Compliance Officer jobs in United Kingdom

Location: London (Hybrid: 3 days in office)
Salary: £70,000–£90,000 + Discretionary Bonus (10–20%)
Job Type: Permanent
Sector: International Corporate & Retail Banking

A well-established international bank with a London branch is seeking a Compliance Manager to take ownership of its Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP). This role sits within a small, high-performing regulatory compliance team and reports to the Deputy Head of Compliance.

The successful candidate will play a central role in delivering monitoring activity, liaising with key stakeholders, and supporting broader regulatory initiatives. This is an opportunity to shape and elevate the second line within a bank that has invested heavily in improving its compliance and control environment in recent years.

• Lead and manage the execution of the annual Compliance Monitoring Plan

• Conduct regulatory compliance reviews and support follow-up of action items

• Monitor adherence to UK regulatory requirements across business lines

• Liaise with key stakeholders, including risk, legal, audit, and operations

• Contribute to compliance training, advisory, and policy review activity

• Support regulatory engagement and audit preparation where needed

• Promote a strong culture of compliance across the business

• 3+ years' experience in regulatory compliance, with a strong focus on compliance monitoring

• Experience in designing or owning a CMP is essential

• Familiarity with UK banking regulation and governance expectations (FCA/PRA)

• Excellent communication skills and ability to liaise with senior stakeholders

• Comfortable working in a lean team and taking initiative

• Experience in both retail and corporate banking is beneficial but not essential

• A long-established UK branch of a global banking group

• A collaborative, stable environment with low staff turnover

• Strong post-remediation regulatory standing

• Hybrid working model (3:2 split)

• Clear opportunity to own and influence a key function within compliance

• Supportive leadership and structured career development