Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager

About the Company

Solaris is Europe's leading embedded finance platform. Solaris’ full German banking license and proprietary modular B2B tech stack empowers its partners to offer compliant, customer-centric banking services. Founded in 2016, Solaris pioneered the Banking-as-a-Service market with an unparalleled combination of tech and banking.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for external regulatory bodies (BaFin, Bundesbank, Einlagensicherung) and external audit firms
• Draft, review, and finalize formal responses, regulatory filings, and statements
• Establish and enforce a rigorous tracking system for regulatory and audit inquiries
• Review outgoing regulatory communication to ensure alignment with strategic goals and risk policies
• Collaborate with Risk Management, Compliance, Finance, Legal, and Operations to synthesize regulatory responses
• Advise the Management Board on ongoing regulatory dialogues and communication strategies
• Coordinate the end-to-end lifecycle of external audits and regulatory inspections
• Oversee the internal tracking of audit findings and remediation plans

Requirements

• 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 financial services or Big 4
• In-depth knowledge of German and European banking regulatory frameworks (KWG, MaRisk, CRR/CRD, WpHG)
• Proven experience managing complex, time-sensitive regulatory or audit projects
• Fluent German and English with exceptional written business and legal terminology skills
• Strong interpersonal skills for navigating sensitive dialogues with authoritative bodies
• Ability to distill complex technical or legal issues into clear management summaries

Benefits

• Home office budget
• Learning & development budget of €1000 per year
• Competitive salary and variable remuneration program
• Monthly meal allowance
• Deutschland ticket subsidy
• 28 vacation days (increasing with tenure)
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to 12 weeks per year