Risk & Compliance Team Leader

AJ FOX COMPLIANCE; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

AJ FOX COMPLIANCE, a leading UK law firm, seeks a Team Leader in Risk & Compliance to help lead the risk and compliance function. You will oversee business acceptance, conflicts clearance and ongoing monitoring while supporting the firm’s broader risk agenda.

You will bring extensive compliance experience, especially in conflicts, CDD and AML within a law firm. You’ll mentor analysts, prioritise workloads and provide risk-based guidance to partners and staff.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a risk and compliance function within a law firm.
• Strong knowledge of conflicts of interest checks, CDD, KYC, AML and sanctions.
• Excellent communication, judgement, and people-management skills.
• Ability to prioritise and make risk-based decisions under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Supervise compliance analysts handling conflicts, CDD, risk assessments.
• Prioritise and allocate incoming work including new client inception and payment queries.
• Provide clear advice on CDD, KYC, AML, sanctions and business acceptance.
• Interpret legislation and internal policies to support risk-based decisions.
• Act as a key contact for partners and staff across the firm.
• Monitor workloads and service levels with fellow Team Leaders and managers.
• Conduct supervision meetings and address performance and attendance.
• Contribute to projects, training materials and governance reporting.
• Develop management reporting for senior management and boards.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and promote compliant culture.

Skills

Team leadership

Compliance

Conflicts of interest

CDD

AML

KYC

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Job description

We are working with a leading UK law firm with national and international reach to appoint a Team Leader in Risk & Compliance. You will help lead the team, overseeing business acceptance, conflicts clearance and ongoing monitoring while supporting the firm’s wider risk and compliance agenda.

The firm is looking for an experienced compliance professional with strong knowledge of legal conflicts, client due diligence and anti-money laundering requirements within a law firm. You will bring sound judgement, excellent communication skills, people-management or mentoring experience, commercial awareness and the ability to prioritise effectively while making risk-based decisions.

The responsibilities will include:

• Supervise compliance analysts undertaking conflicts checks, client due diligence, client and matter risk assessments and related legal compliance activities.
• Triage and allocate incoming work, including conflicts requests, new client inception, source of funds and third-party payment queries.
• Provide clear, accurate advice on CDD, KYC, AML, sanctions, conflicts and business acceptance requirements.
• Interpret legislation, regulatory rules and internal policies to support proportionate, risk-based decisions.
• Act as a key contact for queries from partners, employees and the wider business.
• Monitor workloads and service levels, collaborating with fellow Team Leaders, the Assistant Manager and Team Manager.
• Conduct supervision meetings and appraisals, supporting performance, attendance and development matters.
• Escalate complex, sensitive or reputational issues with recommended courses of action.
• Contribute to risk and compliance projects, process improvements, training materials, guidance and firm-wide presentations.
• Develop management reporting and monthly information for senior management and governance boards.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and promote a positive compliance and risk culture across the firm.

This is an excellent opportunity to take a leading role within a progressive Risk and Compliance function and contribute to high-profile business protection work.