Regulatory Compliance Team Lead

Linklaters Italy; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

In-house fitness centre

Life insurance

Worldwide travel insurance

Multisport card

Training opportunities

Job summary

Linklaters Warsaw is recruiting for a Regulatory Compliance Team Lead. This role reports into the global Legal & Risk team and combines people, process and workload management for Warsaw-based Compliance and Contentious Risk teams.

The position offers hybrid working with initial onboarding in the office and English language collaboration across multiple offices. The successful candidate will lead, coach and develop the team, oversee day-to-day operations, and drive continuous improvement in risk

Qualifications

• Have 3+ years of team leadership experience in compliance, compliance support to lawyers, or similar work
• Have 4–5 years’ hands-on experience in an operational regulatory compliance role
• Communicate clearly in fluent English
• Hold an LLB or equivalent, graduate in other relevant field, or strong in‑house law firm experience
• Have strong Excel skills
• Can manage competing priorities within tight timeframes
• Bring practical judgement, problem‑solving ability and a collaborative approach across cultures

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the Warsaw team, fostering an inclusive and high-performing environment.
• Support the Manager with day-to-day hub operations, including workload planning, resourcing and absence cover.
• Oversee the allocation, prioritisation and timely delivery of workstreams to a high standard.
• Act as an operational lead, managing escalations, workflow and stakeholder coordination.
• Monitor performance against service level agreements and key performance indicators, using insights to drive improvement.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy and turnaround times.
• Prepare and maintain standard operating procedures for Regulatory Compliance and Contentious Risk workstreams.
• Support team development and capability building through mentoring, feedback and growth planning.
• Promote accountability, collaboration and strong team spirit across the team.
• Work closely with colleagues in Warsaw, London and Singapore, and with internal stakeholders, to ensure joined‑up delivery.
• Manage key compliance processes, including outside interests, client due diligence, insider lists, data destruction requests and incident reporting.
• Respond to day-to-day regulatory and policy queries, providing practical guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Build effective relationships across the firm and, where relevant, with clients and external authorities to resolve issues.
• Use sound judgement and a solution‑focused approach to balance regulatory requirements with commercial priorities.

Skills

Team leadership

Regulatory compliance

Excel

Fluent English

Education

LLB or equivalent

Job description

For Linklaters Warsaw, we are currently recruiting for the Regulatory Compliance Team Lead role. Work arrangements: Contract: Contract of employment Hybrid working model: At least 2-3 days per week in the Q22 office. During the first weeks, you may be expected to work from the office 4-5 days per week to support onboarding. Working hours: 9:00-17:15 and 10:00-18:15, with some flexibility.

About the team and role

As Team Leader within Linklaters' global Legal & Risk team, you will act as the people, process and workload manager for both the Warsaw-based Regulatory Compliance and Contentious Risk operational teams. You will oversee day-to-day delivery, allocate and prioritise work, support team development, and help ensure high-quality, efficient risk management across both areas. Working closely with the wider global Regulatory Compliance and Contentious Risk teams, you will also gradually take on responsibility for a broad range of operational Regulatory Compliance matters, providing practical and commercial in-house support to the firm's practice and business teams on compliance with applicable laws, regulations, professional obligations and internal policies.

You will

• Lead, coach and develop the Warsaw team, fostering an inclusive and high-performing environment.
• Support the Manager with day-to-day hub operations, including workload planning, resourcing and absence cover.
• Oversee the allocation, prioritisation and timely delivery of workstreams to a high standard.
• Act as an operational lead, managing escalations, workflow and stakeholder coordination.
• Monitor performance against service level agreements and key performance indicators, using insights to drive improvement.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy and turnaround times.
• Prepare and maintain standard operating procedures for Regulatory Compliance and Contentious Risk workstreams.
• Support team development and capability building through mentoring, feedback and growth planning.
• Promote accountability, collaboration and strong team spirit across the team.
• Work closely with colleagues in Warsaw, London and Singapore, and with internal stakeholders, to ensure joined‑up delivery.

Regulatory compliance responsibilities

• Manage key compliance processes, including outside interests, client due diligence, insider lists, data destruction requests and incident reporting.
• Respond to day-to-day regulatory and policy queries, providing practical guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Build effective relationships across the firm and, where relevant, with clients and external authorities to resolve issues.
• Use sound judgement and a solution‑focused approach to balance regulatory requirements with commercial priorities.

Apply if you

• Have 3+ years of team leadership experience in compliance, compliance support to lawyers, or similar work
• Have 4–5 years’ hands‑on experience in an operational regulatory compliance role
• Communicate clearly in fluent English
• Hold an LLB or equivalent, graduate in other relevant field, or strong in‑house law firm experience
• Have strong Excel skills
• Can manage competing priorities within tight timeframes
• Bring practical judgement, problem‑solving ability and a collaborative approach across cultures

Benefits

• Private medical care
• Free in‑house fitness centre
• Life insurance
• Worldwide travel insurance for business and non‑business travel
• Benefit Multisport club card or subsidised travel card
• Wide range of training opportunities

About Linklaters

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional. We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind‑set we aim to bring to every interaction. Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere. We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias, because we want everyone to feel that they belong. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common mind‑set. We recognise that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

What sets us apart

At Linklaters we offer a truly global work experience and the opportunity to be involved in strategic projects that drive innovation and shape the future of our business. We belong to a firm that embodies its corporate social, environment, and governance responsibility commitments. We remain focused on talent and having the best people which will result in a diverse workforce. Having got the best people, we want them to feel included, valued and respected so they can perform at their best. We advocate speak‑up culture to empower our people in sharing their voices and an open‑door policy to ensure they are listened to. We invest in custom‑fit career paths for our people in line with their talents and aspirations. We provide agile working solutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our business. We are committed to people first relationships based on mutual trust, respect, and appreciation. We support the health and wellbeing of our people, providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mental health with access to expert advice as needed. We invest in developing leaders of the future who demonstrate emotional intelligence and a passion to discover, coach and develop the talents of others.

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required. This is the place where talent meets opportunity and where passion meets purpose. At Linklaters, the work we do means carving a path through unexplored territory, working on complex legal matters, across jurisdictions and borders and providing outstanding service and confidence to our clients. Having the vision to see things differently and the determination to deliver excellence, every time. That’s what makes us who we are. You can see your true potential connecting with dynamic colleagues all over the world, united by purpose and shared values and working together as one inclusive, collaborative team. With second to none training and support, this is the place where you meet your future.

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre‑engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers. Your offer will be subject to the successful completion of these checks which will be initiated following your consent.

We recruit on the basis of merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Selection decisions, and the reasons for those decisions, are recorded at each stage of the selection process. Selection criteria and, where appropriate, technical skills tests are in place to measure an individual’s ability for the safe and effective performance of a job. Those involved in recruitment and selection decisions and processes are also provided with guidance on diversity issues. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any needed adjustments can be made in advance. Specific experience requirements advertised on a role do not intend to preclude applications from candidates who may have more or less experience. Our intention is only to indicate a guideline as to the necessary skills for the role as described.