Head of Compliance (SMF16) – Lloyd’s

Aviva; City Of London; On-site; GBP 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in London is seeking a Head of Compliance. This position requires leading compliance for the Lloyd's Managing Agency, overseeing regulatory obligations, and influencing strategy at high levels. The ideal candidate has extensive compliance experience and strong regulatory knowledge. The salary is circa £150,000 with additional benefits including bonuses and a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity – 25% of annual salary

Generous pension scheme - up to 14% contribution

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year

Flexible benefits including sustainability options

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Proven experience in compliance leadership roles.
• Familiarity with conducting regulatory relationships.
• Ability to influence strategies and frameworks at high levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Compliance function of Aviva’s Lloyd’s Managing Agency.
• Maintain an effective compliance framework and oversee conduct risk.
• Provide expert advice and challenge on compliance matters at Executive Committee.

Skills

Extensive senior compliance experience in the Lloyd’s market

Strong knowledge of FCA, PRA and Lloyd’s regulatory frameworks

Experience of managing relationships with regulators

Skilled communicator

Solid understanding of financial crime controls

Job description

Head of Compliance (SMF16) – Lloyd’s – salary circa £150,000 (DOE)

Are you someone who thrives on leading with integrity and shaping a culture of compliance?

This is a great job for someone with deep experience in compliance within a Lloyd’s Managing Agency — who’s ready to take on a senior leadership role. If you’ve worked closely with regulators, led compliance teams, and know how to navigate Lloyd’s, the PRA, and the FCA, this could be your next step. You’ll be confident in providing challenge, building frameworks, and influencing strategy at the highest level.

A bit about the job

As Head of Compliance, you’ll lead the Compliance function of Aviva’s Lloyd’s Managing Agency. You’ll be responsible for maintaining an effective compliance framework, overseeing conduct risk, and ensuring regulatory obligations are met. You’ll attend the Risk Committee and sit on the Executive Committee, providing expert advice and challenge on compliance matters. Your role will be central to shaping a risk-aware, customer-focused culture and supporting the business in delivering fair outcomes. You’ll also hold the SMF16 and SMF 17 designations under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Extensive senior compliance experience in the Lloyd’s market
• SMF 16 with strong knowledge of FCA, PRA and Lloyd’s regulatory frameworks
• Experience of managing relationships with regulators and leading compliance teams
• Skilled communicator with the ability to influence and challenge constructively
• Solid understanding of financial crime controls and SMCR requirements

What you’ll get for this role:

In this role you’ll be ‘Approved’ under the Financial Conduct Authority / Prudential Regulation Authority’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). This means that we’ll need to complete some regulatory background checks on you before you take up your role, we'll need to submit a regulatory application to the PRA / FCA, and they will need to grant approval. In the unlikely event that they did not grant approval, you would not be able to undertaken the role.SMCR also requires an annual re-confirmation of that you remain ‘fit and proper’ to carry out your role; we'll ask you some questions in July annually to confirm this.Following your approval by the regulators, we will provide training on your responsibilities as an approved SMCR person.

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Salary circa £150,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – 25% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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