Senior Compliance Specialist

Colt Technology Services; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Westminster seeks a Compliance Specialist to manage compliance reporting and improve processes within the Security & Resilience team. The role involves working closely with stakeholders to ensure accurate reporting and compliance with regulatory requirements. Candidates should have advanced Excel and PowerBI skills, strong analytical abilities, and relevant experience in compliance frameworks. This position offers a dynamic environment focused on continual improvement and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of compliance frameworks and reporting requirements.
• Ability to design and improve business reporting.
• Experience reporting to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain compliance reporting across GTS.
• Prepare materials for assurance and governance forums.
• Coordinate evidence collection for audits.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

PowerBI expertise

Analytical skills

Excellent communication

Project management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

PowerBI

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

As a part of our Security & Resilience team you will be at the heart of a discipline that features high on all our customers' priority lists. The Compliance Specialist is responsible to the Senior Director, Security & Resilience for the collection and analysis of Colt DCS data and the design and production of standardised, high quality customer facing reporting both within the Global Technology & Security (GTS) function and to support strategic stakeholder reporting. They will work with internal and external functions to ensure the analysis, compliance and reporting of customer security requirements and related evidence collection to support the organisation's strategic objectives and meet external parties reporting obligations. Operating from Colt DCS' London office the Compliance Manager will be focused on engaging internal and external stakeholders to identify current and future security and technology reporting requirements and best practise, ensuring GTS continues to meet the increasing reporting obligations required by internal and external interested parties. They will also be responsible for identifying areas where additional reporting can be developed to support business aims, standardise reporting and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a standardised approach to customer-facing compliance reporting across GTS, producing clear, high-quality outputs tailored to various business audiences and aligned with contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and present materials for internal assurance and governance forums, including, but not limited to the Audit Committee, Board, and relevant Steering Committees, while engaging effectively with stakeholders across GTS, Legal, Commercial, and Operations to ensure reporting accuracy and consistency.
• Coordinate evidence collection and response activities for external audits and customer assurance requests, ensuring alignment with certification requirements and maintaining a centralised repository of validated documentation.
• Design and maintain reporting templates and dashboards using Excel, PowerPoint, and PowerBI, identifying opportunities to continually improve reporting processes through automation and data visualisation.
• Monitor evolving customer expectations and regulatory requirements, contributing to the continuous improvement of reporting practices and supporting broader business objectives through cross‑functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• A solid understanding of compliance frameworks and their associated reporting requirements.
• Advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills for data analysis and presentation.
• Proven expertise in PowerBI or similar tools for dashboard creation and data visualisation.
• Ability to design, build, automate and continually improve high quality business reporting.
• Experience of reporting to senior organisation stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong capability in preparing high-quality, standardised reports for internal and external stakeholders, with the ability to tailor content and messaging to suit the needs of different audiences.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and comfortable presenting both small and large groups at senior/executive manager level.
• Project management and stakeholder engagement, able to act independently as well as part of multi-disciplinary teams.
• Understanding of IT and OT environments and their associated security challenges.
• Proactive approach to improving reporting processes, including automation and standardisation.
• An understanding of ISO 27001, PCI DSS and ISAE/SSAE SOC 2 certification & audit processes.
• Experience working with Audit Board and/or similar compliance and reporting tools desirable.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology or related field.
• Demonstrable business analysis experience at a senior level.