Compliance Manager

QED Legal; Bradley Stoke; Hybride; GBP 55 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Annual bonus

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Enhanced family leave

Birthday off

Long service sabbatical

Study support

Employee Assistance Programme

Gym discounts

Cycle to work

Car leasing

Résumé du poste

QED Legal Recruitment Limited is working with a Gloucester-based law firm to recruit a Compliance Manager. The role covers risk, regulatory compliance, AML and data protection across the group, reporting directly to the Managing Directors.

You will be the main point of contact for compliance and have scope to improve processes and shape how the function operates. The role is hybrid (3 days in the Gloucester office) with opportunities to lead, train and audit, and to influence governance and

Qualifications

• MLRO experience and broader compliance/risk management background.
• Experience establishing policies, conducting audits and delivering training.
• SRA compliance in legal services or FCA-regulated financial services is valuable.

Responsabilités

• Lead compliance with SRA regulations and maintain policies, procedures and controls.
• Act as MLRO, overseeing AML, risk assessments, suspicious activity reporting and financial crime escalations.
• Manage GDPR, data protection and information governance requirements.
• Conduct compliance audits, file reviews and quality assurance checks.
• Oversee complaints handling and identify improvements.
• Coordinate professional indemnity insurance renewals and risk matters.
• Support CQS accreditation, lender panel requirements and governance.
• Deliver practical compliance training and report risks to senior leadership.

Connaissances

MLRO experience

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Description du poste

Compliance Manager

Gloucester

Hybrid (3 days in office)

I’m working with a law firm in Gloucester looking for a Compliance Manager to succeed their current manager, who plans to retire next year.

This is a standalone role covering risk, regulatory compliance, anti-money laundering and data protection across the group. Working directly with the Managing Directors, you’ll be the main point of contact for compliance advice, with scope to improve processes and shape how the function operates.

The Role?

• Lead compliance with SRA regulations and maintain effective policies, procedures and controls.
• Act as MLRO, overseeing AML compliance, risk assessments, suspicious activity reporting and financial crime escalations.
• Manage GDPR, data protection and information governance requirements.
• Conduct compliance audits, file reviews and quality assurance checks.
• Oversee complaints handling and identify improvements.
• Coordinate professional indemnity insurance renewals and associated risk matters.
• Support CQS accreditation, lender panel requirements and corporate governance.
• Deliver practical compliance training and report key risks to senior leadership

About You?

• You’ll bring experience acting as an MLRO, alongside broader compliance or risk management experience gained within legal services or financial services
• You’ll be comfortable making independent decisions, handling complex escalations and advising senior stakeholders. Experience owning compliance frameworks, developing policies, conducting audits and delivering training will be particularly relevant
• Previous law firm and SRA compliance experience would be valuable, but candidates from FCA-regulated financial services businesses with strong transferable experience are also encouraged to apply. You do not need to be a qualified solicitor.

What's in it for you?

• A visible role with direct access to senior leadership
• A supportive culture and the opportunity to shape the compliance function
• Hybrid working after probation, with 3 days in the Gloucester office
• Annual bonus
• Health Cash Plan and Life Assurance
• Enhanced family leave and your birthday off
• Additional leave for long service, including a fully paid one-month sabbatical
• Study support and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Gym discounts, cycle-to-work and car leasing schemes