Global Head of Compliance Policy & Oversight

To provide enterprise-wide strategic leadership for the compliance policy and oversight agenda, owning the vision, standards, and governance that ensure regulatory compliance risks are effectively mitigated across all regions and business lines. This role directs the regulatory policy strategy (including financial crime and sanctions oversight in partnership with specialist teams), sets the oversight approach, engages with senior executives and ensures a robust, data led view of policy adherence and control effectiveness.

Hybrid - Nottingham office

Key Accountabilities

• Set the enterprise compliance policy and oversight strategy, aligning to risk appetite and business objectives.
• Design and direct the governance model for regulatory and financial crime policy frameworks, including effective oversight mechanisms (assurance, reporting, and escalation).
• Lead the periodic renewal of core policies and standards and ensure they are embedded through effective oversight, training, and first line ownership (without directly owning templates).
• Partner with Group Risk, Fraud, Regional Compliance, and 1LoD to maintain a current view of sanctions, ABC, and broader financial crime risks; oversee the sanctions risk management framework.
• Establish a data led approach to policy adherence and regulatory risk oversight; define KRIs/KPIs and direct MI dashboards for Executive and Board consumption.
• Provide authoritative regulatory interpretation guidance and adjudicate material policy issues and deviations.
• Compile and present the annual financial crime and compliance oversight reports to Executive leadership and the Board, highlighting control effectiveness and remediation priorities.
• Champion a strong compliance culture globally; build capability through leadership, coaching, and cross regional knowledge sharing.

Experience and Skills

• Deep experience in Compliance/Legal/Regulatory functions within complex, global organisations; financial services exposure preferred.
• Track record leading policy/oversight programmes and engaging at Executive/Board level.
• Deep knowledge of regulatory compliance and financial crime risks (e.g., sanctions, ABC) and their operationalisation across a matrixed enterprise.
• Proven ability to influence and negotiate outcomes at C suite level and with external stakeholders (e.g., auditors, regulators).

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic vision & execution
• Risk based decision making
• Executive presence & stakeholder influence
• Data driven oversight & insight generation
• Inclusive people leadership and talent development

Additional Information

Internal Grade: EB6

Benefits package includes:

• Hybrid working - 40% in the office
• Great compensation package including uncapped commission
• Core benefits include pension, Bupa healthcare, Sharesave scheme and more
• 25 days annual leave with 8 bank holidays and 3 volunteering days. You can purchase additional annual leave.

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