Legal, Compliance & Financial Crime Recruitment

Legal, Compliance & Financial Crime Recruitment: Connecting Top Talent in the UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, and the US

Broadgate supports organisations where legal, compliance, and financial crime capability is central to regulatory confidence, business protection, and long-term performance.

Embedded in key regulated markets across the UK, Ireland, DACH, and the US, our consultants understand the hiring pressure created by regulatory change, financial crime exposure, sanctions complexity, and increasing personal accountability.

Whether you’re building a compliance function, appointing an MLRO, strengthening financial crime controls, or exploring your next move, Broadgate provides specialist guidance across the full Legal, Compliance and Financial Crime lifecycle.

Looking for top talent? Talk us through your hiring plans, and we'll connect you with the specialist who can support you: 

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Why Choose Broadgate for Legal, Compliance and Financial Crime Recruitment?

A Specialist Partner for Business Protection

Legal, Compliance, and Financial Crime sit at the centre of Business Protection, the functions that protect organisations against regulatory, financial, legal, and reputational risk.

Broadgate supports hires where governance standards, regulatory accountability, and board confidence matter.

We deliver permanent, interim, contract, embedded, and executive search mandates, with a focus on specialist, senior, and regulator-exposed appointments.

Regulator-Ready Hiring for High-Accountability Roles

Hiring into Legal, Compliance and Financial Crime functions requires more than technical capability.

The right candidates need judgement, credibility, and the ability to operate under scrutiny.

We support organisations hiring for:

  • MLRO and Deputy MLRO appointments
  • Head of Compliance and SMF16 roles
  • Financial Crime leadership
  • Sanctions, AML, KYC, and transaction monitoring
  • Regulatory legal and compliance advisory
  • Compliance monitoring, assurance, and testing
  • General Counsel and senior in-house legal roles

Our approach is built for roles where hiring decisions can affect regulatory approval, enforcement exposure, and business continuity.

Market Intelligence Across Regulated Sectors

Legal, Compliance and Financial Crime hiring changes quickly in response to regulation, enforcement activity, market entry, and remediation.

Broadgate works with firms navigating:

  • FCA, PRA, SMCR, DORA, MiCA, and cross-border regulatory requirements
  • Financial crime remediation and control enhancement
  • First-time compliance and MLRO appointments
  • Second line and third line function builds
  • Multi-jurisdiction legal and compliance hiring
  • Fintech, banking, asset management, insurance, and payments growth

This gives us a clear view of candidate availability, compensation trends, and hiring expectations across regulated markets.

Salary Guides

Explore Broadgate's latest salary benchmarks, compensation insights and hiring trends across Legal, Risk, Compliance and Financial Crime.

Compliance Salary Guide: UK


Compliance Salary Guide: Ireland

Access to Off-Market and Diverse Talent

The strongest Legal, Compliance and Financial Crime professionals are often not active in the market.

Broadgate engages talent through long-term relationships, specialist networks, and community-led sourcing. This supports access to off-market candidates and more representative shortlists across governance and control functions.

For clients, this means stronger candidate quality, better retention potential, and reduced hiring risk.

A Long-Term Partner for Legal, Compliance and Financial Crime Hiring

Legal, Compliance and Financial Crime hiring is often linked to regulation, transformation, remediation, and leadership change.

We support this through flexible delivery models:

  • Executive search for General Counsel, MLRO, Head of Compliance, and Financial Crime leadership
  • Retained search for specialist senior appointments
  • Interim and contract hiring for urgent regulatory needs
  • Embedded solutions for function buildouts
  • Advisory support for role design, benchmarking, and assessment

This gives organisations continuity across hiring cycles, rather than one-off recruitment support.

We don't do transactional hiring. Start a meaningful partnership with a talent consultant you can trust: 

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MEET THE TEAM

Meet Ben

Ben Adams

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Meet Matt

Matt Carter

Associate Director: Risk, Compliance, Financial Crime

Meet Connor

Connor Nurse

Head of US

Meet Declan

Declan Stark

Principal Consultant - Risk

 

