Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager

The role

You will serve as the central liaison between the institution and external stakeholders like regulators and auditors. You will orchestrate formal regulatory correspondence and audit communications to ensure alignment with company strategy and risk appetite.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary point of contact for external regulatory bodies and external audit firms.
• Draft, review, and finalize formal responses, regulatory filings, and statements.
• Establish and enforce a tracking system for regulatory and audit inquiries.
• Review outgoing regulatory communication to ensure alignment with strategic goals and risk policies.
• Collaborate with internal departments to gather and synthesize data for regulatory responses.
• Prepare briefings and advise the Management Board on regulatory dialogues.
• Coordinate the end-to-end lifecycle of external audits and regulatory inspections.
• Manage the secure and structured provision of documentation and data to auditors.
• Oversee the internal tracking of audit findings and regulatory mandates.

Required qualifications

• Master’s degree in Law, Economics, Business Administration, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of professional experience in Regulatory Affairs, Compliance, Legal, or Audit within the financial services sector or at a Big 4 auditing/consulting firm.
• In-depth, practical knowledge of the German and European banking regulatory frameworks (e.g., KWG, MaRisk, CRR/CRD, WpHG, and relevant BaFin circulars).
• Proven experience in managing complex, time-sensitive, cross-functional projects involving regulatory requests or audit management.
• Fluent-level German language skills.
• Fluent English with an exceptional command of written business and legal terminology.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to navigate sensitive dialogues with external bodies.
• Ability to distill complex issues into clear management summaries and regulatory responses.
• Confidence to challenge internal stakeholders to secure high-quality input.
• A calm, structured approach to working under strict regulatory deadlines.
• Absolute precision in written communication.

Benefits

• Home office budget.
• Learning & development budget of €1000 per year.
• Transparent growth framework.
• Competitive salary.
• Variable remuneration program.
• Monthly meal allowance.
• Deutschland ticket subsidy.
• 28 vacation days, increasing by 2 days after 2 years and 3 days after 3 years.
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to 12 weeks per year.

Before you apply

• Successful applicants will be required to complete pre-employment background checks through Zinc, including identity verification, educational records, references, and a criminal record check.

About the company

Solaris is Europe’s leading embedded finance platform, pioneering Banking-as-a-Service. Headquartered in Berlin, it enables fintechs, digital ecosystems, and multinationals to embed financial products into their own products.