Senior Compliance Officer

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An international law firm in London is seeking a Senior Compliance Officer for an 18-month Fixed-Term Contract. The role involves managing compliance queries, supervising the team, and ensuring adherence to AML and conflicts rules. Ideal candidates have at least 4 years of experience in a similar role within a law firm and possess solid management skills. Salary up to £80,000 per annum, with an immediate review of applications.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years’ experience in a Business Acceptance role from a law firm.
• Solid understanding of AML and Conflicts rules.
• Previous line management or supervisory experience required.

Responsibilities

• Acting as an initial escalation point for queries from team members.
• Managing workload by allocating work fairly and ensuring it’s completed promptly.
• Analysing conflict search results and resolving any issues.

Skills

Risk & Compliance expertise

AML knowledge

Conflicts resolution

Management skills

Tools

Intapp Open

Walls

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

Senior Compliance Officer, london (city of london)

col-narrow-left

Client:

Location:

london (city of london), United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

-

EU work permit required:

Yes

col-narrow-right

Job Views:

3

Posted:

26.08.2025

Expiry Date:

10.10.2025

col-wide

Job Description:

Senior Compliance Officer

18m Fixed-Term Contract

International Law Firm

Salary Up To £80,000pa

London

My client, an international law firm, is actively recruiting for an experienced Risk & Compliance professional with AML and Conflicts experience to join them on an initial 18m FTC basis in their London office – working as their Senior Compliance Officer.

This role is a maternity cover contract!

The Business Acceptance team is a global team operating out of three offices, including London. This role has elements of day-to-day compliance work, as well as people management.

As the successful Senior Compliance Officer, you’ll be responsible for (but not limited to) the following:

• Acting as an initial escalation point for queries from team members
• Managing workload by allocating work fairly and ensuring it’s completed promptly
• Analysing conflict search results and resolving any issues
• Implementing and maintaining information barriers
• Conducting sanctions screenings
• Playing a leading role in ongoing training and mentoring
• Ensuring Compliance Officers apply a consistent approach to resolving conflicts, AML and other issues

+ much more.

To be considered for this opportunity, you’ll need to have/be the following:

• Have at least 4 years’ experience in a Business Acceptance role from a law firm
• Have a solid understanding of AML and Conflicts rules
• Have previous/existing line management or supervisory experience
• Be able to commit to a 18m FTC
• Be experienced using Intapp Open and Walls

If you’re open to a 12m FTC and interested in this opportunity, get in touch as soon as possible. This firm is looking to review applications immediately.