Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager

Solaris is Europe's leading embedded finance platform. Solaris’ full German banking license and proprietary modular B2B tech stack empowers its partners – from SMEs to large, multinational, non-financial companies – to offer compliant, customer‑centric banking services, providing seamless experiences to customers across all industries. Founded in 2016, Solaris pioneered the Banking-as-a-Service market with an unparalleled combination of tech and banking. Solaris is headquartered in Berlin and employs 300 people in Europe.

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, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and professional diplomacy.
• Establish and enforce a rigorous tracking system to guarantee that all regulatory and audit inquiries are answered strictly within required timelines.
• Critically review all outgoing regulatory communication to ensure the content reflects the institution’s strategic goals, current management directives, and internal risk policies.
• Collaborate closely with internal departments (Risk Management, Compliance, Finance, Legal, Operations and Internal Audit) to gather necessary data and synthesize complex, multi-disciplinary information into cohesive regulatory responses.
• Prepare briefings and advise the Management Board on ongoing regulatory dialogues, potential areas of friction, and recommended communication strategies.
• Coordinate the end-to-end lifecycle of external audits and regulatory inspections (e.g., BaFin special audits / Sonderprüfungen according to 44 KWG).
• Manage the secure and structured provision of documentation and data to auditors.
• Oversee the internal tracking of audit findings and regulatory mandates, ensuring that remediation plans are communicated effectively back to the regulators.

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, particularly involving regulatory requests or audit management.
• Fluent‑level German language skills (mandatory for formal legal/regulatory correspondence) and fluent English, with an exceptional command of written business and legal terminology in both languages.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to navigate sensitive dialogues with authoritative external bodies and handle high‑pressure audit situations smoothly.
• Ability to distill complex, technical, or legal issues into clear, strategically aligned, and persuasive management summaries and regulatory responses.
• Confidence to challenge internal stakeholders (including senior management) to secure high‑quality input on tight deadlines.
• A calm, structured approach to working under strict, non‑negotiable regulatory deadlines.
• Absolute precision in written communication, recognizing that regulatory correspondence carries significant legal and reputational weight.

Benefits

• Home office budget.
• Learning & development budget of €1,000 per year and a transparent growth framework to support your career goals.
• Competitive salary and a 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 with Solaris.
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to 12 weeks per year.

At Solaris, we are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment, where all Solarians feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of color, ethnicity, religion, sex, origin, disability, marital status, citizenship, or gender identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

The annual gross salary range for this position is: €75,000 – €100,000 EUR.