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.

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MEET THE TEAM

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Ben Adams

Co-Founder and Managing Director

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Matt Carter

Associate Director: Risk, Compliance, Financial Crime

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Connor Nurse

Head of US

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Declan Stark

Principal Consultant - Risk

LATEST JOBS

Remote work, England

Senior Compliance Manager (SMF 16/17)

Permanent£100000 - £120000 per annum

Senior Compliance Manager (SMF16/17 Designate) UK Remote A fast-growing, technology-led financial services business operating across insurance and fintech is hiring a Senior Compliance Manager to lead its UK Compliance and Financial Crime function. Reporting to the Chief Risk Officer, this is a dual-hatted role — you'll be put forward for FCA approval as both SMF16 (Compliance Oversight) and SMF17 (MLRO) and act as the firm's primary FCA contact. The roleOwn and scale the Compliance and AML/CTF frameworks, including monitoring, risk assessments, and regulatory reporting.Act as MLRO — SARs and NCA reporting, sanctions screening, and the annual MLRO report.Lead Consumer Duty governance and outcomes monitoring.Support product launches and market expansion from a regulatory perspective, reporting to the Board and senior leadership.About you8+ years in Compliance, Financial Crime, Risk, or Legal within UK insurance, insurtech, or wider financial services.Operating at or near SMF level, ready to hold both functions and pass the FCA's Fit and Proper assessment.Hands-on AML/CTF experience, including SAR decision-making, at a level supporting MLRO appointment.A pragmatic, commercial operator who builds proportionate frameworks in high-growth environments.

Georgia Mason

Posted about 2 hours ago

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London, Greater London, South East, England

Internal Audit Manager

Permanent£70000 - £80000 per annum

Internal Audit Manager – Compliance TestingLondonA growing international banking organisation is seeking an experienced professional from an Internal Audit or Compliance Testing background to join its expanding London Compliance function as a Compliance Testing Manager. This is a new role that's an ideal next step for an Internal Auditor — the skill set transfers directly, and you'd have the opportunity to help build and enhance the Compliance Testing framework while working closely with an established international team.Key ResponsibilitiesExecute compliance testing reviews across the business — similar in approach to internal audit fieldworkAssess compliance with regulatory requirements, policies, and controlsIdentify control gaps and areas for improvementDevelop and maintain testing plans and methodologiesPrepare testing reports, findings, and remediation actionsEngage with senior stakeholders on testing outcomes and action plansSupport regulatory reporting and governance committee updatesHelp develop and strengthen the London Compliance Testing capabilityRequirements7+ years' experience within Internal Audit or Compliance Testing — auditors looking to move into Compliance are actively encouraged to applyStrong understanding of risk assessment methodologies; audit or testing framework experience both relevantExperience writing test/audit plans and detailed reportsAbility to manage complex reviews independently, end to endInstitutional or wholesale banking experienceKnowledge of FCA regulations essential; PRA knowledge beneficialCIA, CPA, ACA, or similar qualification preferred

Georgia Mason

Posted about 3 hours ago

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Vice President, Compliance Officer

Permanent$150000 - $175000 per annum, Benefits: 25% Annual Bonus + Sign on Shares

Vice President, Compliance OfficerDenver, CO or Salt Lake City, UT | $150k-$175k base + 25% bonus + equityOwn two programs. Build both from the ground up. Report straight to the person who runs second and third line.This is a high-growth commercial bank that's still small enough to move fast and flat enough that you'll never be three layers removed from the decisions that matter. It rebranded and repositioned itself as a serious commercial banking player, and it's building the risk and compliance function to match.Right now, CRA and vendor management sit with the same person who's about to step into a CRO-track role. That person needs a partner. Not someone to hand busywork to, someone who can take real ownership of two programs that are usually run by two different people at two different banks.What you'll actually be doing:Running the CRA program end to end: policy, performance tracking, and working with bankers to build lending programs that actually get sold, not just filed awayOwning third party risk and vendor management: the system, the reviews, the reporting, the relationships with every business owner who has a vendorGetting taught the half of this you haven't done before, by people who've done it at scaleWho fits:You don't need to tick both boxes already. If you've got CRA experience and want to learn vendor management, or vice versa, that's the point of this role, not a gap to explain away. What matters more is whether you've got seasoning at a senior level and whether you actually want to build something rather than maintain what's already there.If you've spent your career at a bank where everything was already built and you were one voice among many, this probably isn't for you. If you've ever wished you had more room to be creative with how a program actually runs, this might be exactly it.The practical bits:Based in Denver or Salt Lake City, in office 4 days a weekRelocation covered for the right personReports directly into the department head, no layers in betweenBase up to $175k, 25% annual bonus, sign on equity, three year vestIf you want more exposure, more ownership, and a seat at the table earlier than you'd get almost anywhere else in banking, this is worth a conversation.

