Compliance Manager

MERJE; Birkenhead; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

MERJE is seeking a Compliance Manager for a banking client in Chester, offering hybrid working arrangements. The role focuses on regulatory and conduct risk s and will involve oversight, advisory, and risk insight functions within the Second Line. The salary is up to £55,000 plus bonus and benefits.

You will work with senior stakeholders to shape how compliance evolves as the business scales, across monitoring, horizon scanning, and regulatory change management.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' Compliance experience, preferably in banking.
• Knowledge of FCA regulatory framework and conduct risk.
• Experience providing independent challenge and regulatory advice.
• Experience in regulatory horizon scanning and change assessment.
• Strong communication with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the Compliance Monitoring Plan with risk-based coverage and outputs.
• Provide independent challenge around regulatory risks, controls and themes.
• Advise on FCA requirements, conduct risk and regulatory matters.
• Support new products and strategic changes from a Compliance perspective.
• Interpret regulatory requirements clearly to stakeholders.
• Produce MI and insights for governance forums, highlighting risks and trends.
• Act as Second Line Compliance SME and escalation point for regulatory matters.
• Collaborate with leadership and risk/governance forums to shape the framework.

Skills

Compliance experience

Independent challenge

FCA regulatory framework

Regulatory horizon scanning

Senior stakeholders communication

Education

Industry-recognised Compliance or financial services qualification

Job description

Compliance Manager – Banking

Chester | Hybrid

Salary: Up to £55,000 + Bonus & Excellent Benefits

Type: Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Compliance Manager to join a growing UK bank in a key Second Line position.

This is a high-visibility role offering the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders and play a key part in shaping the bank's approach to regulatory and conduct risk as the business continues to grow.

The successful candidate will take a broad view across Compliance, combining regulatory advisory, oversight, monitoring and risk insight, while acting as a trusted point of contact for the wider business.

The Role

Working within the Second Line, you'll provide independent oversight and practical regulatory advice across the bank.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Taking ownership of the Compliance Monitoring Plan, ensuring appropriate risk-based coverage and meaningful outputs.
• Providing independent challenge around key regulatory risks, controls and thematic areas.
• Acting as a trusted advisor to the business on FCA requirements, conduct risk and regulatory matters.
• Supporting new products, business changes and strategic initiatives from a Compliance perspective.
• Providing clear and practical interpretation of regulatory requirements to stakeholders.
• Supporting regulatory horizon scanning and change management, assessing the impact of developments on the business.
• Producing MI and insight for senior governance forums, highlighting emerging risks and trends.
• Acting as a Second Line Compliance SME and escalation point for regulatory matters.
• Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business, including leadership and risk/governance forums.
• Helping to develop and maintain an effective, proportionate and sustainable Compliance framework as the bank continues to scale.

About You

We're looking for an experienced Compliance professional who has operated within a Second Line environment, ideally within banking or another closely regulated financial services environment.

You’ll ideally have:

• Around 3+ years' Compliance experience, preferably within banking.
• Experience providing independent challenge, oversight and regulatory advice.
• Strong knowledge of the FCA regulatory framework.
• Experience across areas such as BCOBS, CONC, DISP, Consumer Duty and Conduct Risk.
• Practical experience of regulatory horizon scanning and assessing regulatory change.
• Experience working with and presenting to senior stakeholders.
• An industry-recognised Compliance or financial services qualification.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical advice.

The Business

This is a great opportunity to join a growing and purpose-led UK bank at an exciting stage of its development.

The bank has a specialist focus within the UK market and has brought together financial services, technology and sector expertise to provide tailored financial products to its customers.

As the business continues to scale, Compliance is playing an increasingly important role in ensuring the right frameworks, controls and culture are in place.

For the successful candidate, this means high visibility, exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to genuinely influence how Compliance develops within the bank, rather than simply maintaining an established framework.