Deputy Compliance Manager

A 12-month fixed term opportunity with an international bank in the City of London, offering c.£70,000pa and office-based working (5 days per week).

Our client is an international commercial bank with a strong global presence and an expanding London operation. The London branch plays an important role in supporting international banking activities and continues to grow as it expands its trading and international client offering.

This is a key role within the Compliance function, supporting the strengthening of the organisation's regulatory, financial crime and conduct risk frameworks. The successful candidate will play a hands-on role in embedding compliance frameworks across the business and ensuring regulatory systems and controls operate effectively.

Framework Implementation

• Support the implementation and embedding of regulatory, financial crime and conduct risk frameworks across business lines.

Compliance Monitoring

• Update, execute and oversee the Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP) to ensure internal controls remain effective and aligned with regulatory expectations.

Financial Crime Controls

• Review and enhance systems and controls relating to AML, client onboarding and ongoing monitoring.

Policies & Procedures

• Draft and update compliance policies and procedures and support their implementation across the organisation.

Advisory Support

• Provide compliance advice to business units to ensure activities, new products and trading initiatives align with UK regulatory requirements.

Projects

• Support and deliver a range of compliance and AML-related projects as required.

• Degree qualified (or equivalent), with professional compliance qualifications desirable.

• Minimum 5 years' experience in Compliance or AML within financial services, ideally within commercial banking or MiFID investment firms.

• Strong knowledge of UK financial services regulation, financial crime frameworks and regulatory expectations.

• Experience developing and maintaining compliance policies, procedures and monitoring frameworks.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with internal stakeholders.

• Experience working in international or multicultural environments is advantageous.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates