Compliance Manager - Nottingham City

Contract type: Permanent, Full-time

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours

Location: Head Office, Nottingham (Hybrid working, minimum 2 days per week)

Salary: Up to £50,000 depending on experience.

We are seeking a Compliance Manager to lead and strengthen our Compliance function. In this pivotal role, you will ensure robust governance, regulatory alignment, and operational resilience across the Society. You will work collaboratively to embed best practices, support organisational integrity, and help us meet our regulatory obligations while fostering a culture of transparency and accountability.

Here's a taste of what you will be doing as a Compliance Manager at Nottingham Building Society:

• Compliance Governance: Manage operating rhythms, governance forums, planning cycles, and committee reporting to ensure effective oversight.
• Regulatory Alignment: Provide operational support to meet Senior Managers Regime (SMR) requirements and maintain compliance standards.
• Compliance Universe Management: Own and update the Compliance Universe, mapping obligations to policies, procedures, and controls, and provide insights for assurance planning.
• Policy Oversight: Oversee Compliance-owned policies, ensuring timely review, governance, and alignment with regulatory requirements.
• Regulatory Change & Horizon Scanning: Lead horizon scanning, assess emerging regulatory developments, produce impact summaries, and coordinate change responses.
• Regulatory Engagement: Support SMF16 with regulatory correspondence, submissions, evidence management, and internal coordination.
• Risk & Control Assurance: Facilitate departmental RCSAs, evaluate control effectiveness, and maintain alignment with the wider Risk Management Framework.
• Reporting & Business Continuity: Produce MI dashboards, track audit findings, and maintain the Compliance Business Continuity Plan, while supporting recruitment and training.

About you:

• Knowledge & Skills: Strong understanding of compliance and regulatory requirements; ability to simplify complex regulations; excellent communication and collaboration skills; highly organised with a proactive, improvement-focused mindset.
• Experience: Background in regulated financial services; experience in second line compliance within a three lines of defence model; skilled in MI reporting and visualisation (e.g., Power BI); familiar with RCSA facilitation, governance forums, SMR implementation, and regulatory change management.
• Behaviours: Builds trust-based relationships; applies critical thinking and data-driven decision-making; manages priorities effectively; maintains accuracy and attention to detail; embraces change and promotes a strong compliance culture.
• Qualifications: Applications welcome from all suitably skilled individuals.

Reward & Benefits:

• Competitive Package: Fair salary benchmarked against market data, annual discretionary bonus, and 29 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Health & Wellbeing: Access to Medicash healthcare, mental health first aiders, and a suite of wellbeing resources to support you inside and outside of work.
• Work-Life Balance: 35-hour working week for full-time roles, with flexibility to help you perform at your best.
• Career Growth: Ongoing personal and professional development, we will support your ambitions and help you grow your potential.
• Inclusive Culture: Be part of a friendly, values-led team that genuinely cares about doing the right thing for colleagues and customers.
• Giving Back: Use two paid volunteering days each year to support causes close to your heart, through our Samuel Fox Foundation.
• Sustainability Focus: Join a business committed to reducing its carbon footprint and making a positive impact on the environment.
• Free access to Octopus Money: Financial coaching & tools that help you plan, manage, and make the most of your money.

Embracing Diversity Together: We proudly embrace and celebrate diversity as a fundamental cornerstone of our values. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is not just essential for our success but is also a reflection of the vibrant communities we serve. Our commitment to diversity extends beyond our internal culture to the way we approach advertising and engage with our customers. Our commitment means actively working to eliminate barriers and biases that may hinder equal opportunities within our organisation. We strive to ensure that all individuals, regardless of background, have an equal chance to thrive and advance in their careers. We acknowledge that diversity is not just a goal to be achieved but a continuous journey toward creating an environment that embraces differences and promotes equal opportunities for all. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that encourages collaboration, creativity, and a sense of belonging for every member of our community.

About Us: We are a mutual, which means we don’t have shareholders. Instead, we’re owned by our members and use our money to do good, investing in our community, responsible causes, and – well, you. So, we’re always striving to do the right thing for our team, communities and members. Although our history spans over 170 years, our purpose of helping our members save, plan for and protect their financial futures is enduring. At The Nottingham Building Society, we are dedicated to overcoming obstacles and turning challenges into opportunities. At the heart of our mission is our unwavering commitment to breaking down barriers and building better futures by helping our customers achieve the significant milestone of owning their own home.