VP Senior Compliance Officer – Monitoring & Testing Manager

Robert Walters UK; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution is seeking a VP Senior Compliance Officer – Monitoring & Testing Manager in London. This high-impact position involves designing compliance testing programs, managing complex reviews, and providing insights into compliance risk across EMEA while driving career progression in a supportive culture.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in compliance testing, monitoring, or internal audit within financial services.
• Excellent technical knowledge of UK and EU compliance and conduct risk frameworks.
• Proven ability to manage and execute complex compliance reviews independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior stakeholders with actionable insights into compliance and conduct risk.
• Lead the design, planning, and execution of complex thematic and desk-based reviews.
• Act as a subject matter expert on UK and EU regulatory frameworks.

Skills

Compliance testing

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Job description

VP Senior Compliance Officer – Monitoring & Testing Manager

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Our client, a leading global financial institution, is seeking a VP, Senior Compliance Officer – Monitoring & Testing Manager to join its high-performing compliance function.

Our client, a leading global financial institution, is seeking a VP, Senior Compliance Officer – Monitoring & Testing Manager to join its high-performing compliance function. This is an exceptional opportunity to play a critical leadership role in delivering a robust and strategically aligned compliance monitoring and testing programme. You will lead on high-impact reviews, contribute to strategic regulatory projects, and be a trusted partner to senior stakeholders across the business. The organisation is renowned for its strong culture of internal mobility and long-term career progression.

• Provide senior stakeholders with actionable insights into compliance and conduct risk across EMEA.
• Deliver risk-based assurance to management and regulators across a wide range of regulatory themes.
• Lead the design, planning, and execution of complex thematic and desk-based reviews.
• Execute high-quality, technically sound compliance testing aligned with regulatory expectations and industry best practice.
• Conduct deep-dive reviews to assess the effectiveness of controls in mitigating financial crime, market abuse, and other key risks.
• Act as a subject matter expert on UK and EU regulatory frameworks and support wider compliance initiatives and projects.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with front office and support function stakeholders.

The successful candidate must have:

• Strong experience in compliance testing, monitoring, or internal audit within an investment bank or financial services institution.
• Excellent technical knowledge of UK and EU compliance and conduct risk frameworks.
• Proven ability to manage and execute complex compliance reviews independently.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

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