Lead Marketing Compliance Manager

Prudential Distribution; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Edinburgh is seeking a Lead Marketing Compliance Manager on a 12-month FTC. The role involves ensuring that marketing communications comply with regulations, providing expert advice, and developing training for teams. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in financial services regulations and marketing compliance. This position comes with an array of benefits including a generous pension scheme and a flexible workplace arrangement.

Benefits

Pension scheme of 18%

38 days annual leave

Private Healthcare

Critical Illness cover

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in financial promotions compliance.
• Proven track record of managing a team effectively.
• Expertise in developing compliance frameworks in marketing.

Responsibilities

• Provide regulatory advice and approvals for marketing communications.
• Develop standards for compliant marketing materials.
• Ensure training arrangements for teams producing marketing communications.

Skills

Expert knowledge of financial services regulatory frameworks

Operational marketing risk management

Stakeholder management

Excellent communication skills

Leadership and motivational skills

Education

No specific degree required

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.

The Role: Lead Marketing Compliance Manager (12 month FTC)

The Marketing Compliance team will safeguard and deliver financial promotions regulatory approvals for our marketing communications activity. They will approve communications and provide regulatory advice for projects. This includes marketing promotional communications and campaign activity across all channels to multiple audiences. The primary objective of the team is to approve compliant marketing communications that fulfil good customer outcomes.

With an in‑depth knowledge of marketing regulatory compliance and controls in a digital world the Lead Marketing Compliance Manager will ensure marketing material is compliant and delivers for customers, providing expert technical and tactical input to stakeholders across the business building trust driving solutions and directing resource appropriately. The role is responsible for supporting the Head of Marketing Compliance to implement the marketing compliance control framework within the first line of defence.

You will instill regulatory confidence and capability in others contributing to a strong customer and risk culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert regulatory advice and approvals of marketing and promotional communications ensuring compliance with applicable policy, legislation, regulation and risk appetite. Evaluate and feed back to colleagues on financial promotions quality using data and insights.
• Develop standards and guidance for marketing colleagues to aid the creation of materials that are in line with UK regulation and follow internal review and approval processes. Take personal accountability to maintain and enhance the controls you are responsible for.
• Engage with Investment Office and Investment Marketing teams to ensure the accurate interpretation of investment objectives and policies in marketing communications, developing and implementing guidelines at a product level where required.
• Ensure appropriate training and competency arrangements are in place for the teams producing marketing communications. Provide guidance to the business working with the 2nd Line Compliance teams on the implementation of legal and regulatory change in relation to marketing communications.
• Evaluate and monitor collective performance to ensure the team is delivering in support of the strategic priorities of the business drive efficiency improvements.
• Be confident about making balanced risk‑based decisions putting customers first while adhering to M&G plc's risk framework.
• Ensure actions, decisions and processes take account of risk appetite limits and the potential impact on the risk profile of the area escalating any uncertainties to Senior Management / Risk Function.
• Ensure the team is continuously updating its knowledge of financial promotions requirements, capabilities and skills to achieve best‑in‑class status and maintain compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.
• Take an active lead in helping each person in the team perform to their best and to understand how their work contributes to the achievement of business success.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Expert knowledge of financial services regulatory frameworks and business risk management & control frameworks.
• Expert level knowledge of operational marketing risk management in financial services.
• Detailed knowledge of M&G's products, systems and distribution models.
• Detailed knowledge of the investment, life and pensions sector with expertise in developing marketing risk & compliance frameworks to support growth including acquisitions.
• Detailed knowledge of digital and financial promotions/marketing communications compliance regulatory requirements across a range of products and distribution channels.
• Substantial experience of managing a team and overseeing activities with quality targets and deadlines.
• Significant experience of influencing and effectively managing complex stakeholder relationships across multiple lines of defence business teams.
• Expert level knowledge of industry practice with good network/links with external bodies and individuals in the same field.

Personal Attributes / Skills

• Be seen as a visible and approachable leader who is an agent for change and acts as a role model to others.
• Possess the drive and purpose to deliver business results at pace and to high quality.
• Expert communication skills to influence and persuade senior and executive management on the best course of risk management action.
• Ability to understand detail, think strategically and direct resources to priority work items.
• Ability to challenge and think strategically.
• A deep routed confidence based on solid experience with the ability to challenge without being adversarial.
• Acumen and the ability to problem‑solve quickly, collaborating with others.
• Ability to multi‑task and exhibit excellent personal organisation and time management.
• Excellent leadership, management and motivational skills.
• A strong team player.

Work Level

Manager Expert

Location

This role is preferred to be based in our Edinburgh office 2–3 days per week. We will also consider a home‑based/remote UK.

What we offer

At M&G we are committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

Benefits

• As a savings and investments firm we are proud to offer a valuable pension scheme of 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 - to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.

• 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 to balance your work and personal commitments.

• Our market‑leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy and paternity leave - as supporting families is a core aspect of our inclusive culture.

• Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you with family options - for peace of mind.

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.

If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need please let us know by contacting us at: (contact details required).

Employment Type

Full‑Time

Vacancy

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