Marketing Compliance Manager

M&GPrudential; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 18%

Share Save & Incentive Plan

38 days annual leave

Time Off When You Need It

Inspiring Families policy

Private Healthcare

Life Assurance

Job summary

M&G is seeking a Marketing Communications Compliance professional to oversee compliant marketing deliverables across Asset Management in the UK. You will ensure clear, compliant communications for customers and stakeholders and act as a reference point for continuous control improvements within a collaborative Marketing team.

The role emphasizes critical thinking, data-informed decision making, and strong governance across regulatory requirements, data privacy, and financial promotions.

Qualifications

• Experience in a compliance/legal department in a regulated environment, ideally asset management.
• Strong understanding of financial promotion, data, social media, privacy, security and communication standards.
• Excellent verbal, written and influencing skills (in person and remote).
• Educated to degree level (or equivalent).
• Desirable: industry qualification in related compliance/legal discipline.
• Additional language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage reviews and approvals of Marketing Communications for Asset Management to ensure clear, consistent communications.
• Support continuous improvements to strengthen the control environment and leverage digital agility.
• Demonstrate critical thinking using data and information to prompt improvements.
• Apply regulatory knowledge to marketing communications with sound judgement.
• Deliver a high-quality service and product to customers and stakeholders.
• Conduct quality assurance of communications under the Marketing Compliance Control Framework.
• Adapt to change and propose process improvements.
• Collaborate with colleagues and provide actionable feedback to speed up approvals.

Skills

Compliance knowledge

Regulatory understanding

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

Degree level

Job description

At M&G, 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 offer workplace adjustments to ensure you have the support you need to succeed in your role.

The Role Within the perimeter of the M&G Marketing division, this role is primarily responsible for the delivery of compliant marketing communications created and managed across the Asset Management business in all the different markets and jurisdictions where M&G Investments operates. Part of the 1st line of defence framework, this position can offer the opportunity to take on the role of a compliance professional, while being part of the Marketing division, within the M&G Asset Management Marketing Communications Compliance Team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage reviews and approvals of Marketing Communications for Asset Management to ensure delivery of clear, consistent and appropriate communications to customers and stakeholders, with a particular focus on UK marketing initiatives
• Support and become a point of reference for the team in the delivery of ongoing continuous improvements to strengthen the control environment, drawing on creativity and digital agility to find opportunities to work in easier ways
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills, using data and other sources of information to prompt ongoing improvements
• Bring wider financial promotions and marketing communications regulatory knowledge, using skills and experience to apply sound judgement
• Be accountable for delivering a quality service and product to customers and stakeholders
• Conduct quality assurance of the communications approved by Asset Management staff on a delegated basis (‘Business Approvals’) to ensure adherence to the 'Marketing Compliance Control Framework'
• Adapts to change, responds with initiative and make suggestions for improvements to own work and processes
• Work collaboratively with others, providing clear and actionable feedback to expedite the approval process

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Previous experience of working in a compliance/legal department in a regulated environment ideally within asset management business
• Strong understanding of key compliance and legislative requirements around financial promotion, data, social media, privacy, security and communication standards
• Excellent verbal, written and influencing skills - in person and remotely
• Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
• Relevant industry qualification in a related compliance or legal discipline - desirable
• Additional language skills will be a plus

Work Level: Manager or Expert

What we offer:

• We’re dedicated to supporting your wellbeing and helping you thrive, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, and financially plan for the future.
• Our UK benefits include:
• A valuable pension scheme of up to 18% (13% made up of employer contributions and 5% employee contributions).
• Access to our Share Save and Share Incentive Plan, alongside 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 five extra days.
• Our Time Off When You Need It policy gives you the flexibility - to balance work and personal commitments.
• Our market-leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - because supporting families is an important part of our inclusive culture.
• Health & Protection cover includes Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with additional family options - for peace of mind.
• To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G

M&G we strive to have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture, underpinned by our policies and employee‑led networks that offer networking, support and development opportunities for the diverse communities our colleagues represent.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds across gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation and more including neurodivergent individuals, career returners and those with military service experience.

M&G is proud to be Level 3: Disability Confident Leader under the UK Government Disability Confident employer scheme, and we welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and long‑term health conditions.

If you would like to participate in the initiative, you will have the opportunity to indicate this on your application.

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process.

All candidates have the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments when applying. If you need any additional support at any stage, please contact us at: [e-mail]

M&G is a leading international savings and investments business, managing money for around 4.6 million individual clients and more than 900 institutional clients in 38 offices worldwide. As at 31 December 2024, we had £345.9 billion of assets under management and administration. 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.