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CDD Introduced Onboarding Analyst
Edinburgh, UK
Full time
In office 4 days/week
- Are you someone who thrives on curiosity, loves experimentation, and constantly seeks innovative ways to solve problems?
- Do you want to be hands-on in embedded payments, while continuously learning and developing in a dynamic environment?
- Do you want to play an important role in one of Europe's fastest-growing fintech companies?
If the answer is yes, we'd love to connect with you!
Who We Are
Our vision is a world where all businesses are powered by embedded payments. Modulr enables businesses, from SMEs to Enterprise, initially across the UK and Europe to efficiently pay-in, collect and disburse funds instantly via a range of payment schemes, accounts, and card products. Find out more about us on our website and careers site.
What You'll Do
- Conduct Customer Due Diligence (CDD) for both individual and corporate clients, including Simplified and Enhanced Due Diligence, screening and reviewing for adverse media, sanctions, and Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) profiles.
- Review and update customer records in accordance with FCA guidelines, UK/EU AML directives, and internal risk policies.
- Collect, verify, and assess KYC/KYB documentation, including ID, address proof, and ownership structures.
- Perform sanctions, PEP, and adverse media screening, escalating any hits or anomalies per escalation protocols.
- Complete Client Risk Assessments and produce clear, well-reasoned outputs.
- Collaborate with internal and external teams to resolve gaps or discrepancies in onboarding cases.
- Ensure accurate documentation of all due diligence activities, maintaining audit readiness and GDPR compliance.
- Identify and suggest improvements to the CDD onboarding process, including automation opportunities.
Who You Are
The ideal CDD Introduced Onboarding Analyst will be comfortable operating in a high-volume, regulated environment and bring a genuine interest in financial crime and FinTech.
What you'll need
- Minimum 2 years of experience in CDD, KYC, AML, or financial crime roles within a regulated financial institution or fintech.
- Solid understanding of UK/EU AML regulations, including JMLSG guidance and FCA expectations.
- Familiarity with various client types and structures, including corporates, trusts, partnerships, and beneficial ownership.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with a proven ability to manage high volumes of work accurately and to deadline.
- Experience using screening and data tools such as Orbis, Moody's, or equivalent platforms.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Excel, CRM/KYC platforms, and document management systems.
- Ability to work independently with accountability, while collaborating effectively within a team to achieve shared goals.
Nice to haves
- Experience across multiple jurisdictions or client types (e.g., trusts, partnerships).
- Familiarity with EU business structures and cross-border AML frameworks.
- A curious mindset and drive to explore how automation or technology can improve CDD processes.
What We Offer You
- Share Options – We offer a Company Share Option Plan (CSOP), giving you the opportunity to benefit from any increase in share value in the event of a sale, merger, or flotation.
- Bonus – Our annual discretionary bonus, paid in May for the previous year, is based on both company and individual performance.
- Flexible benefits – £1,000 to spend on benefits to suit you, including private medical insurance, gym membership, dental etc.
- Wellbeing app – confidential, on-demand access to therapy, coaching, counselling, management training or mindfulness sessions with accredited professionals, with company-funded hours and top-up options available.
- Holidays – 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus your birthday off. In the UK, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day are fixed holidays. You can choose the remaining days to suit your personal schedule.
- Learning opportunities – Our two-day onboarding programme, ModStart, helps equip you for success. Learning doesn't stop there; we'll continue to support your development through various channels.
- Company-Wide Events – Participate in collaborative and engaging events with colleagues across the business.
- Bike to work / E-bike scheme
ModInclusion
At Modulr, we're committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong and can bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds as we believe it's the right thing for our people, our business, and the community we operate in.
By submitting your CV, you consent to us using your personal data to assess your application, contact you, or share your CV with relevant hiring managers. You can request removal of your data at any time by emailing peopleops@modulrfinance.com - though this will withdraw you from consideration for the role.
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SoC Validation Engineer
AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent portfolio and designed for both commercial and government applications. Our engineers and space scientists are on a mission to eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by today’s five billion mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected.
Position Overview
We are seeking a SoC Validation Engineer.
