Case Study: Cubefunder – Compliance Manager & MLRO

The Company

Cubefunder is a fast-growing B2B lending business working with brokers and introducers to provide funding solutions to UK businesses.

Operating in a fast-paced and highly operational environment, Cubefunder recognises the importance of strong governance, fraud prevention, broker oversight, customer outcomes, and effective process controls in supporting sustainable growth.

As the business continues to scale, Cubefunder is strengthening its operational governance, financial crime controls, internal processes, and risk management capabilities across the lending lifecycle.

The Requirement

Cubefunder engaged Compliance Professionals to identify a Compliance Manager & MLRO / Fraud Prevention professional to strengthen and oversee its operational compliance, financial crime, fraud prevention, and governance framework.

The client had a very specific profile in mind. This was not a role for a heavily corporate or purely policy-driven compliance professional; Cubefunder needed someone pragmatic, commercially aware, and operationally focused, who would be comfortable working within a scaling business where processes, controls, and governance continue to develop. The business has a strong “get things done” and scale-up culture, so finding someone who could embrace that environment and take a hands-on approach was essential.

The role combined operational compliance oversight with responsibility for AML controls, fraud prevention, broker oversight, operational governance, and wider business risk management. The ideal candidate would have a minimum of five to seven years’ experience across compliance, fraud prevention, operational risk, AML, lending operations, or financial services, ideally with previous MLRO experience or exposure to MLRO responsibilities. Experience within B2B lending, broker-led finance, alternative lending, fintech, or wider financial services was particularly valuable.

An additional challenge was the location. The role was based from Cubefunder’s Windsor office, meaning the successful candidate needed to be comfortable working outside of London.

Our Solution

With more than 20 years of experience within the compliance recruitment market, Compliance Professionals understood that this was a search where the right cultural and operational fit would be just as important as technical expertise.

We leveraged our extensive existing network alongside proactive outreach to passive candidates, targeting professionals with the combination of compliance, financial crime, fraud, and lending experience required.

The Windsor location also presented an additional consideration, so we were able to screen candidates at an early stage around their ability and willingness to work from the office. This ensured the client was not spending valuable time reviewing candidates who were unable to meet the location or role requirements.

Our understanding of the brief allowed us to conduct a thorough initial screening process, assessing both technical suitability and the candidate’s ability to thrive within Cubefunder’s entrepreneurial and hands-on culture.

Following this process, we presented a targeted shortlist to the client. Following the initial interviews, three candidates were selected to progress to the second stage, with one standout candidate then progressing to the final interview.

The Outcome

Following the third round of interviews, the successful candidate was offered the position and accepted. The appointment was particularly significant for Compliance Professionals, as the successful candidate had been part of our network as a candidate for 18 years- a strong testament to the depth and longevity of our relationships within the compliance market.

The result was an excellent fit for both Cubefunder and the candidate, with the successful individual bringing the experience and approach required to make an immediate impact within the business.

By leveraging our specialist network, market knowledge, and understanding of the client’s requirements, we were able to move quickly while taking the majority of the hiring process away from Cubefunder.

For the client, this meant saving valuable time and resource while securing a highly relevant candidate for a specialist role. For Compliance Professionals, it was another example of how long standing market relationships and specialist expertise can deliver the right result for both client and candidate.