Head of Compliance
About The Role
Your Mission
Help oversee and maintain the compliance framework on individual entity- and on group level; strategy, policies and governance arrangements as approved by the Board;
Assist the Boards of Directors and Senior Management to create a culture of informed risk-taking through training, communication and promotion of the agreed risk and compliance framework;
Run comprehensive compliance monitoring program across all relevant risks
Oversee all outsourced (critical) functions from a 2nd line of defense perspective;
Interact with regulators on an ongoing basis (as/when needed);
Keep up to date with EU regulatory developments,
Ongoing dual reporting to and close cooperation with the Chief Risk Officer, who is part of the Authorized Management and Group Head of Risk and Compliance, who is part of the Management Board.
Your Profile
At least 7 years of experience with a preference for demonstrated exposure in SME and retail payments;
Extensive experience in a compliance environment with a good understanding of the compliance issues impacting and EMI firm and payment processes;
Significant relevant experience at a regulated financial institution, with first-hand knowledge of CSSF regulatory framework, and in particular a deep practical knowledge of the AML domain;
Strong leadership skills, including the ability to manage risk and control activities in complex financial operations environments;
Alignment to our company values and ability to convey them to the rest of the team - You are customer-obsessed, unstoppable, owner and radically honest;
Strong attention to detail; highly driven and ambitious;
Excellent written and spoken English skills, native knowledge of a second European language is welcomed;
Based in Luxembourg or willing to relocate.
Why Join Vivid?
- We have a hybrid model in our Luxembourg office.
- AI-first culture – we use it every day, not just talk about it.
- Learning & development budget to support your professional growth.
- Fully paid vacation and sick leave.
- Sports compensation.
- Real growth prospects, significant responsibility, and the ability to make an immediate impact from day one.
Compensation range
About Vivid
Our mission? Your success. Everyone deserves the chance to see their finances flourish, and we're dedicated to empowering our customers to make this a reality.
Founded in 2019 in Berlin by Alexander Emeshev and Artem Iamanov, Vivid has quickly grown into one of Germany's top financial platforms for SMEs and private accounts. Since then, we've expanded rapidly across Europe, earning the trust of over 500,000 customers — and with over €200 million raised and a valuation of €775 million, we're just getting started.
We're building Vivid as an AI-native organization — across every function, from product to compliance to operations. Automation handles a growing share of day-to-day execution. For us, this means our teams can focus on architecture, strategy, and high-impact decision-making. This changes how we work: less manual execution, more ownership in building systems that scale. We want to help define what AI-native looks like in a regulated financial environment — and we're looking for people who want to build that future with us.