The Silicon Team in Edinburgh is a small, highly focused group responsible for developing high‑value silicon that is core to AST’s mission of “Connecting the unconnected”—delivering the world’s first space‑based mobile broadband network.
The team works collaboratively to define and build next‑generation silicon, exploring advanced silicon technologies to continuously improve performance, capability, and efficiency. This is a hands‑on environment where silicon decisions directly impact AST’s ability to deliver a global communications network from space.
In this role, the Validation Engineer will be responsible for defining, executing, and reporting on the validation of complex integrated circuit devices, working closely with System Definition, IC Design, and Software teams. This role spans pre‑silicon validation using FPGA prototypes through to post‑silicon bring‑up and system‑level validation, ensuring devices meet performance, functionality, and system integration requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
• Work closely with System Definition and IC Design teams to ensure devices are specified with optimal ball placement and external component selection to meet PCB technology and overall system requirements.
• Define and specify laboratory equipment and infrastructure required to effectively test and validate devices.
• Perform validation bring‑up using FPGA prototypes prior to IC manufacture.
• Define comprehensive validation test plans to validate IC performance either standalone or within a wider system, covering hardware, software, and RF aspects.
• Execute manual bring‑up and planned validation test activities, including fault isolation and debug.
• Define, develop, and implement regression and automation procedures to improve validation efficiency and coverage.
• Produce clear and concise validation reports for technical review and sign‑off.
• Support board‑level bring‑up and debug activities in collaboration with hardware and software teams.
Qualifications
Education:
BEng in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
Experience:
• Minimum of 4+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Hands‑on experience using laboratory equipment including spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, network analyzers, and similar instrumentation.
• Practical experience with scripting or programming languages such as Python, Perl, C, or C++.
• Strong verbal communication and technical documentation skills.
• Experience working effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with DSP, wireless communication systems, and SerDes technologies.
• Experience validating complex System‑on‑Chip (SoC) designs involving embedded software.
• Background knowledge of RF fundamentals, antennas, and communication theory.
Soft Skills:
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Strong technical documentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to collaborate closely with System Definition, IC Design, Software, hardware, and validation teams.
Technology Stack:
• Laboratory validation equipment (spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, network analyzers).
• FPGA prototypes for pre‑silicon validation.
• Python, Perl, C, C++.
Physical Requirements
• Ability to work in a standard office and laboratory environment and use a computer for extended periods.
• Occasional travel may be required to visit suppliers, partners, or other AST SpaceMobile design centres.
This job description may not be inclusive to the duties and responsibilities listed. Additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time or the scope of the job may change as needed by business demands.
AST SpaceMobile is an Equal Opportunity, at will Employer; employment is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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Corporate Onboarding Associate - 12 month FTC
Edinburgh, UK
Full time, 12-month FTC
In office 4 days/week
- Are you someone who thrives on curiosity, loves experimentation, and constantly seeks innovative ways to solve problems?
- Do you want to be hands-on in embedded payments, while continuously learning and developing in a dynamic environment?
- Do you want to play an important role in one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintech companies?
If the answer is yes, we'd love to connect with you!
Who We Are
Our vision is a world where all businesses are powered by embedded payments. Modulr enables businesses, from SMEs to Enterprise, initially across the UK and Europe to efficiently pay-in, collect and disburse funds instantly via a range of payment schemes, accounts, and card products. Find out more about us on our website and careers site.
What You’ll Do
- Own and manage CDD & Compliance Assessments for complex clients within the First Line CDD Operations Function.
- Perform Client Risk Assessments and Customer Due Diligence (Simplified and Enhanced) during corporate onboarding.
- Conduct internal and external Partner Audits and ensure alignment with Modulr’s compliance framework.
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders to support compliance and onboarding processes.
- Screen for Politically Exposed Persons and Sanctioned Individuals, ensuring regulatory adherence.
- Review and recommend updates to Policies and Procedures in line with evolving compliance requirements.
Who You Are
What you’ll need:
- A curious mindset and drive to explore how AI can make a real difference.
- A (high-level) understanding of legislation/guidance including the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (as amended), the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, the Terrorism Act 2000 and Counter-Terrorism Act 2008, the UK General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act 2018, and HM Treasury Sanctions Notices and OFSI Guidance. You’ll also be confident applying guidance from the FCA Financial Crime Guide and SYSC Rules, JMLSG (especially Chapter 5 on Customer Due Diligence), and FCA guidance on Politically Exposed Persons.
