Compliance Manager - GF &COO

Quilter; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading wealth management company in London is seeking a Compliance Advisory professional to support its Affluent business in delivering compliance services. The ideal candidate will possess experience in compliance management within financial services and knowledge of UK regulations. This is a permanent position offering competitive benefits, including a pension scheme and private medical insurance.

Benefits

182 hours of holiday (26 days)

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance (4x salary)

Income protection

Flexible benefits options

Qualifications

• Candidates should have compliance management experience within a financial services organization.
• Knowledge and experience of the UK financial services regulatory context is essential.
• Compliance professional qualifications or equivalent experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert compliance advisory support to business developments.
• Analyze regulatory requirements impacting business standards and procedures.
• Liaise with stakeholders to provide compliance advice.

Skills

Compliance management experience

Knowledge of UK financial services

Regulatory context experience

Education

Compliance professional qualification

Job description

About the Business

Quilter plc is a leading wealth management business, helping to enable brighter financial futures for every generation. Quilter oversees £126.3 billion in customer investments (as of August 2025). It has an adviser and customer offering spanning financial advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions, and discretionary fund management. The business is comprised of two segments: Affluent and High Net Worth. Affluent encompasses the financial planning business, Quilter Financial Planning, the Quilter Investment Platform and Quilter Investors, the multi-asset investment solutions business. High Net Worth includes the discretionary fund management business, Quilter Cheviot, together with Quilter Cheviot Financial Planning – offering a highly personalised service to private clients, charities, trustees, and professional partners. Quilter Cheviot has presence throughout the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands. At Quilter we never stand still. Our foundations are rooted in our extraordinary expertise, which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers, but we have great ambitions to stay one step ahead and make an even greater difference to the people and communities we serve, including our colleagues. Our business is transforming, continually modernising, and becoming even more customer centric. So, if you want to be bold in the pursuit of your ambitions, bring new ideas, and challenge and evolve what we do, it’s the perfect time to join us!

About the Role

Level - 4

Department - Risk

Location - London/Southampton

Contract - Permanent

This role will support the Head of Compliance Advisory and Compliance Advice Manager in delivering an effective and credible compliance advice service to the Affluent business.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide expert compliance advisory support across Quilter GF and COO, guiding business developments based on regulatory requirements.
• Provide analysis of regulatory requirements impacting GF and COO standards, processes and procedures operated within the Business when required in order to support the business in their continued assessment of the appropriateness of policies and supporting material.
• Liaise with and provide compliance advice to stakeholders in Group Functions and COO.
• Supporting the Head of Risk and Compliance – GF and COO, CRO and wider function in ensuring the embeddedness of the risk and compliance management framework.
• The role will assist the Compliance Manager/ Head of Risk and Compliance with other tasks as required.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• Compliance management experience gained within a financial services organisation(s) in Wealth or Asset management.
• Knowledge and experience of UK financial services and regulatory context.
• Having a compliance professional qualification(s), financial advice qualifications or equivalent experience is desirable but not essential.

Inclusion & Diversity

We value diversity and strive to promote inclusivity in all aspects of our culture. We believe in equal opportunities for all, ensuring that no applicant encounters less favourable treatment based on anything but their skills, qualifications, experience, and potential. We celebrate the unique contributions of a diverse workforce and create a respectful, nurturing environment where every colleague can thrive.

Values

Do the right thing: We act with integrity and are proudly committed to going above and beyond in service of our clients and the support we provide our communities.

Always curious: We continuously seek new ideas and knowledge so we’re one step ahead of our clients’ needs. We look for inspiration everywhere and encourage experimentation, recognising that this is how we create brilliant solutions for brighter futures.

Embrace challenge: We aim high to transform our potential into meaningful outcomes. With ambition as our driving force and a steadfast commitment to growth, we succeed for the good of every generation.

Stronger together: Combining our diverse talents, we accomplish more collectively than we ever could do alone. We speak openly, actively listen, and support each other, and constructively challenge and embrace new ideas. We seek empowerment and demonstrate ownership and trust, with the confidence to make impactful decisions.

Core Benefits

Holiday: 182 hours (26 days)

Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in incentive scheme, to incentivise business performance and their contribution.

Pension Scheme: A non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions.

Private Medical Insurance: Single cover as standard with options to increase cover to include your partner or children.

Life Assurance: 4x your salary.

Income Protection: 75% of salary, less state benefits, payable after 26 weeks of absence.

Healthcare Cash Plan: Jersey employees only

In addition to our core benefits, we offer a range of flexible benefits to UK employees that you can choose from and pay for conveniently via a salary deduction.