Senior Compliance and Risk Manager
If you’ve been looking to join a fast-growing startup with a bold vision of a world where doing good is built into everything we do, then you’ve found the right place!
Backed by General Catalyst, the same investors behind Stripe and Airbnb, we’re one of Europe’s fastest-growing SaaS companies – building the technology that enables global enterprises to give, volunteer, and fund with confidence.
Our Mission
Our mission at Goodstack is to revolutionize how the world does good 🌎.
As a Series A social impact startup, we power global change through technology. We enable companies to seamlessly integrate positive impact into what they do through a unified platform while supporting nonprofits in gaining access to cutting-edge technology and finding new funding streams.
Global brands, including Google, OpenAI, TikTok, LinkedIn, HSBC, Atlassian and Twilio - as well as thousands of nonprofits, including the Red Cross, Cancer Research, and Oxfam - use Goodstack to make a difference.
In 2025 alone, we have facilitated $5 billion in donations to good causes. But this is just the beginning. We're building the world’s leading platform that powers donations to nonprofits globally.
To keep our momentum and deliver consistently high value to our partners, we need incredible people to help us on our journey – we need you 🫵
Join us as a Senior Compliance & Risk Manager!
This role will play a critical role in ensuring that Goodstack maintains a robust compliance framework, so that we provide an unparalleled level of due diligence for our partners, donors, and Foundation network. The role will report to the Head of Global Giving and will work closely with leadership, finance, and operations teams to foster a culture of compliance and mitigate risks.
As Senior Compliance & Risk Manager, your mission will be to:
Regulatory compliance
Ensure the company and Foundations operate within compliance standards, including AML and KYC on nonprofits and prospective partners.
Monitor regulatory developments.
Oversee and monitor compliance systems, escalating any abuse instances for appropriate action.
Compliance Programme Development
Implement and maintain compliance policies, frameworks, and procedures in line with business requirements, including transaction monitoring and enhanced due diligence on high-risk transactions and donors.
Oversee a compliance function to ensure Goodstack can successfully and responsibly scale disbursements to nonprofits and meet partners’ requirements.
Lead ongoing development of compliance systems, including procedures and training programmes.
Monitoring & Reporting
Conduct regular compliance monitoring and testing to ensure procedures are working.
Prepare reports for management and regulators.
Investigate and resolve compliance incidents or complaints.
Team Management
Create and lead a team of junior compliance staff.
Act as a point of escalation for complex compliance issues.
This role is a perfect match for you if you have:
5+ years in compliance, ideally in fintech, payments, or mission-driven orgs.
Deep hands-on knowledge of AML, KYC, and Enhanced Due Diligence; you’ve built or scaled these before.
Solid grasp of global regulatory standards, and you know how to stay ahead of changes.
Experience running risk monitoring, spotting red flags, and managing incidents with calm and clarity.
Strong communicator; you can make complex things simple and lead with confidence.
Startup-ready: proactive, resourceful, and excited to build from the ground up.
🇬🇧 What you can expect upon joining our team
💰 Salary reviews and share options are becoming an integral part of our growth and share in the company's success
💝 Goodstack’s Workplace Giving
⚕️ Vitality Plus - Private health insurance
🌞 £250 Brighten your day annual budget
🤓 £1000 Learning & development annual budget
📚 Goodstack library
🌯 Tasty Tuesday! Office lunch is on the company
🏃🏿♀️ Slow run club Wednesday
⭐️ Paid days off to volunteer for non-profit causes
🎤 Paid days to attend conferences
🥳 Paid day off on your birthday!
🌴 25 days annual leave, plus paid public holidays
💙 Paid sick leave
🧘🏽 Paid wellness leave
🪁 Parental leave
🧸 Workplace nursery scheme
🧓🏽 Pension (with tax-efficient salary sacrifice option)
🚴🏾 UK cycle-to-work scheme
🌳 Ecologi carbon offsetting
⚖️ Flexible working hours
🖥️ WFH budget upon joining
🏡 You're always welcome to pop in more often if you enjoy the buzz of being in the office. It's a warm, friendly space right in the heart of London
🙌 … and so much more
About us
Since 2017, Goodstack has been at the forefront of creating a future where good will be built into everything we do. From daily commutes to weekend activities or grocery shopping, we envision a world where creating positive change is seamlessly integrated into our everyday lives. In this future, the depth and breadth of impact we can make through everyday actions will expand dramatically – benefiting both businesses and the world.
Businesses are expected to deliver on both profit and purpose and those that don’t are falling behind. We’re here to make it easy for any company, anywhere in the world, to integrate good into what they do. Doing this empowers everyone – companies, employees, consumers, and communities – to contribute to positive change and take meaningful action.
Let's do this! 💜
OUR PLEDGE TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
We take pride in our diverse and growing team representing 20+ nationalities across 5 continents 🌍! Our continued expansion provides us with opportunities to embrace and celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, essential to our success. We actively seek and welcome applicants from all walks of life, regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
A team that represents the world that we are trying to support is a wiser, more knowledgeable and stronger one. We’re excited for you to bring your experience, yourself and your special lemon twist to Goodstack to propel us forward in striving to create a better world for us all.
Check out our Careers Page for more details!