Senior Compliance Lawyer & Deputy Group MLRO - FTSE 100 in England

Location: Flexible/Hybrid

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Compliance Lawyer & Deputy Group MLRO to join a growing legal and compliance function. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded legal professional to play a key role in shaping and enhancing the organisation's compliance framework, ensuring the business operates in accordance with all relevant legal and regulatory obligations. The role combines strategic compliance leadership with hands-on legal advisory responsibilities, providing guidance across a broad range of regulatory and compliance matters. You will work closely with legal, compliance, and operational stakeholders to strengthen policies, controls, and governance arrangements while supporting a culture of integrity, accountability, and ethical business conduct.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the review, development and maintenance of compliance and ethics policies across areas including:
• Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
• Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)
• Data Protection and GDPR
• Modern Slavery
• Competition Law
• Other relevant regulatory frameworks
• Evaluate existing compliance controls, processes and procedures, identifying opportunities for improvement and supporting the implementation of enhanced frameworks and practices.
• Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice on compliance and regulatory matters.
• Develop and maintain training programmes, guidance notes and communication materials to ensure employees understand their compliance obligations.
• Manage and advise on compliance investigations and incidents, engaging external legal advisers and subject matter experts where required.
• Oversee data subject access request processes and support the organisation's compliance with GDPR and wider data protection obligations.
• Support senior leadership with compliance reporting, governance activities and regulatory updates.
• Collaborate closely with legal, compliance and business teams to drive continuous improvement and embed best-practice compliance standards across the organisation.

About You

We are looking for an experienced compliance lawyer, ideally with around 4–7 years' PQE, although candidates with broader relevant experience will also be considered. You may already be working in-house or be a regulatory, compliance or data protection lawyer in private practice seeking your first move into industry.

Skills & Experience

• Qualified solicitor with strong experience advising on compliance and regulatory matters.
• Excellent understanding of compliance frameworks, regulatory obligations and corporate governance.
• Experience advising on data protection and GDPR matters.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercially minded, with the ability to deliver pragmatic, business-focused advice.
• Experience managing projects, initiatives and/or teams.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and challenging deadlines.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive positive change across the business.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a business that is investing in its legal and compliance capabilities and to take on a highly visible role with genuine influence across the organisation. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, contribute to strategic decision-making, and play a key role in strengthening and evolving the compliance framework. In return, you will gain broad exposure across a diverse range of legal and regulatory matters, with significant opportunity for professional growth and development. If you are a proactive compliance lawyer looking for a varied and impactful role where you can combine regulatory expertise with commercial thinking, we would love to hear from you.