Senior Compliance Manager in London

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Compliance Manager to join our busy Risk & Compliance team at Tindall Riley & Co Limited. This role will support the Group Head of Risk & Compliance and the Chief Risk Officer in their day-to-day responsibilities, providing compliance support across Tindall Riley and its Client Associations (Britannia, Wren and Griffin), including liaison with overseas offices. The position includes line management responsibility, and experience in developing and managing direct reports would be advantageous. The Senior Compliance Manager will be an experienced and capable professional who can act as a trusted advisor when making important compliance decisions. This may include clearing potential sanctions matches, assessing and agreeing due diligence on insureds and brokers, advising on whether risks can be written on a non-admitted basis, and responding to queries relating to SMF applications. Success in this role requires a proactive self-starter who can work with focus and intensity to deliver high-quality outputs within a demanding environment.

Your Responsibilities

• Design and deliver the annual Compliance plans: Contribute to the development, review and prioritisation of the annual compliance plan, taking ownership of assigned workstreams for both yourself and direct reports.
• Regulatory advice: Provide practical and commercially focused guidance on new and existing regulatory requirements to colleagues across the team and stakeholders at varying levels of seniority.
• Monitoring & Assurance: Develop risk-based monitoring and testing plans to assess compliance with regulatory requirements and support the execution of these plans.
• Policy & Governance: Review and propose updates to compliance policies to reflect regulatory and market developments, ensuring clarity and effective implementation across the business.
• Implementation of Compliance frameworks: Support the business in developing and embedding processes and approaches that strengthen effective compliance practices.
• Regulatory Applications: Support the preparation of regulatory applications for Director and Senior Management roles and manage related queries from regulators.
• Compliance Team Support: Provide guidance and oversight to the Compliance team when drafting, updating and maintaining compliance manuals and procedures.
• Training: Design and deliver compliance training across the business in collaboration with the wider Compliance team.

Reporting

• Assist with the preparation of Board and Committee compliance reports.
• Attend management-level meetings where required.

The responsibilities listed are not exhaustive and may be subject to change.

About You

Knowledge/Experience

• Minimum of 5+ years in a senior compliance role experience in a non-life insurer.
• Material decision maker for at least 2 years.
• Successful record of managing direct reports.
• Knowledge of subject matter: Sanctions, Regulated roles/ Fit and Proper, Financial crime, Licensing (ability to write non-admitted business), Regulatory Change and Interaction.
• Knowledge of Mutuals, P&I Clubs or Professional Indemnity insurance is desirable.

Qualifications/Education

• Degree or equivalent.

Skills

• Able to scope, structure and carry out an assurance review on a theme – desirable.
• Attitude – “can do”; Compliance as a force for good; pro business; self-starter.
• Pragmatic – the difference between meeting the spirit and the letter of regulation.
• Interpreting regulations.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.

We can offer you a competitive salary and a varied benefits package. We have a hybrid working policy, three days from the office and two days from home. We are proud of our friendly workplace culture, where we offer ample opportunities to socialise and connect with each other. We are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Tindall Riley.