Compliance Manager

Ips Group; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Ips Group is seeking a Compliance Manager to work closely with the Head of Compliance. The role offers broad exposure across multiple compliance disciplines and ownership of key regulatory initiatives.

Responsibilities include ensuring FCA-aligned compliance for UK motor insurance distribution, providing pragmatic advice, and coordinating regulatory returns with senior stakeholders across the UK business.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of compliance experience in UK insurance or insurance distribution.
• Strong understanding of FCA requirements and related regulations.
• Ability to translate regulatory developments into concrete actions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with UK motor insurance distribution regulations, focusing on FCA requirements (IDD, SMCR, Financial Crime, Credit Broking).
• Provide prompt, clear compliance advice on strategic projects and day-to-day queries.
• Maintain organized records, actions and deadlines to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Coordinate regulatory returns, Monitoring Plans and board/committee packs.
• Conduct horizon scanning and translate developments into timely actions.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships to promote risk and compliance awareness.
• Collaborate with UK Country Manager, Group Compliance Team and senior UK stakeholders.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Commercial mindset

Education

Law degree (nice to have)

Job description

We are working with a fast-growing MGA for a Compliance Manager role to work closely with the Head of Compliance. This role offers broad exposure across multiple compliance disciplines, making it ideal for someone looking to step into a wider, more influential position and take ownership of key regulatory initiatives.

What you’ll do:

• Ensure our compliance with all regulations applicable to the UK motor insurance distribution, with the key focus on the FCA requirements (including the IDD, SMCR, Financial Crime, Credit Broking)
• Act as a trusted business partner, providing prompt, clear and pragmatic compliance advice on strategic projects, new initiatives and day-to-day business queries
• Keep actions, evidence, records and deadlines accurate, complete and well organised, ensuring that compliance deliverables are completed to a consistently high standard
• Coordinate and lead on the key deliverables, including regulatory returns (eg. RMAR), Compliance Monitoring Plan, Board and committee packs, compliance policies and procedures
• Conduct horizon scanning – monitor and assess regulatory and legislative developments and help the business turn them into concrete and timely actions
• Build strong alliances and maintain collaborative relationships throughout the company to promote business engagement in risk and compliance matters
• Work closely with the UK Country Manager, the Group Compliance Team, the UK DPO as well as with the senior stakeholders across the whole UK business.

What we’re looking for:

• Around 5 years of exposure in compliance in the UK insurance (including law firms) and / or insurance distribution market
• In depth working knowledge of the regulatory requirements relevant to the insurance distribution activities in the UK, in particular, the FCA requirements
• A sharp and curious mindset, with the ability to understand complex issues quickly and identify what really matters.
• A commercially minded approach and the ability to balance regulatory requirements, customer outcomes and business objectives.
• Open minded keen to help the company reach its objectives
• Strong organisational skills and a structured, disciplined approach to managing priorities, records, actions and deadlines.
• Flexibility and adaptability, with the confidence to move between different topics and respond effectively as business priorities evolve.
• The ability to work in a dynamic and complex environment, manage competing deadlines and remain composed and objective under pressure.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to explain technical requirements in clear, straightforward language
• Ability to prioritise work, meet challenging deadlines and work in a dynamic and complex environment while remaining composed and objective under pressure

Nice-to have:

• Law degree is a plus
• Experience in regulatory oversight of insurance intermediaries.