- Experience in corporate onboarding and compliance across sectors and jurisdictions, ideally with Know Your Business (KYB) and enhanced due diligence in both UK and EU contexts.
- Analytical and detail-oriented, with strong communication skills, ethical judgement, and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Resilient, flexible, and confident in owning and evolving compliance processes to support business growth.
Nice to haves:
- Familiarity with Dutch regulations such as Wwft, Sanctiewet 1970 and Wft.
- Experience with European Corporate Client Due Diligence (KYB) and enhanced risk assessments.
- Exposure to AML and compliance audit procedures, including managing remediation of findings.
What We Offer You
- Share Options – We offer a Company Share Option Plan (CSOP), giving you the opportunity to benefit from any increase in share value in the event of a sale, merger, or flotation.
- Bonus – Our annual discretionary bonus, paid in May for the previous year, is based on both company and individual performance.
- Flexible benefits – £1,000 to spend on benefits to suit you, including private medical insurance, gym membership, dental etc.
- Wellbeing app – confidential, on-demand access to therapy, coaching, counselling, management training or mindfulness sessions with accredited professionals, with company-funded hours and top-up options available.
- Holidays – 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus your birthday off. In the UK, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day are fixed holidays. You can choose the remaining days to suit your personal schedule.
- Learning opportunities – Our two-day onboarding programme, ModStart, helps equip you for success. Learning doesn't stop there; we'll continue to support your development through various channels.
- Company-Wide Events – Participate in collaborative and engaging events with colleagues across the business.
- Bike to work / E-bike scheme
ModInclusion
At Modulr, we're committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong and can bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds as we believe it's the right thing for our people, our business, and the community we operate in.
By submitting your CV, you consent to us using your personal data to assess your application, contact you, or share your CV with relevant hiring managers. You can request removal of your data at any time by emailing peopleops@modulrfinance.com - though this will withdraw you from consideration for the role.
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Financial Crime Analyst
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Full-time
In office 4 days/week
- Do you have a passion for financial crime prevention and protecting businesses from money laundering and sanctions risk?
- Do you want to keep learning and developing whilst getting hands-on compliance experience within the embedded payments space?
- Do you want to deepen your expertise in financial crime risk management in a dynamic, fast-paced fintech environment?
If so, we would love to hear from you!
Who We Are
Modulr is the payments automation platform that streamlines money movement with accuracy, control and reliability – built to scale. Processing over 200mn transactions and £180bn annually, Modulr is trusted by more than 6,000 businesses to automate payment and reconciliation workflows – removing manual work, lowering costs and reducing errors.
Modulr provides a single platform for automating how money moves into and out of a business - including payroll, supplier payments, spend management and payment collection. With over a decade of experience as a regulated payments provider, Modulr delivers the reliability needed to run mission-critical finance operations at scale.
Find out more about us on our website and careers site.
What You’ll Do
- Screen names, entities, and transactions against sanctions, PEP, internal watchlist and adverse media lists.
- Investigate alerts, validate matches, articulate rationale for decisions made, make risk-based decisions and escalate confirmed risks to Compliance/AML teams where required.
- Maintain accurate documentation and audit trails for all reviews and decisions.
- Take ownership of quality control by reviewing your own cases for accuracy and completeness, addressing errors proactively, and meeting internal QC benchmarks.
- Collaborate with Transaction Monitoring, Complex Investigations, and CDD Onboarding teams to support risk assessments and process alignment.
- Drive process improvements and automation to enhance efficiency and reduce false positives.
Who You Are
What you’ll need
- A curious mindset and drive to explore how AI can make a real difference.
- Strong understanding of financial crime risks and typologies, including Sanctions, AML/CTF, and adverse media.
- Experience working as part of an investigations or screening team within financial services.
- Familiarity with the regulatory landscape, including FCA, OFSI, OFAC and EU guidance.
- ICA qualification (or equivalent) and intermediate Excel skills.
Nice to haves
- Experience using industry screening tools and platforms.
