Marketing Compliance Manager in London

At M&G, our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and offer workplace adjustments to ensure you have the support you need to succeed in your role.

The Role

Within the perimeter of the M&G Marketing division, this role is primarily responsible for the delivery of compliant marketing communications created and managed across the Asset Management business in all the different markets and jurisdictions where M&G Investments operates. Part of the 1st line of defence framework, this position can offer the opportunity to take on the role of a compliance professional, while being part of the Marketing division, within the M&G Asset Management Marketing Communications Compliance Team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage reviews and approvals of Marketing Communications for Asset Management to ensure delivery of clear, consistent and appropriate communications to customers and stakeholders, with a particular focus on UK marketing initiatives.
• Support and become a point of reference for the team in the delivery of ongoing continuous improvements to strengthen the control environment, drawing on creativity and digital agility to find opportunities to work in easier ways.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills, using data and other sources of information to prompt ongoing improvements.
• Bring wider financial promotions and marketing communications regulatory knowledge, using skills and experience to apply sound judgement.
• Be accountable for delivering a quality service and product to customers and stakeholders.
• Conduct quality assurance of the communications approved by Asset Management staff on a delegated basis (‘Business Approvals’) to ensure adherence to the 'Marketing Compliance Control Framework'.
• Adapt to change, respond with initiative and make suggestions for improvements to own work and processes.
• Work collaboratively with others, providing clear and actionable feedback to expedite the approval process.

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Previous experience of working in a compliance/legal department in a regulated environment ideally within asset management business.
• Strong understanding of key compliance and legislative requirements around financial promotion, data, social media, privacy, security and communication standards.
• Excellent verbal, written and influencing skills - in person and remotely.
• Educated to degree level (or equivalent).
• Relevant industry qualification in a related compliance or legal discipline - desirable.
• Additional language skills will be a plus.

What we offer:

We’re dedicated to supporting your wellbeing and helping you thrive, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, and financially plan for the future. Our UK benefits include:

• A valuable pension scheme of up to 18% (13% made up of employer contributions and 5% employee contributions).
• Access to our Share Save and Share Incentive Plan, alongside financial wellbeing and support services.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays), with the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days.
• Our Time Off When You Need It policy gives you the flexibility to balance work and personal commitments.
• Our market-leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave.
• Health & Protection cover includes Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with additional family options.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G. At M&G we strive to have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture, underpinned by our policies and employee-led networks that offer networking, support and development opportunities for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – across gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation and more – including neurodivergent individuals, career returners and those with military service experience.

M&G is proud to be Level 3: Disability Confident Leader under the UK Government Disability Confident employer scheme, and we welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you would like to participate in the initiative, you will have the opportunity to indicate this on your application.

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. All candidates have the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments when applying. If you need any additional support at any stage, please contact us at: careers@mandg.com