Senior Compliance Manager – Lloyd’s

Aviva; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus opportunity

Pension scheme

30 days holiday

Private medical benefit

Employee discounts

Matching Share Plan

Save As You Earn

Parental and carers leave

Flexible benefits

Volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Aviva is seeking a Senior Compliance Manager to support the Head of Compliance in delivering a robust, risk-based framework across a general insurance business and its service company network. You will engage with Lloyd’s, PRA, and FCA regulators to ensure effective compliance and reporting, while guiding junior team members.

The role emphasizes second-line oversight, advisory capabilities, and delivering high-quality regulatory outputs for senior stakeholders in a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Senior-level compliance experience within a Lloyd’s managing agent or general insurance environment.
• Strong knowledge of Lloyd’s, PRA and FCA requirements relevant to managing agents and LIC oversight.
• Experience in second-line advisory, monitoring and regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide second-line compliance advice and oversight across the business and service-company network.
• Coordinate regulatory reviews, submissions and regulatory reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Oversee financial crime, sanctions, governance and SMCR frameworks.
• Prepare materials for boards and executive committees with clear, risk-based recommendations.

Skills

Senior compliance experience

Lloyd's regulatory knowledge

PRA and FCA understanding

Second-line governance

Regulatory reporting

Job description

Senior Compliance Manager – Lloyd’s

We are looking for a Senior Compliance Manager to support the Head of Compliance in delivering an effective, risk‑based compliance framework across a general insurance business, ensuring ongoing adherence to PRA, FCA and other applicable regulatory requirements. If you have experience workingat a Lloyd’s managing agentin a senior compliance role, we would love to hear from you!

A bit about the job

Reporting to the Head of Compliance, this role sits within the Compliance team and plays a key part in maintaining a robust, risk‑based compliance framework across the business and its international service company network. The role supports regulatory engagement with Lloyd’s, the PRA, the FCA and other relevant regulators, ensuring regulatory requirements are effectively managed and embedded. The successful candidate will provide expert second‑line compliance advice and oversight, including oversight of service company arrangements, regulatory obligations, delegated responsibilities and the effectiveness of local compliance controls. They will coordinate regulatory reviews and submissions, support financial crime and sanctions frameworks, and help identify and manage regulatory risks across the managing agent and its service companies. They will also be accountable for delivering compliance plan activities, producing high‑quality reporting for senior stakeholders, and supporting the development of junior team members.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Senior level compliance experience within a Lloyd’s managing agent with a strong understanding of Lloyd’s, PRA and FCA regulatory requirements relevant to managing agents, general insurance firms, LIC requirements and service company oversight arrangements.
• Experience working within a second‑line Compliance function, including advisory, monitoring, regulatory engagement, reporting and risk oversight responsibilities with knowledge of financial crime, sanctions, governance, SMCR and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Experience providing second‑line oversight of service companies, including assessing local compliance frameworks, monitoring regulatory responsibilities, reviewing control effectiveness and escalating material issues through appropriate governance forums.
• Experience providing second‑line oversight of branch offices, including reviewing regulatory obligations, local compliance arrangements, control effectiveness and escalation of material compliance issues.
• Experience preparing papers, reports or management information for boards, executive committees or senior governance forums with proven ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders and provide clear, practical and risk‑based compliance advice.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Competitive salary (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity -12% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva‑funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of our time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.