Head of Complaints

Domestic & General; Wiesbaden; Hybrid; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Domestic & General is seeking a Head of Complaints to lead strategy and end-to-end operations across our Growth Markets. This role ensures fair outcomes, regulatory compliance and strong governance, with cross-border impact across multiple markets.

You will champion complaint insights, drive performance of both in-house and outsourced teams, and partner with Risk, Compliance and Operations to prevent recurrence and strengthen customer trust.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading complaints or customer outcomes in regulated environments.
• Strong regulatory frameworks knowledge, including audits.
• Proven governance framework development across multi-market operations.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the complaints framework across Growth Markets.
• Senior point of accountability for complaints outcomes, governance and regulatory engagement.
• Ensure compliant handling with robust controls and audit readiness.
• Lead performance of internal and outsourced complaint handling.
• Translate data into actionable insights for improvements.
• Partner with Operations, Product, Risk and Compliance to address systemic issues.

Skills

Regulatory expertise

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Data analytics

Conduct risk

Vendor management

Job description

Location: Flexible across our key locations of Spain, Italy & Germany

Contract: Permanent Hybrid or Remote

Lead the Function That Protects Customer Trust

Great organisations are defined not by whether issues occur, but by how they respond when they do.

We're looking for an experienced and commercially minded Head of Complaints to lead our complaints strategy and operation across our Growth Markets business. This is a highly influential leadership role with responsibility for ensuring customers receive fair outcomes, regulatory obligations are met, and complaint insights drive meaningful improvements across the organisation.

The Role

As Head of Complaints, you will have end-to-end accountability for complaints handling across our Growth Markets portfolio.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Leading Complaints Strategy, Governance & Regulatory Oversight

• Own and continuously evolve the complaints framework across all Growth Markets.
• Act as the senior point of accountability for complaints outcomes, governance and regulatory engagement.
• Ensure complaint handling practices meet all applicable regulatory requirements and are supported by robust controls, documentation and audit readiness.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with regulators and external adjudication bodies.

Driving Customer Outcomes & Operational Excellence

• Ensure complaints are investigated and resolved fairly, consistently and within agreed timescales.
• Lead the performance and effectiveness of internal and outsourced complaint handling operations.
• Establish clear standards, reporting and performance frameworks that deliver excellent customer outcomes across multiple markets.
• Protect customer trust and organisational reputation through effective complaint resolution and governance.

Turning Insight Into Action

• Lead root-cause analysis activities to identify recurring issues and emerging risks.
• Translate complaint data into actionable business intelligence that drives meaningful improvements.
• Partner with Operations, Product, Enablement, Risk and Compliance teams to address systemic issues and prevent recurrence.
• Use customer feedback to improve processes, enhance experiences and strengthen business performance.

Influencing Across the Business

• Act as a visible advocate for customer fairness and good customer outcomes.
• Influence senior stakeholders across multiple functions and markets.
• Lead and develop a high-performing complaints function built on accountability, integrity and continuous improvement.

About You

We're looking for a proven leader who combines strong regulatory expertise with exceptional stakeholder management and a passion for customer outcomes.

You’ll Ideally Bring

• Significant experience leading complaints, customer outcomes, conduct risk or customer service functions within a regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and complaint-handling requirements, including experience working with regulators and regulatory audits.
• A track record of developing complaint strategies and governance frameworks across complex or multi-market operations.
• Experience managing outsourced service providers and influencing performance across internal and external teams.
• Excellent analytical capability, with the ability to translate complex complaint data into practical business recommendations.
• Strong leadership, influencing and communication skills, with the confidence to engage senior stakeholders across multiple functions and geographies.

Why Join Us?

This is more than a complaints role.

It's an opportunity to shape customer outcomes across an international business, influence strategic decision-making and ensure the voice of the customer directly impacts how we operate and grow.

You’ll join a business committed to continuous improvement, customer fairness and operational excellence, where your expertise will play a key role in strengthening trust, enhancing customer experiences and driving meaningful change across our Growth Markets portfolio.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you're passionate about customer outcomes, regulatory excellence and leading high-performing teams, we'd love to hear from you.

At Domestic & General, we are proud of our 100-year legacy and excited about our future growth plans. We are expanding our horizons, entering new markets and territories internationally and we need your expertise to help us on the journey.