LATEST JOBS

West Bromwich, United Kingdom
Financial Crime Advisory Manager & DMLRO
Permanent
Financial Crime Advisory Manager & Deputy MLRO A UK mutual financial services organisation is hiring a Financial Crime Advisory Manager & Deputy MLRO, reporting to the Head of Compliance & MLRO. You’ll also spend around half your time as the financial crime SME on a three-year digital transformation programme. Responsibilities Act as Deputy MLRO and oversee the Financial Crime Officer Own the Financial Crime Risk Management Framework, policies and Firm-Wide Risk Assessment Horizon scan regulatory change and carry out gap analysis Act as financial crime product owner on the transformation programme Represent the business at industry and regulatory forums Requirements Extensive financial crime/AML experience gained within a bank or building society An AML qualification (Certificate level minimum) Transformation project or online savings fraud experience (desirable) Strong communication skills and confidence with senior stakeholders
Georgia MasonGeorgia Mason
Posted about 12 hours ago
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London, United Kingdom
Director of Risk, Compliance & MLRO
Permanent
Director of Risk, Compliance & MLRO (SMF16&17)   As the Director of Risk, Compliance and MLRO you will be a member of Executive Management Team. Providing independent strategic and operational oversight of building and shaping the compliance function. Delivering the right strategies, tools and controls to promote a positive risk and compliance culture and associated behaviours across organisation.   Some Key Responsibilities Lead the delivery of the Compliance Assurance programme across the business. Development, implementation and maintenance of appropriate compliance, risk and financial crime frameworks Deliver robust oversight on non-financial risks, including operational, change, conduct and reputational risk in collaboration with the Chief Executive Horizon scanning, ensuring compliance with relevant UK regulations and legislation, including financial crime and Anti-Money Laundering Drive forward looking insight into major risks, anticipating major exposures and providing analysis to stakeholders Design, enhance and build out effective 2nd Line of Defence oversight Compliance monitoring via testing of first line quality assurance activities and Thematic Reviews Supporting the wider People strategy with SMCR (Senior Manager Certification Regime) and maintaining a culture which embraces awareness and prevention of conduct risk Carry out the responsibility of MLRO with full access to resources and information to enable a stance of authority and independence Compilation of the MLRO annual report and subsequent recommendations to the BRAC (Board Risk & Audit Committee) MLRO reporting to regulatory bodies and board/committees Experience Proven experience in Risk management and Compliance in UK Financial regulated mortgages business Strong MCOBS experience Thorough understanding of SMCR (Senior Manager Certification Regime) Commercially minded Previously held an SMF16 or SMF17 role, both would desirable Excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills with an ability to challenge at all levels
Matt CarterMatt Carter
Posted 4 days ago
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Gloucester, United Kingdom
Deputy MLRO
Permanent
Broadgate have been exclusively engaged to support a growing Wealth Management firm on a Deputy MLRO search. An exciting opportunity for an experienced Financial Crime leader to review the current processes and framework, drive enhancements and embed best practice. Some Key Responsibilities   Conduct a comprehensive review of an external compliance consultant's findings and recommendations, prioritising and delivering remediation activities. Take ownership of the Financial Crime programme, ensuring regulatory obligations are met and best practice is embedded. Leading the review and enhancement of the Company's AML and Financial Crime framework. Reviewing, redesigning and implementing AML, CDD, EDD and Financial Crime policies, procedures and controls. Developing and implementing a robust client risk-rating methodology. Establishing and embedding Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) processes for higher-risk clients and relationships. Enhancing our customer onboarding and ongoing monitoring controls, including identity verification requirements. Deliver engaging AML and Financial Crime training across the business to improve awareness, understanding and compliance. Provide ongoing guidance and support to colleagues on AML, Financial Crime and regulatory matters. Experience Proven experience designing, implementing, or enhancing AML and Financial Crime frameworks. Experienced Senior Financial Crime professional ideally from Wealth & Investments background, wider financial services would be considered. Strong knowledge of FCA rules and regulations, including the FCA Handbook, SM&CR, Consumer Duty AML-related professional qualification (ICAS, ICA Diploma, ACAMS or equivalent) The ability to influence stakeholders and drive change across a business.
Matt CarterMatt Carter
Posted 4 days ago
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United Kingdom
MLRO Officer
Permanent
