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Responsibilities

• Lead corporate governance activities for UK regulated and non-regulated entities.
• Oversee preparation, coordination, and quality assurance of board and committee papers.
• Manage statutory and regulatory filings, ensuring compliance with FCA, PRA, and Companies House requirements.
• Act as the key liaison with the outsourced Company Secretarial provider, ensuring service standards and KPIs are met.
• Support finalization, embedding, and continuous improvement of the Compliance framework across UK Operating Units.
• Ensure governance and approval processes are consistently applied to compliance issues, escalations, and decisions.
• Oversee delivery of the annual Compliance Plan, including thematic reviews, monitoring, and reporting.
• Oversee UK regulatory reporting processes, ensuring timely submission and high-quality regulatory returns.
• Lead the design, maintenance, and periodic review of licensing processes across UK and European Operating Units.
• Ensure accurate maintenance of regulatory permissions, registrations, and TOBA arrangements with third parties.
• Manage relationships with key third-party compliance service providers.
• Set, monitor, and review KPIs, SLAs, and performance dashboards to ensure operational effectiveness.
• Lead vendor performance reviews and support procurement and contract renewal processes.
• Act as subject matter expert in Compliance change initiatives, supporting regulatory transformation across the UK and Europe.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and standardized technology solutions that enhance governance, monitoring, and reporting.
• Support delivery and embedding of new compliance tools, systems, and workflows.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with senior leaders, business teams, risk, audit, legal, and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate with 2nd and 3rd line teams to address audit findings, regulatory feedback, and monitoring outcomes.
• Provide clear, pragmatic compliance guidance to Operating Units to support effective decision-making.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development to Compliance colleagues.
• Champion a culture of integrity, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in Compliance, Governance, or Financial Services within the UK insurance or reinsurance market.
• Strong understanding of UK regulatory frameworks (FCA, PRA) and governance requirements.
• Proven experience in delivering transformation, change, or regulatory programs.
• Experience managing outsourced service providers, including contract oversight and KPI monitoring.
• Demonstrable experience in corporate governance practices (e.g., board support, filings, CoSec engagement).

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with sound professional judgement.
• Excellent organisational skills with high attention to detail.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to work independently, managing competing priorities within tight timeframes.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage confidently across differing personality types and cultures.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office applications, with strong Excel capability.

Experience Level

• Extensive experience

Education Level

• Degree-level education or equivalent professional experience.
• Relevant professional accreditation (e.g., ICSA/CGI, Compliance or Risk qualifications) desirable but not essential.