Cheytan Stewart

Posted 1 day ago

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Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Head of Risk and Compliance - 18 Month FTC

Permanent€130000 - €175000 per annum

Head of Risk and Compliance Investment Management Dublin - Hybrid Working 130-175k 18 Month Fixed Term Contract An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an experienced Compliance and Risk leader to join a leading investment management business in Dublin. This senior leadership role offers the opportunity to manage and oversee the Compliance and Risk framework while acting as a key advisor to the Board and Executive Management. Appointed as both PCF-12 and PCF-14 you will provide independent oversight and challenge across the organisation, ensuring regulatory compliance, robust risk management, and effective governance in line with Irish and European regulatory requirements. Your Role: Provide strategic, risk-based regulatory advice to senior leadership, supporting key business initiatives and product developments. Lead compliance monitoring, regulatory reporting, and horizon scanning, ensuring the business remains ahead of evolving regulatory requirements. Oversee enterprise risk management Act as the primary point of contact for the Central Bank of Ireland and other regulatory stakeholders. Provide independent challenge to the business on key regulatory and strategic matters Prepare and present high-quality reporting to the Board, Executive Committees, and regulators. About You: Experience within a leadership role in compliance and/or risk. Strong knowledge and experience working on fund regulations - UCITS, AIFMD, MiFID Experience dealing with key internal and external stakeholders - boards, committees, regulators etc Commercially minded with the ability to provide independent challenge while building strong stakeholder relationships. Apply here or reach out to me directly at darren.hogan@broadgatesearch.com for a confidential conversation and for more information

Darren Hogan

Posted 6 days ago

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Athens, Attica, Greece

Senior Governance, Risk and Compliance Analyst

PermanentCompetitive

Senior GRC AnalystLocation: GreeceWe are seeking a Senior GRC Analyst to join the Information Security team as an individual contributor. The successful candidate will manage security risk assessments of both third parties and internal technologies, and support the day-to-day operations of the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) function. The role also covers compliance activities related to technology assurance areas such as access management, vulnerability management, and configuration management, alongside governance activities including administrative management of risk and control registers, policies, and standards. The candidate will also support regional activities falling under the Regional CISO's remit.ResponsibilitiesExecute security risk assessments supporting the Risk Manager, including reporting, monitoring, and issue management, primarily but not limited to third parties and applications.Manage the quarterly/annual review of risk acceptances and exceptions.Create metrics and reporting for GRC initiatives.Support development of the governance framework, including annual reviews.Support security compliance activities such as assessments and audit support.Support monitoring and reporting for regional activities.Support key areas under CISO accountability, including data security and business continuity.Support management of the framework in those areas.Requirements1–4 years of experience in the Information Security field.Experience with GRC tools (e.g., AuditBoard, Archer, or similar) considered an asset.Knowledge of security concepts and methodologies such as risk assessments, risk & controls, policies & standards, enterprise security strategies, network, and cloud security.Knowledge of security frameworks such as CIS and NIST.

Georgia Mason

Posted 7 days ago

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Athens, Attica, Greece

Senior Information Security GRC Analyst

PermanentCompetitive

Senior Analyst, GRCLocation: GreeceWe are seeking an experienced Information Security and Compliance specialist to join the Information Security team. The successful candidate will assess information security risks in line with internal policy and external best practice, and support the security of information and IT assets by testing security systems and applying security standards, policies, and procedures. Working under the guidance of the global information security lead, the candidate will help implement cybersecurity technology and provide day-to-day business support. ResponsibilitiesAssess information security risks in line with internal policy and external best practice.Support the security of information and IT assets by testing security systems and applying security standards, policies, and procedures.Implement cybersecurity technology under the guidance of the global information security lead and provide day-to-day business support.Manage third-party providers, where relevant, to ensure internal and third-party adherence to standards.Deliver information security training to appropriate teams.RequirementsExperience and knowledge in information security, compliance, and risk management.Understanding of security solutions and their applicability to the organization.Experience with security strategies, awareness campaigns, policies/standards, and governance.Ability to communicate effectively with technical specialists, leaders, and peers.Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Georgia Mason

