Senior Compliance Manager

Avencia Consulting; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Avencia Consulting is seeking a Senior Compliance Manager to join a fast-paced international insurance business. You will shape the compliance function, provide trusted advice to senior leadership and ensure robust frameworks support the business as it grows.

This generalist, hands-on role covers sanctions, financial crime, governance and regulatory reporting. You will own policies, monitor ongoing compliance and collaborate with underwriting teams, risk, and legal to maintain strong regulatory

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in insurance compliance with broad regulatory exposure.
• Broad understanding of the insurance regulatory environment across underwriting and delegated authority.
• Ability to provide practical, risk-based compliance advice to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, risk-based compliance advice to senior stakeholders across the business.
• Advise underwriting and operational teams on regulatory requirements.
• Support development of new underwriting cells, MGAs and other initiatives with compliant controls.
• Own the Group's compliance framework, policies and procedures and drive improvements.
• Advise on sanctions, financial crime and wider regulatory requirements.
• Oversee Appointed Representatives and delegated business arrangements including onboarding and due diligence.
• Support SM&CR requirements, regulatory reporting and governance matters.
• Collaborate with Legal, Risk and other functions to maintain regulatory relationships.
• Identify risks and provide challenge to maintain effective oversight.

Skills

Compliance experience

Regulatory advisory

Stakeholder management

FCA SMCR knowledge

Lloyd's/London Market exposure

Autonomy

Policy development

Risk-based approach

Job description

Senior Compliance Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Compliance Manager to join a fast-paced, ambitious and growing international insurance business.

This is a high-profile position offering the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and play a key role in shaping the compliance function as the business continues to expand. The successful candidate will provide trusted compliance advice, help navigate complex regulatory requirements and ensure the right frameworks are in place to support the business's continued development.

This is a generalist, hands‑on role suited to someone who enjoys operating at a senior level, taking ownership and influencing business decisions. You'll have significant exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to make a genuine impact, with the autonomy to help develop and strengthen the function.

About the Role:

This is a broad, generalist compliance position, offering exposure to a wide range of regulatory and business activities across the insurance market. You'll work across multiple areas of the business, from underwriting and delegated authority through to sanctions, financial crime, governance and regulatory frameworks.

You'll also take ownership of developing and maintaining the compliance framework, ensuring policies, procedures and controls remain effective as the business evolves. This is an opportunity to step into a senior advisory position, bringing the experience and judgement to operate independently and provide support and challenge where needed.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Providing practical, risk-based compliance advice to senior stakeholders across the business, supporting new initiatives, business developments and emerging regulatory considerations.
• Acting as a senior compliance adviser to underwriting and operational teams, helping them navigate regulatory requirements and understand how these apply to their activities.
• Supporting the development and launch of new underwriting cells, MGAs and other business initiatives, ensuring appropriate compliance frameworks and controls are established.
• Taking ownership of the Group's compliance framework, policies and procedures, driving improvements and ensuring these remain relevant as the business grows.
• Advising on sanctions, financial crime and wider regulatory requirements.
• Overseeing regulatory arrangements relating to Appointed Representatives and delegated business, including onboarding, due diligence and ongoing monitoring.
• Supporting the business with SM&CR requirements, regulatory reporting and governance matters.
• Working closely with senior management, Legal, Risk and other key functions to maintain strong regulatory relationships and promote a consistent approach to compliance.
• Identifying potential risks, providing constructive challenge and helping the business maintain effective oversight across its operations.

About You:

We're looking for an experienced compliance professional who combines strong technical knowledge with the confidence and commercial awareness to operate as a trusted adviser to the business.

You'll ideally bring:

• Significant experience in a Compliance role within the insurance industry, ideally with exposure to the Lloyd's or London Market.
• A broad understanding of insurance compliance and the regulatory environment, rather than expertise in one specific compliance discipline.
• A good understanding of how insurance businesses operate, including underwriting, delegated authority and the regulatory considerations surrounding these activities.
• Experience providing practical compliance advice and working closely with senior stakeholders.
• Experience developing or improving compliance frameworks, policies and procedures.
• An understanding of FCA requirements, Appointed Representative arrangements and SM&CR.
• The ability to advise across different areas of the business, applying sound judgement to a varied range of regulatory and commercial challenges.
• The confidence to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and take ownership of key compliance activities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, challenge and build relationships across different levels of the business.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious, forward‑thinking insurance business at an exciting stage of its growth, where you'll have the visibility, autonomy and influence to help shape the future of its compliance function.