--- title: 'Operational Risk and Compliance Lead at Constantinople' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/operational-risk-and-compliance-lead-constantinople-sydney-9d332yafjh3n' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # Operational Risk and Compliance Lead at Constantinople - **Company:** Constantinople - **Location:** Sydney, Australia - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-08-13 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/cxnpl/2d90adb7-2887-4e31-9e54-32a3b96a9b08 ## Job description Constantinople delivers a new era of AI-native banking. Constantinople provides banks with a fully-managed software and AI operational platform, which brings together customer experience, product, data, operations, compliance and infrastructure in a single platform. Constantinople’s AI-native platform eliminates the need for expensive infrastructure, and replaces manual operational and compliance processes with AI at scale. By removing the operational complexity of banking, Constantinople enables our client banks to focus on their customers and the business of banking. ## The Role You will play a crucial role in leading the management of operational risk and compliance within the Constantinople Banking Cloud Platform and corporate environment. You will be joining a growing risk and compliance team, with opportunities to delve deep in the areas of digital/ cloud banking products and services (i.e. transaction banking, payments, lending), software development, third party management, privacy and data protection. You’ll collaborate with various teams to provide advice, drive important initiatives and execute on a range of control assurance and governance activities. ## What You’ll Do - Support identification and assessment of risks and obligations within new features and products delivered on the Constantinople Banking Cloud Platform; and perform deep dive reviews on priority risk classes. - Alongside Product and Engineering Managers, support the design and implementation of controls and monitoring activities across the product and corporate environment - Drive action plans and uplift activities across the platform or guide other teams in their uplift activities - Manage regulatory change - monitor the regulatory horizon, assess the impact of new and changing obligations, and coordinate implementation across affected services - Coordinate internal testing and independent assurance reviews, (e.g. the Constantinople SOC 2 program) - Execute governance activities such as third party due diligence, organisational risk forums, change management / impact assessments, issue and incident management - Use AI tools to automate and scale risk and compliance workflows across the full risk management framework / lifecycle ## Who You Are - Sound knowledge of operational risk and compliance management concepts, frameworks, and standards - Strong understanding of the Australian compliance and regulatory landscape as it relates to banking products and services to small business and/or retail customers. Experience with prudential requirements also desirable. - Experience in banking and or financial services - Experience in design processes and/or software development - Digitally proficient and curious - comfortable using AI tools and eager to build them into your day-to-day work. Critically, you know what good looks like: you can direct AI effectively, critique its output, and take accountability for the quality of the end result. - Strong teamwork skills that foster productive relationships and contribute to company culture - Ability to work autonomously, tackle complex problems, prioritise, communicate with and influence stakeholders in respect of risk management Application process: If this sounds like the kind of opportunity you've been looking for, select the 'Apply Now' button below to submit your cover letter and resume. Use your cover letter to introduce us to you; we want to know who you are, what you've worked on and why you think you'd be a great addition to the Constantinople team. Inclusion To build technology and products that are used and loved by people and solve real-world problems, we need to build a team with many different perspectives and experiences. We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Applicants in need of special assistance or accommodation during the interview process or in accessing our website may contact us. We will treat your request as confidentially as possible. In your email, please include your name and preferred method of contact, and we will respond as soon as possible. ## About Constantinople ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Constantinople provides an AI-native, unified platform that powers the entire banking stack—from customer experience and banking products to operations, risk, and compliance. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series A) - **Headquarters**: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - **Founded**: 2022 - **Founders**: Macgregor Duncan (Co-Founder & Co-CEO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Banking technology / Banking-as-a-Service - **Target customers**: Licensed banks, neo banks, credit unions, and embedded finance providers (B2B) - **Mission**: Power the world’s banks, expand global GDP, and enable clients to offer better banking for every customer. ## Products & Services - **Customer Experience (Mobile App, Web, APIs & SDKs, AI Concierge, Engagement Engine, Digital Onboarding)**: Launch ready-made mobile/web apps with AI-powered support, or integrate via headless APIs and SDKs. - **Bank Products (Accounts, Payments, Cards, Mortgages, Loans)**: Modular, scalable banking products that can be migrated, launched, and grown flexibly. - **Operations (Onboarding, Payments, Lending, Cards, Customer Support, Collections)**: Automated middle- and back-office operations, including customer support. - **Risk & Compliance**: AI-driven controls, fraud detection, audit-ready reporting, and real-time oversight. - **Data, Security & Infrastructure**: Cloud-native, AI-native, highly available, fault-tolerant, and API-first infrastructure. - **Justinian (AI-Powered Workbench)**: A single platform for executives, product managers, bankers, and support teams to manage the entire bank. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metrics**: - Annual Revenue: USD 1.5M (as of recent data) - Total Funding: USD 53.7M (Series A + Seed) - Employees: 125 (+10.2% YoY, +14 people) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: - Lead investors: Prosus Ventures (Series A), Square Peg Capital (Seed) - Other investors: 3 additional seed investors, 4 Series A investors - **Growth Signals**: Active hiring across engineering and operations; new positions in Product, Lending, and Data; global expansion with offices in Sydney, Singapore, India, and team members in the US, UK, and New Zealand. ## Competitive Advantages - First AI-native banking platform that unifies technology and operations into a single service. - Dramatically reduces cost-to-income ratio by replacing patchwork legacy systems. - Compliance built into every layer, enabling banks to stay compliant without slowing down. - Cloud-native, API-first architecture designed for scale and rapid deployment. ## Strategic Focus - Continue to onboard new banks and embedded finance providers globally. - Deepen the AI-native capabilities of the platform, especially in risk, compliance, and customer support. - Scale the engineering and operations teams to support growth across multiple geographies. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Diverse team representing more than 25 countries, united by a mission to reinvent banking. - **Work Policy**: Hybrid work model with offices in Sydney, Singapore, and India. In-office events build connection, learning, and growth. - **Perks**: - Competitive base pay plus startup equity. - Flexible time off to rest, recharge, and celebrate life events. - Monthly wellness allowance for health and wellbeing. - **Engineering Culture**: Emphasis on strong ownership, rapid iteration, observable systems, and shipping often. Design and security are core values. ## Sources 1. [cxnpl.com - Company Homepage](https://www.cxnpl.com/) 2. [cxnpl.com - Careers Page](https://www.cxnpl.com/about-us/careers) 3. [cxnpl.com - Why Constantinople](https://www.cxnpl.com/about-us/why-constantinople) 4. [linkedin.com - Constantinople Company Profile](https://linkedin.com/company/cxnplio) 5. 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