MLRO – International Payments A growing international money transfer business wants an experienced MLRO to own financial crime compliance for its UK-regulated entity. This is a standalone, senior role reporting to the CFO, with direct exposure to the CEO and Board. ResponsibilitiesAct as nominated MLRO and primary FCA contact on financial crimeManage the internal SAR process, NCA submissions (including DAML) and law enforcement requestsOwn the firm-wide risk assessment and AML/CTF, Sanctions, PEP and ABC policiesSet KYC/CDD/EDD standards and approve high-risk and PEP relationshipsOversee sanctions screening, transaction monitoring and fraud controlsProduce the Annual MLRO Report and regular Board reportingDeliver AML training and run assurance reviewsRequirementsMLRO or Deputy MLRO experience, ideally in payments, remittance, e-money or fintech5+ years in a senior UK compliance roleInternational experience essential; African markets exposure a plusCommercially minded, collaborative and comfortable working autonomously
Georgia MasonGeorgia Mason
Posted 13 days ago
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Horsham, United Kingdom
business quality assessor - south
Permanent
File Checker - Business QualityA leading UK financial advice network is looking for a Business Quality Adviser to join its Supervision & Assurance team, reviewing advice files to make sure clients get good outcomes.What you'll doCarry out pre- and post-sale file reviews across Investments, Pensions, Mortgages and InsuranceAssess suitability, affordability, capacity for loss, risk profiling and disclosure against COBS, MCOB, ICOBS, PROD and Consumer DutyGive clear, constructive feedback to advisers and support them in raising standardsRun root cause analysis on failed or at-risk cases and help improve controls and guidanceContribute to thematic reviews (e.g. retirement advice, DB transfers, vulnerable customers)What you'll needExperience in quality assurance or paraplanning within a financial advice firmStrong knowledge of FCA rules, Consumer Duty and vulnerable customer guidanceLevel 4 Diploma (DipPFS, DipFA or equivalent)
Georgia MasonGeorgia Mason
Posted 13 days ago
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Horsham, United Kingdom
Business Quality Assessor - Midlands
Permanent
File Checker - Business Quality A leading UK financial advice network is looking for a Business Quality Adviser to join its Supervision & Assurance team, reviewing advice files to make sure clients get good outcomes. What you'll doCarry out pre- and post-sale file reviews across Investments, Pensions, Mortgages and InsuranceAssess suitability, affordability, capacity for loss, risk profiling and disclosure against COBS, MCOB, ICOBS, PROD and Consumer DutyGive clear, constructive feedback to advisers and support them in raising standardsRun root cause analysis on failed or at-risk cases and help improve controls and guidanceContribute to thematic reviews (e.g. retirement advice, DB transfers, vulnerable customers)What you'll needExperience in quality assurance or paraplanning within a financial advice firmStrong knowledge of FCA rules, Consumer Duty and vulnerable customer guidanceLevel 4 Diploma (DipPFS, DipFA or equivalent)
Georgia MasonGeorgia Mason
Posted 13 days ago
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Dublin, Ireland
Compliance Testing Manager
Permanent
Compliance Testing Manager Investment Banking Dublin - Hybrid Working  80-95k DOE  Great opportunity to work with an exciting business who have seen continued, steady growth over the last few years. The Irish business is a key part of their global operation and an area of the business that they want to continue to build out and that they see as a hub for their European expansion and commercial goals.  You will report to the Head of Testing who leads testing across the group. This is a hands-on, 2nd line of defence, individual contributor role with no direct reports. You will be responsible for end-to-end compliance testing across the business. Your Role:  Design effective compliance testing plans of processes, controls, and governance frameworks Execute end-to-end testing and present final reports to the business Provide key insights and advice to the business based on your findings Support the broader compliance team with compliance risk assessments Ensure issues are tracked and corrective actions are taken  About You:  8+ years experience in a Compliance/Audit/Assurance testing based role Experience interacting with the Central Bank of Ireland is highly beneficial Experience designing and executing testing plans Experience working in a regulated financial services business - Banking would be preferred Strong report writing ability and experience Strong stakeholder management with the ability to effectively challenge and influence business stakeholders If you would like to hear more about this exclusive opportunity, reach out to me directly or apply here!
Darren HoganDarren Hogan
Posted 13 days ago
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Horsham, United Kingdom
Business Quality Assessor
Permanent
File Checker - Business QualityA leading UK financial advice network is looking for a Business Quality Adviser to join its Supervision & Assurance team, reviewing advice files to make sure clients get good outcomes.What you'll doCarry out pre- and post-sale file reviews across Investments, Pensions, Mortgages and InsuranceAssess suitability, affordability, capacity for loss, risk profiling and disclosure against COBS, MCOB, ICOBS, PROD and Consumer DutyGive clear, constructive feedback to advisers and support them in raising standardsRun root cause analysis on failed or at-risk cases and help improve controls and guidanceContribute to thematic reviews (e.g. retirement advice, DB transfers, vulnerable customers)What you'll needExperience in quality assurance or paraplanning within a financial advice firmStrong knowledge of FCA rules, Consumer Duty and vulnerable customer guidanceLevel 4 Diploma (DipPFS, DipFA or equivalent)
Georgia MasonGeorgia Mason
Posted 13 days ago
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