Product Governance & Compliance Lead

AFH Financial Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working & holidays

Social events

Pension scheme with Royal London

Discretionary annual bonus

Health & wellbeing via MediCash

Professional development

Job summary

AFH Wealth Management is seeking a Product Governance Lead to design, operate and oversee the firm’s Product Governance framework, ensuring compliance with FCA PROD, Consumer Duty and SYSC requirements. The role reports to the governance committee and leads product due diligence for onboarding new propositions.

You will embed Consumer Duty outcomes metrics, oversee risk-based review cycles and ensure target markets are defined and assessed during due diligence.

Qualifications

• Experience in UK retail investment product governance, research, or conduct risk.
• Working knowledge of FCA PROD, Consumer Duty, and SYSC.
• Experience operating within SM&CR environments and supporting accountable SMFs.
• Ability to challenge constructively while maintaining professional independence.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and governance skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and support continuous enhancement of the firm’s Product Governance framework, ensuring compliance with FCA PROD and Consumer Duty requirements.
• Oversee and support the product and service due diligence framework for onboarding new products and proposition elements.
• Oversee risk-based periodic and trigger-based product review cycles.
• Embed Consumer Duty outcomes metrics into product onboarding and reviews.
• Ensure target market assessments are embedded within due diligence and reviews.
• Act as compliance authority to the Product Governance Committee

Skills

UK retail investment governance

FCA PROD knowledge

Consumer Duty

SM&CR experience

Analytical & governance skills

Job description

AFH Wealth Management is seeking a Product Governance Lead to design, operate and oversee the firm’s Product Governance framework, ensuring compliance with FCA PROD, Consumer Duty and SYSC requirements. The role reports to the governance committee and leads product due diligence for onboarding new propositions.

You will embed Consumer Duty outcomes metrics, oversee risk-based review cycles and ensure target markets are defined and assessed during due diligence.