Compliance Officer

Mishcon de Reya; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical technology company is looking for a Legal and Compliance Operations Manager in Manchester. This hybrid role involves developing legal operations strategies and managing projects to align legal services with business goals. The ideal candidate should have strong communication skills and the ability to liaise with stakeholders effectively. Competitive salary and benefits including performance bonuses and healthcare coverage are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary with performance bonus

Private and NHS pensions

Healthcare coverage

Annual personal day for every employee

Enhanced global parental leave pay

Qualifications

• Ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels and provide succinct reports.
• Highly motivated with strong personal ethics and positive attitude.
• Experience managing legal and compliance projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies to improve legal department operations.
• Manage the legal department’s external legal spend and budgets.
• Oversee legal and compliance projects, ensuring on-time completion.

Skills

Demonstrable communication skills

Collaboration

Strong judgement

Outstanding organisational skills

Job description

CMR Surgical has the second highest market share in the global surgical robotics industry and is one of the fastest growing areas of medical technology. We believe patients deserve the highest quality of care and view robotics as a solution to bring minimal access surgery to more people. With our Versius surgical robot, we empower surgeons to transform how surgery is performed across the world.

Purpose of Role

This is an opportunity to join a dynamic legal and compliance team that is helping to transform surgery, for good. The role reports to the Chief Corporate Strategy & Chief Legal Officer and is critical to ensuring the department delivers its objectives to the business through the management and support of projects across the full range of subject matters served by the Legal & Compliance team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies to improve legal department operations, optimising processes, policies and procedures.
• Manage the legal department’s external legal spend, monitor budgets, forecast needs and implement cost‑saving measures.
• Evaluate, implement and manage legal and compliance technology solutions, e.g. a contract management tool, to improve department efficiency.
• Work closely with other departments to align the legal team with broader business goals and participate in cross‑functional projects and initiatives.
• Analyse legal data to identify trends, risks and opportunities, and prepare reports for senior management to aid decision‑making.
• Oversee legal and compliance projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget and aligned with the organisation’s strategic goals.
• Support company secretarial functions, including board meeting preparation, follow‑up and Companies House filings.
• Provide agile support at Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel level, organising Legal & Compliance team meeting cadences, taking minutes, managing the inbox, creating and updating folders and navigating the document management system.
• Manage learning activities with colleagues outside the team and internal continuous development opportunities.

About You

• Demonstrable communication skills and a collaborative approach that partners with other groups to obtain stakeholder buy‑in and drive change.
• Ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels and provide succinct reports and recommendations.
• Strong judgement, discretion and decision‑making skills within an agile, fast‑paced environment.
• Highly motivated, with strong personal ethics, a positive attitude and operational rigor, embodying a "can‑do" approach.
• Outstanding organisational skills, able to manage and prioritise complex matters with competing deadlines.

Position Details

Location: Manchester (Hybrid)
Reports to: Chief Corporate Strategy & Chief Legal Officer (also reports to the Chief Financial Officer)
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary with performance bonus
• Private and NHS pensions
• Healthcare coverage
• Annual personal day for every employee
• Enhanced global parental leave pay

Legal and Compliance Operations Manager – Application Requirements

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK. Strictly no agencies.