Compliance Director - Business Banking in London

Compliance Advisory Director Job Title: Compliance Advisory Director Working Pattern: 3 days in-office (Tuesday-Thursday) and 2 days remote. The Compliance Advisory Director provides senior-level compliance advice and counsel across the UK business, ensuring regulatory obligations are understood, embedded and effectively managed. The role combines broad UK financial services compliance expertise with privacy experience, acting as a trusted adviser to senior executives and business leaders on complex regulatory, conduct, customer and data-related matters. The role will help the UK business anticipate regulatory change, manage compliance risk and demonstrate good customer and regulatory outcomes, while providing effective oversight and challenge across the first and second lines of defence. Provide authoritative, pragmatic compliance advice on complex and emerging regulatory matters, acting as a senior escalation point for significant compliance issues and regulatory risk. Provide effective second-line challenge to business decisions, products, processes and customer propositions. Develop strong relationships with senior stakeholders, balancing commercial objectives with regulatory expectations. Maintain a strong understanding of the UK financial services regulatory framework and anticipate regulatory changes—including emerging technology and AI regulation— translating these into practical business requirements. Identify emerging regulatory risks and translate them into practical business requirements. Provide input into compliance monitoring, assurance and thematic reviews. Act as a senior compliance adviser on data protection matters, working closely with the DPO, Legal, Information Security and business teams. Significant senior compliance advisory experience within UK financial services, backed by strong knowledge of the FCA regulatory framework. Extensive hands-on experience with Consumer Duty, conduct risk, and translating complex regulatory requirements into practical business solutions. Deep expertise in UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, with practical experience conducting or overseeing data protection risk assessments. A strategic, data-aware mindset with a strong focus on driving excellent customer outcomes and mitigating operational risks. Ability to distinguish between technical compliance and the regulator’s likely expectations, applying proportionate and risk-based judgement. This is a permanent position based in either our Nottingham or London office. We embrace a hybrid approach to work. You'll spend three days a week in the office (Tuesday-Thursday), with Monday and Friday being dedicated work-from-home days. At our Nottingham head office, you'll find an on-site gym, restaurant and dedicated Learning Loft. Our London office boasts a rooftop running track and coffee bar. We invest in the growth of our people alongside our business. In addition to career development, our comprehensive benefits package is designed to grow with you, ensuring your wellbeing is prioritised at every stage of your career: Wealth & Future: Competitive pension and performance-based bonus schemes Holidays: Start with 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure. Health: Access premium care through our private medical insurance. We champion your milestones with enhanced parental leave. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging at our core. We call this our Culture of Belonging, and it rests at the heart of our business. Our associate-led Business Resource Groups were created to help support our diverse population and include over 10 groups across our offices. Because each Business Resource Group is as unique as the population it serves, they offer a range of activities, networking opportunities, special events and learning programmes to associates. Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace. Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. At Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.