Top Compliance Jobs in London

Leads the UK compliance function for a digital insurance company, developing regulatory strategy, Consumer Duty implementation, risk-based frameworks, governance, monitoring, and operational controls. Serves as the primary regulatory contact and SMF16/SMF17 holder while advising executives, the board, technology, product, finance, and commercial teams. The role manages compliance business partnering, monitoring, and governance teams and supports compliant innovation involving digital distribution, e-commerce, and algorithmic pricing.

Leads a data science and AI/ML team supporting risk management and compliance. Oversees predictive models, LLM solutions, autonomous agents, and enterprise AI applications from design through deployment and monitoring. Partners with Product, Business, and Engineering teams to embed AI into workflows, improve operational efficiency, and deliver business value. Ensures model risk management, responsible AI, explainability, fairness, governance, drift monitoring, and retraining. Mentors teams, communicates insights to senior leadership, and guides research, experimentation, and innovation.

Own Wise's UK operational resilience and outsourcing framework within the first-line Product Compliance and Risk team. Lead regulatory assessments, important business service mapping, impact tolerance management, resilience testing, self-assessments, board reporting, internal controls, third-party risk governance, due diligence, monitoring, contract requirements, change management, and exit planning. Partner with Product, Engineering, Security, Risk, and Operations teams to ensure payment and investment products comply with UK regulatory expectations.

Advise MASS, ICB, Transition Management and BlackRock Life Limited across EMEA on legal and regulatory risk; negotiate and draft advisory, investment management, transition and partnership agreements; advise on MiFID, outsourcing and fund distribution; coordinate external counsel; support governance and policy engagement.

Supports third-party risk management by assessing vendor security, maintaining risk registers and control mappings, and communicating technical and program risks. Builds automated and AI-enabled workflows using GRC and procurement platforms, partners with Procurement, Legal, Privacy, Engineering, and Security teams, and helps implement security controls across SaaS platforms. The role also coordinates with auditors and translates technical findings into clear business risks and requirements.

Oversee VAT returns and indirect tax reporting for European legal entities, partnering with offshore teams to ensure controlled delivery. Monitor VAT risks and regulatory developments, resolve issues, support audits, and strengthen stakeholder relationships. Lead process simplification, automation, data-driven controls, and operating-model improvements across EMEA while advising on technical VAT matters and emerging tax developments.

Supports the UK MLRO Office in overseeing AML/CTF and broader financial crime controls for regulated UK entities. Responsibilities include managing financial crime risks, reviewing SAR and PEP samples, monitoring regulatory changes, preparing management information and regulatory reports, advising stakeholders, and improving fraud controls related to authorised push payment and reimbursement fraud.

Designs and owns Wise’s global product risk and compliance program for credit cards. Translates regulatory and card-scheme requirements for Product and Engineering teams, establishes controls and risk metrics, coordinates remediation, and reports program health to internal and external stakeholders. Leads regulatory, financial crime, and risk discussions while driving customer-focused improvements and supporting global regulatory initiatives.

Leads Mastercard’s global antitrust and competition law compliance policy. Responsibilities include conducting risk assessments, designing controls, monitoring compliance, developing training and communications, reporting to senior stakeholders, managing regulatory investigations, evaluating products and technologies, and improving processes through technology and AI. Advises senior business leaders and partners across legal, compliance, HR, and business teams on US and EU competition law requirements.

Lead the design, scalability, and execution of Wise Europe's financial crime compliance framework for platform partnerships. Oversee correspondent banking partner onboarding, ongoing monitoring, product launches, risk mitigation, control effectiveness, and key risk indicators. Advise Product, Operations, AMLCO, senior leadership, regulators, and external partners on complex AML decisions. Communicate strategic risk insights to the Board, defend compliance standards, and coach compliance specialists and cross-functional teams.

Build and maintain DevSecOps tooling for AWS cloud environments, including threat modeling, security guardrails, policy-as-code, vulnerability analysis, compliance reporting, and runtime security visibility. Develop automation for security findings and software supply chain controls, support audits and incident response, and provide remediation guidance to engineering teams. Collaborate with platform engineers, product squads, risk, and governance teams while using authorized AI-assisted development tools securely and validating generated outputs.

Owns Wise’s AML control design and risk detection strategy across product and compliance teams. The role develops compliant product controls, enhances financial crime detection, uses data to measure control effectiveness, drives automation and operational efficiency, and translates regulatory developments into product requirements. Responsibilities include risk assessment support, assurance testing, remediation planning, and coordinating implementation with Product and Engineering teams. The position requires strong AML expertise, analytical ability, project coordination, and willingness to travel.

