Compliance Manager – Southampton
We’re working with an international professional services firm to hire a Compliance Manager for their Southampton office.
In this role, you’ll support the Head of Compliance in ensuring the organisation meets its AML/CFT and sanctions obligations across client take‑on, periodic reviews and wider regulatory activity. You’ll act as a subject matter expert for onboarding and compliance queries, build strong working relationships across multiple jurisdictions, and play a key role in identifying risk areas, shaping improvements and supporting ongoing monitoring, audit and project work.
Qualifications
- At least five years’ experience in a similar compliance role, ideally in financial services or legal practice.
- Strong knowledge of AML/CFT legislation, sanctions regimes and risk‑based CDD processes.
- Relevant professional qualification such as CAMS or ICA is essential.
Responsibilities
- Providing expert onboarding support to partners and fee earners and advising on AML/CFT queries.
- Supporting the Bermuda onboarding team and wider compliance colleagues across jurisdictions.
- Keeping up to date with regulatory developments and helping implement policy and process changes.
- Identifying compliance risks, recommending solutions and guiding approved action plans.
- Managing operational issues, tracking resolutions and supporting compliance monitoring outcomes.
- Acting as an escalation point for high‑risk or complex matters requiring senior input.
- Contributing to onboarding‑related projects, systems and process improvements.
- Supporting regulatory submissions and external audit activity.
Work hours: 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Contact: emmaedwards@ajfoxcompliance.com
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Legal
Industries
Legal Services and Law Practice
Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom
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