Associate Director Compliance – Regulatory and Governance

Aztec Group

Fareham

Hybrid

GBP 90,000 - 140,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Flexible hybrid working

Travel abroad (3 weeks)

Pension

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Travel insurance

Wellbeing programmes

On-site parking

Job summary

Aztec Group is seeking a senior regulatory authority to join its Compliance Regulatory and Governance team. Reporting to the Global Head of Compliance, you will provide second-line assurance, lead cross-jurisdictional policy development, and drive unified regulatory frameworks across the group.

You will mentor local Compliance Officers, oversee governance, and promote a culture of ethical conduct and rigorous oversight.

Qualifications

Extensive (minimum 10 years) experience in Compliance, AML, financial crime, or related role in the financial services industry is essential.
Proven track record of developing and implementing Compliance strategies.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the global Compliance strategy across jurisdictions.
Lead creation and maintenance of unified policies and frameworks.
Oversee governance reporting to ERC, RAAC, and Boards across jurisdictions.
Mentor and develop Compliance Officers and teams across regions.
Manage regulatory change and drive a culture of ethical conduct.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

AML

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory change

Education

ICA Diploma or University degree

Job description

At Aztec, we’re committed to building and nurturing a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to grow. We know that different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences strengthen our business and we welcome applications from all individuals. So, if your experience doesn’t exactly match with every part of the job description, but you are excited about the role, we would still like to hear from you. If you are passionate, curious, innovative and data driven, you could still be a good fit.

About The Role

Reports to Global Head of Compliance

To act as a senior regulatory authority within Aztec, providing second‑line assurance and expert leadership across the Group’s Compliance Regulatory and Governance team. function. The role drives the development, standardisation and implementation of unified regulatory policies, frameworks and across all jurisdictions, ensuring consistent regulatory compliance and effective oversight of first‑line activities. The individual will provide line management support to the Aztec Compliance Officers in each jurisdiction ensuring the alignment of operational practices and the true global operating of the team. The position strengthens the Group’s long‑term Compliance capability by promoting cross‑jurisdictional collaboration, embedding strong governance frameworks, and advancing a culture of ethical conduct, accountability and regulatory excellence.

Accountabilities

Strategic Leadership

Support the Head of Compliance in defining and implementing Aztec’s global Compliance strategy co-ordinating the activities of the local SME’s
Drive collaboration and unification of approach across the group compliance regulatory and Governance function
Prepare regular proactive updates and collation of documents for ERC and RAAC
Act as senior escalation point of support to local SME’s on significant regulatory issues
Oversee local SME’s participation in regulatory forums, working groups and triage committees
Establish and maintains a cross jurisdictional operating model

Standards Setting

Serve as a senior authority on regulatory obligations and AML standards
Lead on the creation and maintenance of unified policies and frameworks across jurisdictions to ensure regulatory confidence and consistency
Ensure appropriate breaches, complaints, conflicts and regulatory change registers a maintained, managed and drive appropriate consistent reporting across all jurisdictions
Promote a strong compliance culture across the organisation through engagement, awareness campaigns and business partnering

Compliance Framework

Establish effective governance frameworks, to ensure that adequate oversight activities are undertaken to substantiate appropriate reporting to the ERC, RAAC, Group and Jurisdictional Board

Capability Development

Build develop and mentor a high performing regulatory and governance compliance team with deep technical capability across financial crime, regulatory change and advisory
Oversee the Compliance training programme ensuring quality, relevance and effectiveness
Support Succession planning, skills assessments and team development to promote future ready capability

Technical Skills

In-depth knowledge of key jurisdictional regulations and compliance requirements is needed.
Lead regulatory incident management, including investigation, root cause analysis, corrective action planning and reporting.

People Skills

Exceptional collaboration and stakeholder management across leadership, Compliance peers, clients and regulators.
Skilled in coaching, mentoring and supporting the development of compliance professionals across jurisdictions
Highly effective in leading teams and stakeholders through regulatory change and transformation

Leadership Requirements

Articulates a clear complaince vision aligned with organisatoinal goals and emerging regulatory trends
Shapes and Steers the long term capability of the regulatory and governance
Works effectively across the 1st and 2nd line to provide support to build the right regulatory knowledge and capability including Financial Crime prevention within the business
Ethical Integrity: Sets the tone for ethical conduct across Aztec, promoting a culture of Compliance, accountabilty and transparency.
Change Leadership: Supports the drive of change in response to regulatory developments and the evolving Aztec business model. Encourages continuous improvement in compliance practices, leveraging technology and data analytics.

Experience & Qualifications

Certifications such as ICA Diploma or University degree
Extensive (minimum of 10 years) experience in Compliance, AML, financial crime, or related role in the financial services industry is essential.
Proven track record of developing and implementing Compliancestrategies.
At least 5 years experience in a leadership role

Benefits

We understand that everyone has different needs, and that’s why our employee package includes a variety of benefits. In addition to a competitive salary, here are some examples of the benefits that we may offer for our permanent roles: