Head of Compliance (Advisory)

JR United Kingdom; Bedford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader is seeking a Head of Compliance (Advisory) to partner with their Chief Compliance Officer to build and lead top-tier compliance teams in the UK and internationally. The role will involve strategic oversight, regulatory interpretation, and project management to ensure compliance across the business. This is a unique opportunity during a growth phase within a highly ambitious organization.

Qualifications

• Considerable experience in compliance roles, especially sanctions.
• Experience in global leadership positions.
• Expertise in building compliance programmes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure business activities are compliant with laws and regulations.
• Design controls and mitigations for compliance.
• Lead projects to transform compliance practices.

Skills

Compliance

Project Management

Strategic Oversight

Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

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Our client, a global leader in their field, is looking for a Head of Compliance (Advisory) to join their team on a permanent basis.

The role reports into the Chief Compliance Officer who is hugely inspirational, and they are looking for someone to work in partnership with them – helping to build out best in class compliance teams both in the UK and internationally.

Leading the business-facing and strategic part of the Compliance function the role will include:

• Working closely with the business to ensure that business activities are compliant with company policies, laws and regulations
• Having strategic oversight, regulatory interpretation and stakeholder engagement to anticipate compliance risks and help shape decision-making
• Helping to lead and build key compliance programmes for example, policy development, third party due diligence programmes as well as sanctions programmes
• Project manage global and strategic transformational projects to uplift compliance of key laws and regulations
• Designing controls and mitigations
• Helping the business design new initiatives in a compliant way
• Helping to implement compliance policies and training programmes internationally
• Interfacing with senior stakeholders, demonstrating gravitas, discretion, and a high degree of professional integrity

To be considered for the role you should:

• Have considerable experience in compliance roles, with substantial experience of sanctions and third-party due diligence
• Have worked in a global leadership position
• Be experienced in building compliance programmes
• Have exceptional project management skills and be adept at leading large-scale transformation initiatives
• Be comfortable being both operational and strategic, with the ability to shape direction and deliver outcomes

This is a truly unique opportunity to work with one of the most ambitious organisations during their “build- up” phase, where you be central to the success of their growth plans.

If this opportunity sounds of potential interest, then please do send your CV to Alexia - [emailprotected]