Compliance Manager

HIBL; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global insurance group seeks a Compliance Manager to oversee compliance in the UK&I Retail Broking business. The role involves working alongside senior management to ensure regulatory compliance, mentoring team colleagues, and actively engaging in the development and maintenance of compliance strategies. Suitable candidates will possess strong FCA regulatory knowledge, effective communication skills, and experience in compliance management.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of FCA requirements related to insurance distribution.
• Demonstrable experience of effective regulatory interpretation and application.
• Experience at compliance management level or above.

Responsibilities

• Provide compliance oversight, leadership, and advisory support.
• Setup, monitor, and maintain compliance systems and controls.
• Deputise for Head of Compliance and write compliance reports.

Skills

FCA Regulatory Knowledge

Regulatory Interpretation

Communication Skills

Job description

time left to apply End Date: July 25, 2025 (3 hours left to apply)

job requisition id R0013071

This is an exciting opportunity where you will work alongside the Head of Compliance in providing compliance oversight, leadership and advisory support across the Corporate and Commercial pillar of the UK&I Retail Broking business to support them in maintaining compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.

You will build strong and effective relationships across the business to promote a positive image of the Compliance function and efficiently support work activities acting as the first point of contact with business leads to provide advice and guidance.

Taking a collaborative approach with senior management you’ll setup, monitor and maintain adequate and appropriate systems and controls that will ensure that the pillar meets its regulatory requirements, managing the regulatory requirements in relation to the FCA rules and guidance for activities with which we must comply.

Based from our London office, with hybrid working and occasional travel to other offices across the UK, the opportunity is offered on a permanent basis.

Key Accountabilities

Maintain customer focus and instil the same in both colleagues and customers, continuing the embedding and ongoing review of all Consumer Duty initiatives.

Support the Head of Compliance to deliver the annual Compliance Plan.

Work closely with the other teams within the Compliance Function to ensure a consistent understanding of any regulatory developments or internal updates and, where appropriate, ensure that any changes to the regulatory elements of regulatory policies and procedures are aligned to those of the wider Operating Entity.

Mentor, train and support team colleagues.

Participate in specific initiatives & projects to conduct research, review and consider more effective controls.

Take a collaborative approach with the business to inform them of regulatory developments and changes and assists with impact and gap analysis, providing advice and recommendations to improve performance and mitigate risks

Support the business in recognising training needs and assists in the implementation of training activities & plans to ensure employees are aware of their responsibilities regarding compliance and carry out their work activities appropriately.

Develop and nurture strong connections to build trust and support effective oversight and challenge and business education while serving as an effective 2LOD to promote improvement.

Take any actions as required to support meeting all regulatory reporting requirements and compliance with SM&CR is delivered.

Write compliance reports and/or committee papers to support the Head of Compliance and attend any committees and forums.

Review and provide effective feedback on any financial promotions to ensure compliance with requirements of all relevant authorities.

Deputise for Head of Compliance and complete any additional tasks as required to maintain ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements or expectations.

Continually engage in personal development to stay current with standard methodologies and improve knowledge and understanding.

Remain aware of external, industry, legal and regulatory developments.

Skills & Experience

Solid understanding of FCA requirements specifically relating to insurance distribution.

Ability to work on own initiative whilst maintaining working relationships at all levels within an organisation.

Strong technical FCA regulatory knowledge, particularly as applies to intermediary activities for non-investment insurance.

Strong consumer regulatory focus.

Experience at compliance management level or above.

Demonstrable experience of effective regulatory interpretation and application.

Demonstrable experience of effective business oversight and challenge.

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new

We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges

We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond

Reasonable adjustments

We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.

If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.

*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.

About Us

Howden began in 1994, as just three people and a dog. Now there are 17,000 of us, and we're a leading global insurance group, managing $38bn of premiums for our clients.

Our largest shareholder group is us – the people who work in the business – supported by three long-term, minority growth-equity partners who share our vision to build a business to last, one that will never be sold.

The owner's mindset is something that's embedded in our culture; our people readily take ownership of their decisions, their actions, and their outputs. They’re invested in every sense. And we all know that by working together to drive the business forward, everyone will benefit from the extraordinary results we can achieve.