Expertise**: Deeply integrated with UK tax law (MTD-compliant) and the specific needs of property-owning limited companies, a complex niche. - **International Focus**: Explicitly built for international investors (30k+ customers from 70+ countries), simplifying a process that is notoriously difficult for non-UK residents. - **Tech Stack**: Modern engineering stack (Go, React, TypeScript, GCP, K8s) with a growing focus on AI-native features (Property Intelligence tool). ## Strategic Focus - **Product Expansion**: Deepening the platform's capabilities, particularly in AI-driven property intelligence and upstream property sourcing (post-BuyAssociation acquisition). - **Asset Growth**: Scaling the total value of property and assets managed on the platform (targeting a larger share of the $326tn global property market). - **International Growth**: Continuing to serve and acquire customers from outside the UK who want to invest in the UK property market. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-Driven Impact**: The company is working to "upturn a $326tn asset class," offering employees a chance to solve complex problems in a massive, traditionally opaque market. - **Engineering Culture**: A modern tech stack (Go, React, TypeScript, GCP, K8s) with a focus on AI. The team is described as "feedback obsessed" with a "pursuit of excellence." - **Diversity & Inclusion**: Employees represent over 20 nationalities, with 45% identifying as female. The company is committed to equal opportunities. - **Work Model**: Hybrid working model, blending remote work with in-person collaboration. Employees can work abroad for up to 4 weeks annually. - **Benefits**: - Competitive salary and stock options. - Health and dental insurance from day one. - 13 mental health and community days (12 mental health days + 1 community day) on top of annual leave. - Monthly wellness budget for physical, emotional, or financial wellbeing. - Free breakfast daily in offices. - **Offices**: London (HQ), Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Philippines. ## Sources 1. [getground.co.uk](https://www.getground.co.uk/about) 2. [getground.co.uk](https://www.getground.co.uk/careers) 3. [getground.co.uk](https://www.getground.co.uk/) 4. [linkedin.com](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/getground) 5. 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