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About the Role
Cboe Europe is seeking a Head of European Compliance to lead and integrate its Compliance function across the UK and the Netherlands. This senior leadership role is central to maturing the European Compliance framework by uniting separate UK and Netherlands teams into a single, strategically-led function. The role ensures Compliance operates as an independent second line of defence and offers high visibility with direct exposure to senior governance bodies.
Responsibilities
- Lead and strategically direct the combined UK and Netherlands Compliance function, optimizing team capabilities and enabling cross-jurisdictional work.
- Ensure Compliance operates as an independent second line of defence, with clear delineation from first-line regulatory implementation.
- Own and mature the Compliance Risk Assessment (CRA) and Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP).
- Reposition and own the Compliance Manual and Rulebook as overarching governance documents.
- Establish the authoritative hierarchy of Group and local policies and procedures, resolving compliance queries and delivering training.
- Develop Compliance management information (MI) and key risk indicators (KRIs) for governance bodies.
- Oversee the firm's financial crime risk assessment and ensure AML governance is supported by documented evidence.
- Act as Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for UK entities and oversee the equivalent AML/CTF officer function for Netherlands entities.
- Oversee Compliance review and sign-off of external-facing communications.
- Provide regulatory and compliance input into the firm's Risk Register and Financial Risk Assessment process.
- Complete a resource and skills gap assessment for the integrated team, including succession planning.
- Drive the Compliance function with structured monitoring, testing, issue management, remediation, dashboards, and automation of regulatory change management.
- Sit on the firm's internal regulatory committee (RDC), and represent Compliance at the ARCC and entity Boards, engaging with regulators as required.
Requirements
- Significant senior compliance leadership experience at a trading venue, exchange, or other regulated financial services firm operating under FCA and/or AFM/ESMA oversight.
- Strong working knowledge of European market structure regulation (MiFID II/MiFIR, EMIR, DORA), the FCA Handbook (MAR, SYSC, SUP), and AML/KYC guidelines.
- Experience operating a risk-based Compliance framework aligned to a three-lines-of-defence model.
- Proven experience building or integrating compliance teams across multiple jurisdictions.
- Gravitas to operate as an independent second-line voice at Board and committee level.
- Track record of developing Compliance MI, KRIs, and monitoring/testing programmes.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to constructively challenge the first line while maintaining collaborative relationships.
- Minimum of 10 years' relevant compliance or regulatory experience, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership capacity.
- Knowledge of the rules applicable to MTFs or Recognised Investment Exchanges would be an advantage.
Skills
- Stakeholder management
- Risk assessment
- Compliance monitoring
- Issue management
- Remediation
- Regulatory change management
- AML/KYC
- Financial crime risk assessment
Location
- London, UK
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior leadership
- Minimum 10 years relevant experience
- Minimum 5 years senior leadership experience
Education Level
- Degree-level education or equivalent experience
- Relevant professional qualification (e.g. ICA Diploma, CISI)
About the Company
- Cboe Europe is part of Cboe Global Markets, a leading provider of market infrastructure and trading solutions.