- Exposure to process improvement or automation initiatives within compliance.
- Knowledge of the embedded payments or broader fintech sector.
What We Offer You
- Share Options – We offer a Company Share Option Plan (CSOP), giving you the opportunity to benefit from any increase in share value in the event of a sale, merger, or flotation.
- Bonus – Our annual discretionary bonus, paid in May for the previous year, is based on both company and individual performance.
- Flexible benefits - £1000 to spend on benefits to suit you, including private medical insurance, gym membership, dental etc.
- Wellbeing app – confidential, on-demand access to therapy, coaching, counselling, management training or mindfulness sessions with accredited professionals, with company-funded hours and top-up options available.
- Holidays - 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus your birthday off. In the UK, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day are fixed holidays. You can choose the remaining days to suit your personal schedule.
- Learning opportunities - Our two-day onboarding program, ModStart, helps equip you for success. Learning doesn’t stop there; we’ll continue to support your development through various channels.
- Company-Wide Events - Participate in collaborative and engaging events with colleagues across the business.
- Bike to work / E-bike scheme
ModInclusion
At Modulr, we’re committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong and can bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds as we believe it’s the right thing for our people, our business, and the community we operate in.
By submitting your CV, you consent to us using your personal data to assess your application, contact you, or share your CV with relevant hiring managers. You can request removal of your data at any time by emailing peopleops@modulrfinance.com - though this will withdraw you from consideration for the role.
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Lead Product Designer
Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid) | Practice Area: Product & Experience | Type: Permanent
Design with impact. Lead with empathy. Transform experiences.
The Role
Capco is a global technology and business consultancy focused on the financial services and energy sectors. Our designers translate strategy into intuitive digital products and engaging customer experiences, transforming businesses and impacting millions of users around the world.
We are seeking experienced Product Design leaders who will shape the future of financial services by guiding transformative projects, partnering with clients to deliver innovative solutions, and supporting teams to create experiences used at scale.
You will play a critical role in defining how AI and emerging technologies are embedded into digital products and services, helping clients move from experimentation to real, production-grade AI-enabled experiences - designed with responsibility, transparency, and measurable value.
This role will sit in our Scotland office, with a need to potentially work in either Glasgow or Edinburgh depending on client expectations.
What You’ll Do
- Lead complex customer experience and design engagements, aligning business goals with user-centred and AI-enabled product opportunities
- Partner with clients to shape product vision, design strategy, and experience roadmaps
- Identify opportunities to apply AI, automation, and data-driven design to deliver meaningful business and user outcomes
- Contribute to the evolution of Capco’s design methodologies, including human-AI interaction and responsible design practices
- Support and mentor designers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and high-quality delivery
What We’re Looking For
- Demonstrated experience leading UX/UI design initiatives within consulting, agency, or in-house environments
- Strong understanding of digital product development, agile methodologies, and stakeholder collaboration
- Ability to communicate ideas clearly and influence decisions across a range of stakeholders
- Experience working across the end-to-end design lifecycle, from discovery through to delivery
- A collaborative mindset with a focus on inclusive, user-centred design
Bonus Points For
- Experience contributing to or scaling design systems and UX frameworks
- Knowledge of behavioural science, human factors, or experimental design approaches
- Familiarity with AI-enabled design tools, workflows, or emerging technologies
- Experience working with cross-functional teams including data and engineering
- Background in financial services or other regulated industries
Why Join Capco
- Deliver high-impact technology solutions for Tier 1 financial institutions
- Work in a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial consulting culture
- Access continuous learning, training, and industry certifications
- Be part of a team shaping the future of digital financial services
- Help shape the future of digital transformation across FS & Energy.
