Head of Compliance (Financial Advice)

About NOVA NOVA Wealth is a fast growing start up looking to change the face of financial advice and the way it's delivered in the UK. We firmly believe that a human adviser needs to be at the heart of every client relationship, however by leveraging technology we can empower our advisers to deliver higher levels of service and cut out a lot of the day to day admin that gets in the way. At our core, we're here to build a game changer in the advice industry that delivers better customer outcomes, at a lower cost, for more people. Through customer-centric advisers supported by our innovative Lifeline technology, we empower our customers to go beyond just making smarter financial decisions to living the lives they dream of. About the role At NOVA, we like to do things differently. We've built a regulated advice business that delivers full holistic advice across investments, pensions, protection and mortgages in an entirely digital way. We see great compliance and risk management not as a brake on that, but as what lets us scale with confidence. We're looking for a commercially minded Head of Compliance to own and lead our compliance & risk framework as we grow. This isn't a role for someone who treats compliance as a blocker. We want a senior leader who can weigh risk against opportunity, find the path to "yes", and help the business move quickly while protecting our customers and our licence to operate. You'll sit at the heart of the business, working closely with our founders, advisers, marketing and product teams to make sure good customer outcomes and strong governance are built into everything we do. What you'll be doing Owning the firm's compliance, risk and financial crime framework, and evolving it as the business scales. Acting as a true commercial partner to the management team. Helping the business grow quickly and safely, and finding pragmatic, risk-based routes to bring new propositions and journeys to market. Embedding Consumer Duty and a good-outcomes mindset across advice, product and operations. Maintaining our the relationship with the FCA, and keeping the business ahead of regulatory change through effective horizon scanning. Overseeing our advice quality and monitoring framework so we maintain high standards as we scale, with support from two Compliance Managers and outsourced compliance specialists. Advising the board on risk appetite, controls and emerging risks, with clear, commercially grounded judgement. Building and leading the compliance function (the people, processes and tooling) as the firm grows. Fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement across the business.