Compliance Officer

About Volta

Volta is the category-defining, fully vertically integrated AI infrastructure platform - from capital to clusters to software, under a founder-led enterprise. Our mission is The Utility of Compute™: AI infrastructure as dependable and available as electricity, for every organization that needs it. Launched with a $10B strategic partnership with one of the leading frontier AI labs, a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, and a $5B AI Infrastructure Fund, Volta is building the infrastructure layer of the AI era from the ground up. We are 100+ people across London, Palo Alto, and New York, with rapid growth expectations to hundreds.

About The Role

As Volta's Compliance Officer, you'll help ensure our day-to-day operations align with relevant laws, regulations, and internal policies. You'll work closely with the Compliance Manager and cross-functional teams to monitor compliance activity, support audits, and help embed a strong compliance culture across the business.

This role is a great fit for someone who's detail-oriented, comfortable working across regulatory frameworks, and looking to grow their compliance career within a global organization.

What You Will Be Doing

• Monitor day-to-day business activities and transactions to identify potential compliance issues or deviations from policy

• Support the implementation and rollout of compliance policies, procedures, and training across the organization

• Conduct or support internal compliance reviews and audits, documenting findings and tracking remediation

• Help maintain compliance registers, trackers, and documentation to support regulatory reporting and audits

• Assist with monitoring regulatory changes relevant to Volta's business and help assess their impact

• Support investigations into potential compliance issues, working with relevant stakeholders to resolve them

• Deliver or support training sessions to help employees understand their compliance obligations

• Respond to internal queries on compliance policies and procedures in a clear and timely manner

• Prepare regular compliance reports and metrics for review by the Compliance Manager and leadership

What You Bring

• 2 - 4 years of experience in a compliance, risk, audit, or regulatory role, ideally within financial services, fintech, or another regulated industry

• Solid understanding of compliance principles, regulatory frameworks, and internal control processes

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple compliance tasks and deadlines

• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain compliance requirements clearly to non-specialists

• Strong organizational skills and comfort working with compliance tracking tools and systems

• A proactive, ethical approach, with sound judgment when escalating potential issues

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively across teams

• Relevant compliance certification (e.g., ICA) is a plus but not required

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What We Offer

At Volta, we believe people do their best work when they feel supported, trusted and able to grow. We're building a company where you can make an impact, keep a healthy balance between work and life, and build a career you're proud of.
As a global team, we do our best to provide great benefits wherever you're based. While some benefits vary by country due to local regulations, we believe looking after our people is simply the right thing to do.

• Competitive salary based on the work you do here, not your previous salary

• Equity in Volta, giving you the opportunity to share in the company's long-term success

• Retirement/pension contributions

• Comprehensive health, wellbeing and insurance benefits

• Generous number of vacation days each year

Additional Information

Equal Opportunity

Volta is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and make employment decisions based on skills, qualifications, experience and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Accessibility

Volta is committed to providing an accessible recruitment experience for all candidates. If you require accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the application or interview process, please contact us at askpeople@volta.com. We will work with you to identify reasonable accommodations that enable you to participate fully in the hiring process.

Candidate Privacy Notice

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Note to Recruitment Agencies

Volta does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies. Any unsolicited submissions, including those sent directly to hiring managers or employees, will be treated as the property of Volta. No agency fees will be payable unless a valid, signed recruitment agreement is in place, and the agency has been specifically engaged for the relevant vacancy.