We offer a competitive, people-first benefits package designed to support every aspect of your life:
- Core Benefits: Discretionary bonus, competitive pension, health insurance, life insurance and critical illness cover
- Mental Health: Easy access to CareFirst, Unmind, Aviva consultations, and in-house first aiders
- Family-Friendly: Maternity, adoption, shared parental leave, plus paid leave for sickness, pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, menopause, and bereavement
- Family Care: 8 complimentary backup care sessions for emergency childcare or elder care
- Holiday Flexibility: 5 weeks of annual leave with the option to buy or sell holiday days based on your needs
- Continuous Learning: Minimum 40 Hours of Training Annually: Take your pick -workshops, certifications, e-learning- your growth, your way. Also, Business Coach assigned from Day One: Get one-on-one guidance to fast-track your goals and accelerate your development
- Healthcare Access: Convenient online GP services
- Extra Perks: Gympass (Wellhub), travel insurance, Tastecard, season ticket loans, Cycle to Work, and dental insurance
Inclusion at Capco
We’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible and straightforward for everyone. If you need any adjustments at any stage, just let us know – we’ll be happy to help. We value each person’s unique perspective and contribution. At Capco, we believe that being yourself is your greatest strength. Our #BeYourselfAtWork culture encourages individuality and collaboration – a mindset that shapes how we work with clients and each other every day. #LI-DNI
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London
Full-time
In office 4 days/week
- Are you passionate about enabling scalable commercial execution?
- Do you thrive at the intersection of systems, data, and process?
- Do you enjoy translating strategy into operational reality?
If so, we would love to hear from you!
Who We Are
Our vision is a world where all businesses are powered by embedded payments. Modulr enables businesses, from SMEs to Enterprise, initially across the UK and Europe to efficiently pay-in, collect and disburse funds instantly via a range of payment schemes, accounts, and card products. Find out more about us on our website and careers site.
What You’ll Do
- Own the end-to-end operationalisation for the Account Management and Partnerships Teams
- Act as Rev Ops business partner to both teams
- Ensure efficient and scalable processes are in place and build operational rigor around those processes
- Support design and evolution of commission plans and administration of those plans
- Manages the internal exception process for revenue reduction for customers
- Reviews deals with team weekly, ensuring pipeline health and updates to leadership and FP&A
- Established operational processes for newly created Partnerships Team
- Creates and maintains Account Management and Partnerships reports and dashboards
- Models partnerships programmes for revenue growth and profitability
- Ensures Salesforce and Partner Relationship Management (PRM) tools are efficiently configured to optimise reporting and ease of input
- Constantly reviews end-to-end process for efficiencies and automation
- Operationalises renewal management and provides modelling for larger, strategic renewals
- Delivers GTM reporting to commercial leadership for Account Management and Partnerships
- Collaborates with wider Rev Ops and Commercial team on GTM projects
Who You Are
What you’ll need
- Commercially focused, with an operational mindset
- Proven experience in a role supporting commercial teams
- Strong understanding of systems and data, including how they interact, and how to draw actionable insights
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills
- Ability to translate strategy into its operational elements to drive execution
- Experience working cross-functionally across teams
- Curiosity, and exploration of new ideas and ways of working
- SAAS, FinTech, and / or payments experience
Nice to haves
- Experience with Salesforce, Partner Relationship Management tools, Power BI, Qobra, Juro, Salesloft
- Previous experience in a Rev Ops role
What We Offer You
- Share Options – We offer a Company Share Option Plan (CSOP), giving you the opportunity to benefit from any increase in share value in the event of a sale, merger, or flotation.
- Bonus – Our annual discretionary bonus, paid in May for the previous year, is based on both company and individual performance.
- Flexible benefits - £1000 to spend on benefits to suit you, including private medical insurance, gym membership, dental etc.
- Wellbeing app – confidential, on-demand access to therapy, coaching, counselling, management training or mindfulness sessions with accredited professionals, with company-funded hours and top-up options available.
- Holidays - 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus your birthday off. In the UK, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day are fixed holidays. You can choose the remaining days to suit your personal schedule.
- Learning opportunities- Our two-day onboarding program, ModStart, helps equip you for success. Learning doesn’t stop there; we’ll continue to support your development through various channels.
- Company-Wide Events - Participate in collaborative and engaging events with colleagues across the business.
- Bike to work / E-bike scheme
ModInclusion
At Modulr, we’re committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong and can bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds as we believe it’s the right thing for our people, our business, and the community we operate in.
By submitting your CV, you consent to us using your personal data to assess your application, contact you, or share your CV with relevant hiring managers. You can request removal of your data at any time by emailing peopleops@modulrfinance.com - though this will withdraw you from consideration for the role.
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