About the Role
This role is designed to alleviate the regulatory workload currently handled by one individual, providing a dedicated compliance enablement function. It aims to empower commercial teams to engage in confident and accurate client and prospect interactions, reducing reliance on ad-hoc consultations.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary contact for regulatory inquiries from Sales, Account Management, and Customer Support teams.
- Participate in client and prospect calls requiring regulatory expertise.
- Develop and maintain a library of regulatory guidance for Zinc's core regulated sectors, criminal record checks, and Right to Work.
- Create and deliver internal regulatory training and documentation.
- Monitor regulatory developments and translate them into accessible guidance for non-compliance colleagues.
- Assist with regulatory aspects of client-facing content and collateral.
- Support RFP and tender responses with regulatory input.
- Collaborate with the Head of Regulatory Compliance, Legal Counsel, and DBS Compliance Lead on regulatory strategy.
Requirements
- 3-4+ years of experience in a compliance role, such as a compliance specialist/senior analyst at a background screening firm, in-house compliance at a regulatory body (e.g., FCA/PRA/SRA/CQC/Ofsted), or in-house compliance at a regulated employer in financial services, healthcare, education, EYFS, legal, public sector, or security.
- Experience with more than one regulatory framework (e.g., SRA + FCA, or Ofsted + CQC).
- Experience supporting commercial or client-facing teams in a compliance capacity is a plus.
Skills
- Solid working knowledge of at least two of Zinc's core regulatory frameworks (SMCR, DBS, SRA, CQC, KCSIE, EYFS, Right to Work).
- Sharp regulatory interpretation and research skills.
- Ability to translate regulatory complexity into clear, plain-English guidance.
- Strong written communication skills.
- Broad UK regulatory knowledge across financial services, healthcare, social care, legal, or education, and its translation into employer obligations.
- Multi-sector familiarity is a plus.
- High AI literacy is a plus.
- Interest in Zinc's product and the background screening market is a plus.
- Commercially astute, translating regulatory requirements into actionable steps.
- Comfortable and confident on client calls with senior HR/TA leaders.
- Proactive with sound judgment on escalation.
- Ability to provide clear, direct answers and simplify complex information without losing accuracy.
Location
- Zinc - London
Work Type
- Full Time
Experience Level
- 3-4+ years
Salary/Compensations
- £45,000 - £55,000 / year
Benefits
- 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays + your birthday off
- £1200 annual benefits allowance
- Early finish Fridays (16:00)
- Yearly company retreat abroad
- 30 days to Work from anywhere
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave
- Statutory pension with NEST (3% employer, 5% employee)
- Zinc shares, issued through the EMI Scheme
- Unlimited access to MoreHappi coaching
- Company socials, quarterly team socials
- Free Monday lunches
- Nursery workplace benefit scheme (Yellownest)
- Option to lease an electric car through Electric Car Scheme
- Celebrated Zinc anniversaries
About the Company
- Zinc offers a chance to work on a product that brings a fresh perspective on data ownership in hiring.
