Compliance Specialist | Manchester, UK

Compliance Specialist

Aldermore Bank plc Manchester, United Kingdom

Aldermore Bank plc Manchester, United Kingdom

The Vacancy

Aldermore Group – why we exist

Let us tell you a bit about us

We\’re Aldermore – the award-winning bank, trusted and highly rated by over a quarter of a million customers for more than a decade. With our range of specialist mortgages, savings accounts and business finance solutions, we\’re backing more people to go for it.

We thrive by saying \”yes\” to our customers. We respect the ingenuity of entrepreneurs and their startups; we give first-timers a leg-up onto the property ladder; we open up the lending market to many; and thousands of customers chose Motonovo Finance every week to buy their next car, van or motorbike.

This is where you come in. We are on a journey. A journey defined by a destination; to deliver on our purpose.

Let us tell you a bit about the opportunity

This is a key fixed-term opportunity, reporting directly to the Head of Regulatory Affairs, offering the chance to influence how the organisation manages regulatory change and engagement. As a core member of the team, you will play a vital role in raising awareness of regulatory matters across the Group, enhancing the maturity of our regulatory engagement approach, and leading proactive horizon scanning activities.

Over a 9-month contract period, you will support the successful delivery of the Group\’s compliance advisory and oversight strategy – working collaboratively across a dynamic and fast-paced business to ensure alignment with regulatory expectations and industry best practice. This role is ideal for a regulatory affairs professional looking to make a meaningful impact at a strategic level.

To act as an ambassador of the Bank\’s vision to; Back more people to go for it in life and in business.

What will your day look like?

• Lead regulatory horizon scanning and briefings, ensuring emerging regulations (PRA, FCA, ICO, etc.) are tracked, communicated, and implemented effectively.
• Provide expert advice and thought leadership, including presentations and training on regulatory matters to stakeholders across all levels of the Group.
• Support regulatory engagement and interactions, ensuring colleagues are well-briefed and responses to regulatory requests are timely and accurate.
• Represent Aldermore at external forums to gather insights, benchmark practices, and share best-in-class compliance approaches.
• Collaborate with first line teams to prepare for regulatory change and maintain up-to-date compliance policies aligned with evolving requirements.
• Support reporting to senior leadership and committees on regulatory risk appetite, change readiness, and compliance performance, while continuously improving team processes.

What do we expect from you?

• Deep technical expertise in compliance and conduct risk management, with strong understanding of regulatory frameworks, priorities, and themes.
• Proven experience in regulatory engagement, with the ability to interpret regulations and assess business impact.
• Strong strategic thinking and results-focused mindset, with the ability to provide challenge, support, and effective \’read across\’ of regulatory change.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage confidently at all levels and across functions.
• Highly organised with exceptional time management, prioritisation, and attention to detail.
• Collaborative and relationship-driven, promoting positive customer outcomes and fostering effective stakeholder engagement.

What can you expect from us?

• Hybrid working model – 2 days in the office, 3 days from home
• A friendly and flexible culture, the same as how we work with our customers.
• A growing organisation that means there\’s lots of opportunities to progress
• A drive for continuous improvement, which you will be empowered to get behind from day one.
• And of course, you will be rewarded competitively, with a good range of core benefits and bonus potential.

Still curious?

Join us and we\’ll make the same promises to you as a colleague, as we do to each of our customers. We\’re committed to building a working environment that values respect, diversity, and compassion. We welcome people regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you\’re pregnant or on family leave.

Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.

The Company

We champion equality by supporting the exceptions to the rule and getting finance to where it\’s needed.

We lend the money people save with us, to people who want to get on in life; build businesses and create employment, buy property for people to live and work in, and purchase vehicles to move families and goods around.

Behaviour Framework

Our behavioural framework underpins our purpose and strategic drivers, as it outlines the behaviours we need to demonstrate in order to succeed. Where our strategic drivers (Stay Ahead Propositions, Relationships That Last and Progressive Platform) outline what we need to do to succeed, our behaviours guide us in how. In your second interview, we\’ll ask you to talk through some examples where you\’ve demonstrated these behaviours in your previous roles.

The Benefits

As you would expect, we offer a competitive basic salary and reward package, and you\’ll also benefit from our commitment to investing in your professional development throughout your journey with us.

Benefits vary across the business depending on the role you do, but these will give you an idea of what to expect:

Your Company Benefits

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Aviva Digital GP
• Bus And Tram Benefit
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Eyecare Voucher & Display Screens/Desk Set-Up
• Flu Jab Vouchers
• Group Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• Metrolink Annual Pass & Clipper Ticket
• Microsoft Discounts
• Private Medical Insurance Shopping Discounts
• Toothfairy
• Your Workplace Pension
• Hybrid Working

Benefits You Can Choose

• Critical Illness
• Cycle To Work
• Dental Insurance
• Give As You Earn
• Government Tax-Free Childcare Scheme
• Octopus Electric Vehicles
• Save Our Planet
• Season Ticket Loan
• Spouse Or Partner Life Assurance
• Technology
• Wearable Technology
• Wellbeing App
• Will Writing

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