Compliance Manager Financial Services

Hibernian Recruitment; Galway; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hibernian Recruitment is recruiting a Compliance Manager in Galway for a hands-on role within a credit servicing environment. You will lead monitoring, oversee controls across loan portfolios, and work with operational teams to address issues and improve outcomes for borrowers.

You will shape the monitoring program, translate regulatory changes into practical actions, and contribute to reporting for senior management and the Board.

Qualifications

• Hands-on compliance monitoring in regulated financial services.
• Experience carrying out compliance monitoring or control testing, reporting findings and following up on actions.
• Working knowledge of the Irish regulatory environment and its operational impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day compliance monitoring across in-house and outsourced loan portfolios.
• Oversee controls and report findings to management and the Board.
• Advise operational teams on consumer protection, AML/CFT, and data privacy considerations.
• Translate regulatory changes into practical policies, procedures and controls.
• Coordinate with Data Protection Officer on DSARs and data governance.

Skills

Compliance monitoring

Control testing

Regulatory understanding

LCOI qualification desirable

Education

Professional Certificate/Diploma in Compliance (LCOI)

Job description

Compliance Manager | Financial Services | Galway

Hibernian Recruitment is working with an established credit servicing firm in Galway to recruit a Compliance Manager. Reporting directly to the Head of Compliance, you’ll lead day-to-day compliance monitoring, oversee controls across in-house and outsourced loan portfolios, and work with operational teams to address issues and improve outcomes for borrowers.

This is a hands-on role with scope to shape the monitoring program, influence how regulatory changes are put into practice and contribute to reporting for senior management and the Board.

What you’ll do

• Manage the risk-based compliance monitoring program, from planning and testing through to reporting findings, agreeing actions and tracking them to closure.
• Review borrower files, loan documentation and servicing activity to assess how first-line controls are working across internal teams and third-party servicers.
• Advise operational teams on consumer protection, arrears handling, complaints and AML/CFT, including customer due diligence.
• Monitor regulatory developments and help translate them into practical changes to policies, procedures and controls. Key areas include the Consumer Protection Code, the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears and the SME Lending Regulations.
• Oversee complaints handling from a compliance perspective, identify recurring issues and work with the Data Protection Officer on data subject access requests.
• Support oversight of Fitness and Probity and Minimum Competency requirements. Prepare compliance reports for senior management and the Board, and assist with Central Bank of Ireland engagement.

What you’ll bring

• Hands-on compliance experience in regulated financial services, ideally in credit servicing, banking, lending or another credit-related business.
• Experience carrying out compliance monitoring or control testing, communicating findings and following up on agreed actions.
• A working knowledge of the Irish regulatory environment and the ability to explain what regulatory requirements mean for operational teams.
• A Professional Certificate or Diploma in Compliance (LCOI) is desirable. If you’re working towards the qualification or willing to complete it, we’d also like to hear from you.

What’s on offer

A permanent, full-time role with a competitive salary based on experience and hybrid working, with three days a week in the Galway office. If you’re already a Compliance Manager or an experienced Compliance Officer ready for more responsibility.