Leads UK regulatory compliance and privacy oversight, serving as the Data Protection Officer. Responsibilities include DPIAs, privacy risk assessments, breach governance, data subject rights, compliance monitoring, control reviews, audits, regulatory inquiries, management reporting, issue remediation, and translating requirements into governance standards. Partners with Legal, Product, Engineering, Operations, Risk, and Compliance teams to strengthen the UK compliance framework and oversee consumer protection, conduct risk, and vulnerable customer programs.

Oversee Cloudflare’s global privacy and responsible AI compliance programs across EMEA. Advise on data protection laws, cross-border transfers, privacy by design, data subject requests, impact assessments, vendor reviews, data processing agreements, M&A due diligence, incidents, and AI regulations. Develop guidance, playbooks, and FAQs while partnering with product, commercial, corporate legal, and data privacy operations teams.

Leads issuer-side scheme compliance and card disputes across Visa and Mastercard programs. Develops compliance strategy, manages specialists, oversees card launches and supply-chain vendors, monitors fraud and dispute thresholds, negotiates with scheme partners, maintains audit-ready controls, and drives scalable automation, dashboards, templates, and playbooks.

Lead and integrate Cboe Europe’s UK and Netherlands Compliance functions. Establish an independent second-line framework, oversee compliance risk assessments, monitoring, AML/KYC, financial crime controls, regulatory change, training, management information, and remediation. Serve as MLRO for UK entities, advise boards and committees, and engage with FCA, AFM, and ESMA. The role requires senior leadership across regulated financial services, extensive European market regulation knowledge, and approximately 20% travel between London and Amsterdam.

Supervise compliance monitoring at a landfill site by recording sampling data, laboratory results, costs, KPIs, and inspection information. Identify failures and trends, support statutory and legislative compliance, compile reports, verify vehicle sampling and photographic records, and liaise with weighbridge, laboratory, administrative, and site management teams. Provide operational support across local sites and drive company vehicles as required.

Supports the second-line Financial Crime Compliance framework across governance, management information, advisory activities, policy development, risk oversight, FIU coordination, international office support, and regulatory or audit responses. The role advises on AML, sanctions, counter-terrorist financing, anti-bribery, fraud, client risk, enhanced due diligence, correspondent banking, payments, and higher-risk jurisdictions while tracking remediation, escalating risks, and providing constructive challenge to business stakeholders.

Investigate payment-screening alerts and assess potential money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions, bribery, corruption, and fraud risks. Maintain investigation records, document alert decisions, support unusual activity reporting, advise the business, monitor regulatory developments, contribute to risk assessments and MLRO reporting, and help update compliance policies and controls. The role requires managing a caseload accurately in a high-volume environment while engaging stakeholders and improving compliance processes.

Partner with UK and European financial-services clients to design, deploy, and operationalize AI risk controls, evaluations, and guardrails. Translate regulatory and risk expectations into testable controls, operating models, evidence standards, and triage workflows. Lead client workshops, support audit readiness, monitor production guardrail performance, and collaborate with product, engineering, and deployment teams to improve AI governance capabilities.

Own M3’s global sustainability compliance program, including EcoVadis submissions, carbon and emissions reporting, supplier due diligence, ESG policies, regulatory monitoring, client questionnaires, RFP responses, and annual sustainability reporting. Maintain audit-ready documentation, support MSA negotiations, track sustainability data and deadlines, contribute to thought leadership, and ensure alignment with UK, EU, and corporate ESG requirements.

Execute and maintain ISO 27001 and SOC 2 compliance programs, operate Vanta, collect audit evidence, support audits, assess risks and vendors, manage security obligations, maintain regulatory documentation, and translate controls into engineering work. The role also supports customer security reviews, physical security, incident compliance, awareness training, business continuity, and disaster recovery evidence.

Lead compliance strategy for Financial Institutions, ensuring compliance framework supports innovation and commercial expansion. Oversee AML/CTF, KYC/KYB, and risk assessments.

Two-year graduate programme rotating across four risk and compliance teams. Responsibilities include identifying and assessing business risks, supporting risk assessments and governance, analysing data, presenting insights, monitoring regulatory developments, collaborating with stakeholders, and improving risk management tools and processes. Graduates will study for the Level 4 ICA Advanced Certificate in Governance, Risk and Compliance and may receive a permanent role based on performance and business need.

Supports the collection, verification, management, and reporting of operational and compliance data. Maintains accurate records, documentation, and document control systems; identifies and resolves discrepancies; prepares reports; supports audits; and follows up with departments to keep compliance information complete and current.