Senior Compliance Manager and Deputy MLRO

Overview

In this permanent City of London role, you act as a senior advisor on regulatory compliance and financial crime. You will enhance the Compliance Monitoring Programme and monitor regulatory changes to update policies and procedures. You support the first line of defence on AML, CDD and sanctions, review customer risk assessments, and oversee transaction monitoring. You will deliver training, manage compliance reporting and communications, and collaborate with the MLRO to strengthen the control environment. This is a strategic, stakeholder-facing role focused on balancing risk with commercial objectives in a wholesale banking context.

Responsibilities

• Provide regulatory compliance advice and financial crime expertise
• Maintain and enhance the Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP)
• Monitor regulatory changes and update policies, frameworks, and procedures
• Support the first line of defence on compliance, AML, CDD, and sanctions matters
• Review and approve customer risk assessments and oversee transaction monitoring
• Identify, monitor, and mitigate regulatory and compliance risks
• Deliver compliance training and communicate regulatory updates
• Maintain compliance reporting, KRIs, FCA RegData administration, and management information
• Produce compliance communications and newsletters
• Support the HoD/MLRO and undertake other compliance duties as required

Key requirements

• Minimum 7 years’ compliance experience
• ideally within a wholesale banking environment
• Strong knowledge of corporate banking products, regulations, and compliance frameworks
• Degree-level education; relevant professional qualifications preferred
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
• Ability to balance regulatory risk with commercial objectives

• stakeholder management
• relationship-building
• clear communication
• AML
• CDD
• sanctions

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