--- title: 'Head of Data and AI - UK Based at StarCompliance' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/head-of-data-and-ai-uk-based-starcompliance-remote-9ag52hsm7eym' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # Head of Data and AI - UK Based at StarCompliance - **Company:** StarCompliance - **Location:** Remote - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-06-30 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/starcompliance/29d3363e-1689-4924-b809-449ebdb438fe ## Job description ## About StarCompliance StarCompliance is a market-leading provider of employee compliance technology, trusted by 350+ global financial institutions and highly regulated organisations to manage regulatory obligations, monitor employee activity, and mitigate risk. Backed by private equity, we are investing in the next generation of our cloud-native, AI-enabled SaaS platform — and this role will shape the AI and data future of that platform. Role: We need a hands-on technical leader to own our data and AI strategy and execute it — building a high-performing Data & AI function that ships production-grade AI capabilities at scale in a heavily regulated environment. You will partner closely with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Security, and the executive team. You will work together with the Product Director, AI & Data Products as a joint technology-and-product leadership pairing, co-owning the AI roadmap, prioritisation, and delivery outcomes. Responsibilities: AI Product Delivery & Strategy - Own the end-to-end technical strategy and execution roadmap for AI-enabled product capabilities across the StarCompliance platform. - Drive adoption of generative AI, LLM-based architectures, predictive analytics, graph intelligence, recommendation systems, and semantic search where these deliver measurable customer value. Data Platform & Engineering - Own the data foundation strategy, ensuring clean, trusted, well-governed data underpins every AI initiative. - Build robust MLOps capabilities, including model training pipelines, versioning, monitoring, A/B experimentation, and drift detection. Internal AI Enablement - Champion pragmatic AI adoption within engineering and product development, accelerating how we build, not just what we build. Leadership & Team Building - Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing Data & AI organisation across data engineering, data science, ML engineering and analytics. Cross-Functional & Executive Collaboration - Work closely with the CTO and executive team to align AI and data initiatives with company strategy and commercial priorities. - Partner with the Product Director, AI & Data Products, co-owning the AI roadmap, prioritisation, and delivery outcomes. Skills and Experience: AI & Machine Learning - Proven delivery of production-grade AI and ML systems at scale, not just experimentation. - Deep experience with generative AI and LLM-based application architectures (fine-tuning, prompt engineering, RAG, agentic frameworks). - Strong knowledge of vector databases and semantic search (e.g. Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector, Azure AI Search). Data Engineering & Platforms - Deep background in modern data engineering, ELT/ETL patterns, and large-scale data pipeline architectures. - Hands-on experience with Snowflake (or equivalent cloud data warehouse) and associated data modelling patterns. - Strong Azure ecosystem experience: Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Azure OpenAI Service, and Azure Machine Learning. Software Engineering & Architecture - Strong software engineering fundamentals and the credibility to engage at technical depth with senior engineers. - Experience with cloud-native, microservices, and event-driven architectures on Azure (or equivalent hyperscaler). - Ability to make sound build vs buy vs integrate decisions across the AI and data tooling landscape. Leadership & Business - Proven experience building and leading high-performing Data / AI engineering teams. - Experience within financial services, regtech, compliance, surveillance, or similarly regulated domains. - Strong commercial instincts — the ability to connect technical investment to customer value and business outcomes. Integrity and Ethics All StarCompliance employees are expected to commit to a high standard of personal integrity and carry out their responsibilities in an ethical manner. ## About StarCompliance ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: StarCompliance provides employee and firm compliance software that helps regulated companies monitor conflicts of interest, meet regulatory obligations, and reduce risk. - **Entity Type**: Private (Private Equity-backed by Luminate Capital Partners; last known round: Venture, December 2020) - **Headquarters**: Rockville, Maryland, United States (with presence in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong; workforce distributed across 6 countries including the US, UK, India, UAE, and Germany) - **Founded**: Not publicly available (earliest known milestone: 2017 Luminate Capital Partners investment) - **Founders**: Not publicly available ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Financial Services / RegTech — employee compliance software for regulated institutions. - **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise — the world’s most reputable companies, including broker-dealers, banks, and financial services firms, operating in 114 countries. - **Mission / purpose**: "Employee compliance software that protects the world’s most reputable companies against risk and costly conflicts of interest" — helping