Director, UK Compliance Advisory & Data Privacy

Capital One; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£5,000 training funding

Private medical insurance

25 days annual leave

Parental leave benefits

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Compliance Advisory Director to provide senior-level compliance counsel across the UK business. The role combines broad UK financial services compliance expertise with privacy experience, guiding executives on regulatory, conduct, customer and data-related matters.

You will anticipate regulatory changes, manage compliance risk and oversee governance across the first and second lines of defence, with a hybrid working pattern and offices in Nottingham or London.

Qualifications

• Significant senior compliance advisory experience within UK financial services.
• Proven ability to advise senior stakeholders and governance committees.
• Deep knowledge of UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
• Experience with Consumer Duty and conduct risk.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical business solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide authoritative, pragmatic compliance advice on complex regulatory matters and act as senior escalation point.
• Offer second-line challenge to business decisions, products, processes, and customer propositions.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders while balancing commercial objectives and regulatory expectations.
• Monitor regulatory changes and translate them into practical business requirements.
• Support data protection matters, coordinating with the DPO, Legal, and Information Security.
• Contribute to compliance monitoring, assurance and thematic reviews.

Skills

Senior compliance advisory

UK FCA framework

Privacy & GDPR

Regulatory risk management

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Compliance Advisory Director to provide senior-level compliance counsel across the UK business. The role combines broad UK financial services compliance expertise with privacy experience, guiding executives on regulatory, conduct, customer and data-related matters.

You will anticipate regulatory changes, manage compliance risk and oversee governance across the first and second lines of defence, with a hybrid working pattern and offices in Nottingham or London.