Business Acceptance Team Leader

QED Legal; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

QED Legal in the United Kingdom is seeking a Compliance Team Leader to oversee a busy Business Acceptance function across multiple offices. The role involves supervising Analysts, handling complex CDD/AML and conflicts, and guiding risk assessments for client onboarding.

The ideal candidate will have 4+ years in legal compliance, experience supervising teams, and the ability to resolve high-risk queries while supporting Partners and senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong experience across AML/CDD and Conflicts.
• Experience within Business Acceptance / Client Onboarding.
• Around 4+ years' legal Compliance experience.
• Experience supervising, mentoring or reviewing junior colleagues.
• Confidence handling complex queries and risk-based decisions.

Responsibilities

• You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of Compliance Analysts while remaining hands-on with complex Business Acceptance matters.
• Line managing and supporting junior and senior Analysts
• Managing workflow and allocating work across the team
• Advising on complex CDD/KYC, AML and source of funds queries
• Reviewing legal and commercial conflicts of interest
• Supporting client & matter inception and risk assessments
• Acting as an escalation point for complex or higher-risk matters
• Advising Partners and senior stakeholders across the firm
• Supporting process improvements, training and wider Compliance projects

Skills

AML/CDD

Conflicts

Team Leadership

Client Onboarding

Job description

Compliance Team Leader - Business Acceptance

Locations: Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Edinburgh

Salary: Up to £60,000

Hybrid Working - 2 days in office

We’re working with a fabulous growing national law firm who are looking to appoint a Compliance Team Leader into their established Risk & Compliance function.

This is a brilliant opportunity for an existing Team Leader, Supervisor or experienced Senior Analyst who has strong experience across both AML/CDD and Conflicts and is ready to take on more responsibility.

The Role?

• You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of Compliance Analysts while remaining hands-on with complex Business Acceptance matters.
• Line managing and supporting junior and senior Analysts
• Managing workflow and allocating work across the team
• Advising on complex CDD/KYC, AML and source of funds queries
• Reviewing legal and commercial conflicts of interest
• Supporting client & matter inception and risk assessments
• Acting as an escalation point for complex or higher-risk matters
• Advising Partners and senior stakeholders across the firm
• Supporting process improvements, training and wider Compliance projects

About You?

• Strong experience across AML/CDD and Conflicts
• Experience within Business Acceptance / Client Onboarding
• Around 4+ years' legal Compliance experience
• Experience supervising, mentoring or reviewing junior colleagues
• Confidence handling complex queries and making risk-based decisions

You don't necessarily need to be a Team Leader already.

If you're a Senior Analyst who's already handling the difficult work, supporting junior colleagues and ready for that next step, we'd love to hear from you.

What's in it for you?

• Salary up to £60,000
• Hybrid working
• Genuine progression internally
• Broad AML, CDD, Conflicts & Business Acceptance exposure
• Established and sizeable Risk & Compliance team
• Excellent benefits package