clients "comply with confidence" via a scalable, cloud-ready platform. ## Products & Services - **Employee Conflicts of Interest Suite**: A single platform covering personal trading activity, insider trading, private investments, gifts & entertainment spending, outside business activities, and political donations. - **STAR Mobile App**: Enables on-the-go personal trading pre-clearance requests and gifts & entertainment submissions, with mobile review/approval for compliance officers and supervisors. - **Compliance Control Room**: Centralizes firm deal-related activity, surfaces critical data, and accelerates deal clearance through easier conflict searches. - **Crypto Dealing Monitoring**: Pre-clearance and post-trade oversight across 35+ exchanges, 30+ blockchains, and 200+ tokens (expanded via the acquisition of AER Compliance). - **Firm Trade Surveillance**: Automatically compares firm trades against watch lists and restricted lists to detect potential trading risks. - **Broker-Dealer Registration**: Registration offering with automated, two-way FINRA integration. - **Individual Accountability & Training & Competency**: Products supporting clients subject to Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). - **MNPI Management**: Centralizes material non-public information oversight with wall crossings, insider lists, and restricted lists. - **StarAssist**: AI-powered explainability capability that makes compliance decisions more transparent. - **Prediction Markets Monitoring**: Industry-first solution launched in partnership with Kalshi. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue ~$35M (per LinkedIn company data); 1.35M clients supported (per company website) - **Funding History**: Private Equity Round (July 2017) led by Luminate Capital Partners; Venture Round (December 2020). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Luminate Capital Partners; technology integrations with Snowflake, Thoughtspot, and PowerBI; partnership with Kalshi. - **Growth Signals**: 40% Y/Y growth and 99% customer retention rate (per careers page); LinkedIn followers grew +63.8% year-over-year to ~15,167; aggressive hiring in AI, data, and engineering roles; product expansion into crypto and prediction markets monitoring; strategic acquisition of AER Compliance and earlier acquisitions including SixLambda (6L) and Ethix360. ## Competitive Advantages - **One connected platform**: Uniquely combines employee compliance and firm compliance in a single, real-time solution spanning activities, risks, and decisions. - **Multi-jurisdictional integrity**: Built for global, cross-border regulatory needs across 114 countries. - **AI-first, transparent compliance**: StarAssist provides AI-powered explainability — a differentiator in a risk-averse industry. - **First-mover in emerging asset classes**: Crypto coverage across 35+ exchanges, 30+ blockchains, and 200+ tokens; first-to-market Prediction Markets Monitoring with Kalshi. - **On-demand configurability and modern integrations**: Cloud-ready architecture with native connectivity to Snowflake, Thoughtspot, and PowerBI. ## Strategic Focus - **Doubling down on AI**: Actively hiring a Head of Data and AI, Lead AI Engineer (Agentic Systems), and Senior AI Engineers — signaling a platform-wide push toward agentic and explainable AI. - **Expanding into new regulatory domains**: Prediction markets monitoring (via Kalshi), crypto dealing, and individual accountability/SMCR. - **Growing firm-wide compliance**: Moving beyond employee conflicts into firm trade surveillance and control room workflows. - **Post-acquisition integration**: Absorbing AER Compliance and earlier acquisitions (SixLambda, Ethix360) to broaden the suite. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as a "fun, fast-moving environment where creativity is rewarded and hard work is valued," with a collaborative culture and values of dignity, trust, and respect. - **Work model**: Flexible work arrangements and hybrid roles; current UK engineering roles are hybrid in Leeds (AWS Cloud Infrastructure Engineer) and York (Lead Design Engineer UX/UI and AI); some remote-friendly UK roles (Head of Data and AI). - **Benefits**: Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, family-friendly policies, paid time off including bank/public holidays. - **Learning & development**: Varied learning programs and global "Star Seminars" to keep skills sharp. - **Employee ratings**: 4.1/5 on LinkedIn (155 reviews) — Work-Life Balance 4.2, Culture 4.2, Career 4.0, Compensation 3.7. - **Momentum**: 40% Y/Y growth and 99% customer retention provide stability and career upside. ## Sources 1. [starcompliance.com — About Us](https://www.starcompliance.com/about-us/) 2. [starcompliance.com — Home](https://www.starcompliance.com/) 3. [jobs.lever.co — StarCompliance](https://jobs.lever.co/starcompliance) 4. [starcompliance.com — Careers](https://www.starcompliance.com/careers/) 5. [linkedin.com — StarCompliance](https://www.linkedin.com/company/starcompliance) ## Other roles at StarCompliance - [AWS Cloud Infrastructure Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/aws-cloud-infrastructure-engineer-starcompliance-leeds-9txqe87rba7c) — Leeds, United Kingdom - [Lead Design Engineer UX/UI and AI](https://feeny.ai/job/lead-design-engineer-ux-ui-and-ai-starcompliance-york-d9r5r9hhn96f) — York, United Kingdom - [Quality Engineer (SDET)](https://feeny.ai/job/quality-engineer-sdet-starcompliance-united-kingdom-41khpye1an8d) — United Kingdom - [Platform Quality Engineer (SDET)](https://feeny.ai/job/platform-quality-engineer-sdet-starcompliance-united-kingdom-a1n025vkrw17) — United Kingdom