Governance and Co-ordination Lead

Prudential UK Services; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment and savings firm in London seeks a Governance Lead to oversee regulatory projects. You will manage governance planning, stakeholder management, and programme coordination. Strong experience in Financial Crime (AML/CTF) and UK regulatory frameworks is necessary. This role offers a competitive pension scheme and extensive annual leave. Join a diverse and inclusive workforce committed to excellence and development.

Benefits

18% pension scheme with employer contributions

38 days annual leave

Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare

Qualifications

• Experience in UK financial services regulatory change or assurance.
• Proven ability to run complex programmes with rigorous governance.
• Strong knowledge of UK regulatory frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance planning and coordination for regulatory projects.
• Design and improve governance frameworks and reporting.
• Manage budget, resource coordination, and operational aspects.

Skills

Financial Crime knowledge (AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud, ABC)

Complex programme management

Stakeholder management

Analytical risk management

Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel

Education

Certifications: ICA (Advanced/Professional), ACAMS

Tools

MS Project

JIRA

Job description

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.

Our two distinct operating segments Asset Management and Life work together to provide access to balanced long‑term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is owning it now and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer workplace accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

Purpose of the Role

Lead the governance planning and cross‑functional coordination of all activities relating to a regulatory project. Ensure end‑to‑end delivery discipline, transparent stakeholder management and reporting and robust governance that meets internal and external expectations.

Key Responsibilities

1) Governance & Control Framework

• Design, implement and continuously improve the governance framework (charter, RACI, escalation paths, working groups and steercos).
• Establish and maintain terms of reference for Steering Committees and Working Groups; ensure agendas, papers, minutes and action logs are complete and timely.
• Maintain issue/action/decision registers with traceability to regulatory findings, risks and commitments. Drive ownership and accountability for issue mitigation and management.
• Maintain a risk register for the programme: define risk appetite indicators, mitigations and escalations.
• Drive proactive identification and resolution of delivery obstacles; manage dependencies and critical path.
• Ensure alignment to M&G standards for data security governance processes and documentation.

2) Programme Planning & Coordination

• Build and manage integrated plans covering scoping information requests (IRs), evidence production assurance and draft/final reporting.
• Oversee external party engagement logistics (kick‑off workshops onsite/virtual interviews) and ensure readiness materials and subject‑matter experts (SMEs) are prepared.
• Oversee scope validation of inbound queries: ensure all questions received by the coordination team are within the agreed scope of the review; route any out‑of‑scope queries through formal change control and escalation for clarification before responding.

3) Reporting & MI

• Produce Board/ExCo updates, highlight packs, dashboards and KPIs/OKRs.
• Provide status on milestones, IR throughput on time delivery, evidence quality, findings severity, remediation progress and resourcing.
• Ensure data lineage, version control and auditability of MI.

4) Budget & Resource Coordination

• Own budgeting, forecasting and vendor/SOW oversight, advisory support, temporary staffing and securing relevant approvals.
• Track resource allocation, utilisation and capacity; facilitate timely onboarding of SMEs.
• Co‑ordinate all operational aspects of the programme, including provision of real‑estate, technology assets, systems access and resources.

Required Experience & Skills

Essential

• A strong background in Financial Crime (AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud, ABC) and/or regulatory change audit or assurance in UK financial services.
• Hands‑on experience with FCA/PRA regulatory reviews or equivalent independent assurance engagements.
• Strong knowledge of UK frameworks: SYSC, SMCR, MLR 2017, POCA, JMLSG, sanctions regimes (OFSI) and governance best practices.
• Proven ability to run complex programmes with rigorous governance planning and stakeholder management.
• Excellent written communication and documentation skills for executive and regulatory audiences.
• Strong analytical risk‑management and problem‑solving skills; adept at dependency management and critical path control.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint/Teams and project tools (e.g. MS Project, JIRA or equivalent).

Desirable

• Prior experience in a Big4 advisory or FCA/PRA regulated firms remediation office.
• Certifications: ICA (Advanced/Professional), ACAMS, CISA/CIA (for assurance), PRINCE2/AgilePM (for delivery).
• Exposure to data governance, data quality and metrics design for FC control environments.

Key Competencies

• Governance Excellence: Designs pragmatic durable governance that stands up to regulatory scrutiny.
• Coordination & Delivery: Drives clarity and cadence across diverse teams with minimal friction.
• Stakeholder Influence: Calm credible presence with senior stakeholders; skilled at conflict resolution.
• Regulatory Acumen: Interprets regulatory expectations and converts them into actionable testable controls.
• Documentation Quality: Produces concise, accurate artefacts with clear audit trails.
• Integrity & Confidentiality: Handles sensitive materials with discretion and strong control discipline.

What we offer

• As a savings and investments firm we are proud to offer a valuable pension scheme: 18% with 13% made up of Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions. We also offer Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan together with access to financial wellbeing and support services.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave including bank holidays with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through our Time Off When You Need It policy.
• Our market‑leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy and paternity leave.
• Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you and family options.

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G underpinned by our policies and our employee‑led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long‑term condition we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and we welcome applications from candidates with long‑term health conditions, disabilities or neuro‑divergent conditions.

Ifyou need assistanceor an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional needpleaselet usknow by contacting us at:

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Governance Lead • London, England, UK