Senior Compliance Officer

About this role

At Bondora, our mission is simple: to make finance easy, transparent, and accessible for everyone. Founded in 2008, we’ve helped more than 700,000 customers across Europe borrow and invest effortlessly through our trusted digital products. As a rapidly growing financial technology company, we’re reaching new heights with a bold vision. We’re set to acquire a banking license, unlocking a world of possibilities for our customers.

This transition will allow us to expand our lending across more EU countries and broaden our product suite to deliver even more value. Join us on this journey and let’s build the future of finance together! What is this role about? As our Senior Compliance Officer , you’ll play a key role in strengthening Bondora’s second-line compliance function as we expand our financial services business across Europe and prepare for our next stage as a bank.

While we operate today as a credit provider, our banking licence application means the Compliance team is already working with broader regulatory topics and supervisory expectations that will shape Bondora’s future operating model. You’ll work closely with management and product teams, with real ownership of regulatory change, compliance risk management, policy development, and supervisory communication. This role is well-suited to someone who wants to move beyond formal compliance checks and help build practical, scalable compliance processes in a fast-moving fintech environment.

We’re looking for someone who can build repeatable AI-assisted compliance processes, while applying professional judgment to validate accuracy, legal soundness, and regulatory defensibility. Your main responsibilities: Monitoring regulatory developments and assessing their impact on Bondora’s products, processes, and controls. Maintaining and improving compliance policies, procedures, and internal controls. Conducting compliance risk assessments, second-line monitoring, and follow-up on remediation actions.

Advising business, product, legal, and management teams on regulatory and compliance matters. Preparing compliance opinions, management updates, and practical recommendations. Supporting communication with supervisory authorities and coordinating regulatory responses. Developing compliance training and awareness materials for employees. This role is in Estonia, and proficiency in Estonian is required. What would ensure success in this role? Success in this role is determined by analytical expertise, process oversight, and data accuracy management.