European Compliance Leader - UK & NL

Cboe Global Markets; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cboe Global Markets in London seeks a Head of European Compliance to lead and integrate its UK and Netherlands compliance functions across CEL, CCE, CEBV and CEIBV. The role is a senior second‑line leadership position, reporting to the SVP level with direct Board exposure, and involves regular travel between London and Amsterdam to support European regulatory governance.

Responsibilities include CRA/CMP ownership, AML/KYC governance, policy governance, MI/KRI development, and oversight of

Qualifications

• Senior compliance leadership experience in a trading venue, exchange, or regulated financial services firm.
• Strong knowledge of European market regulation (MiFID II/MiFIR, EMIR, DORA) and AML/KYC guidelines.
• Proven ability to build/integrate multi-jurisdiction compliance teams and report to senior governance forums.

Responsibilities

• Lead the unified UK and Netherlands Compliance function across multiple entities.
• Ensure independence of the second line of defence and advise, review, and challenge first-line ownership.
• Own and mature CRA and CMP, and oversee AML governance and KYC framework.
• Reposition and own the Compliance Manual and Rulebook as governance documents.
• Develop MI and KRIs for executive visibility and risk assurance.
• Sign-off on external communications and regulatory reporting inputs.
• Drive training programmes and remediation processes; implement monitoring and dashboards.

Skills

Senior leadership

Regulatory knowledge

MiFID II/MiFIR

FCA/AFM/ESMA

Stakeholder management

Cross-jurisdiction teams

Professional qualification

Education

ICA Diploma or CISI

Job description

Cboe Global Markets in London seeks a Head of European Compliance to lead and integrate its UK and Netherlands compliance functions across CEL, CCE, CEBV and CEIBV. The role is a senior second‑line leadership position, reporting to the SVP level with direct Board exposure, and involves regular travel between London and Amsterdam to support European regulatory governance.

Responsibilities include CRA/CMP ownership, AML/KYC governance, policy governance, MI/KRI development, and oversight of