Description
The Compliance Advisory Director provides senior-level compliance advice and counsel across the UK business, ensuring regulatory obligations are understood, embedded and effectively managed.
The role combines broad UK financial services compliance expertise with privacy experience, acting as a trusted adviser to senior executives and business leaders on complex regulatory, conduct, customer and data-related matters.
The role will help the UK business anticipate regulatory change, manage compliance risk and demonstrate good customer and regulatory outcomes, while providing effective oversight and challenge across the first and second lines of defence.
Responsibilities:
- Provide authoritative, pragmatic compliance advice on complex and emerging regulatory matters, acting as a senior escalation point for significant compliance issues and regulatory risk.
- Provide effective second-line challenge to business decisions, products, processes and customer propositions.
- Develop strong relationships with senior stakeholders, balancing commercial objectives with regulatory expectations.
- Maintain a strong understanding of the UK financial services regulatory framework and anticipate regulatory changes,including emerging technology and AI regulation,translating these into practical business requirements.
- Identify emerging regulatory risks and translate them into practical business requirements.
- Provide input into compliance monitoring, assurance and thematic reviews.
- Act as a senior compliance adviser on data protection matters, working closely with the DPO, Legal, Information Security and business teams.
Requirements:
- Significant senior compliance advisory experience within UK financial services, backed by strong knowledge of the FCA regulatory framework.
- Extensive hands-on experience with Consumer Duty, conduct risk, and translating complex regulatory requirements into practical business solutions.
- Proven ability to act as a constructive challenger and trusted adviser to senior stakeholders and executive governance committees.
- A strategic, data-aware mindset with a strong focus on driving excellent customer outcomes and mitigating operational risks.
- Ability to distinguish between technical compliance and the regulator’s likely expectations, applying proportionate and risk-based judgement.
Benefits:
- Competitive pension and performance-based bonus schemes
- 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure
- Access premium care through private medical insurance
- Enhanced parental leave
- Up to £5,000 in funding for external qualifications