Posted 7 days ago

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Greater London, South East, England

Interim Chief Compliance Officer

ContractCompetitive

Interim Chief Compliance Officer (SMF16) | Wealth & Investment PlatformReporting to: Chief Risk Officer | Function: Risk & Compliance (Regional Senior Leadership Team)The roleWe're partnering with our client to appoint a Chief Compliance Officer (SMF16 – Compliance Oversight) for its UK entity. This is an FCA-approved Senior Manager Function with independent responsibility for the adequacy and effectiveness of the firm's compliance governance, systems and controls, reporting directly and without restriction to the UK Board and Board Risk & Compliance Committee.Sitting within the independent second line and reporting to the Chief Risk Officer, you'll be the firm's primary compliance contact with the FCA — leading supervisory engagement, embedding the global risk and compliance framework across the region, and ensuring the Board receives clear, candid insight into regulatory risk. You'll be involved in all material decisions affecting compliance risk, from new product and client transitions through to platform transformation, outsourcing and operational change.Key responsibilitiesOwn the design and effectiveness of the UK regulatory compliance framework, ensuring it meets FCA requirements and local regulatory expectations across the end-to-end delivery model.Provide independent reporting and escalation to the UK Board and Board Risk & Compliance Committee on all regulatory compliance risks, breaches and areas of concern, delivering high-quality MI within a "no surprises" culture.Act as the firm's primary point of contact with the FCA, leading transparent, proactive supervisory engagement and overseeing all regulatory responses and communications.Ensure compliance with core regulatory obligations including SYSC, COCON, SM&CR, Operational Resilience, Consumer Duty, CASS (where applicable) and relevant prudential requirements.Oversee the compliance monitoring programme, the regional risk and control framework, and the effective implementation of global policies and standards, ensuring issues are remediated on time.Provide compliance oversight into deal teams, strategic initiatives, technology change and operational transformation through risk assessment and review.Oversee regulatory breach assessments, investigations, remediation and reporting, and conduct second-line assurance over first-line regulatory processes.Lead the regional compliance function, promoting a strong culture of risk awareness, regulatory adherence and ethical conduct.What we're looking forDeep, demonstrable knowledge of UK financial services regulation and regulatory frameworks.Extensive senior-level experience within a regulated financial services environment, with a strong grasp of risk management, compliance frameworks, control design and monitoring.Proven experience interacting with the FCA and attending Board or Board-level risk committees.Strong people leadership, excellent written and verbal communication, and the ability to challenge senior leaders constructively.Ideally currently or previously approved as SMF16 (or equivalent).

Daniel Tapsell

Posted 7 days ago

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Zug, Switzerland

Head of Financial Crime

PermanentCompetitive

Head of Financial CrimeWe are partnering with an innovative financial institution operating at the intersection of traditional banking and digital assets to appoint a Head of Financial Crime.This is a senior leadership opportunity for an experienced Financial Crime professional to shape and oversee a comprehensive compliance framework across AML, sanctions, fraud prevention, customer due diligence, and transaction monitoring. You will work closely with executive leadership, regulators, and product teams to ensure a strong and scalable control environment within a rapidly evolving sector.Key ResponsibilitiesLead and enhance the organisation’s Financial Crime framework across AML, CTF, sanctions, fraud, and anti-bribery controls.Ensure compliance with Swiss regulatory requirements and relevant international financial crime standards.Oversee Financial Crime operations including transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, investigations, and KYC/CDD/EDD processes.Manage complex investigations involving both traditional financial products and digital assets, including regulatory reporting obligations.Drive the development and optimisation of monitoring, screening, and blockchain analytics capabilities.Conduct risk assessments and strengthen policies, procedures, and controls to address emerging financial crime risks.Provide regular reporting and strategic guidance to senior management and board-level stakeholders.Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing Financial Crime team while promoting a strong culture of compliance across the business.Requirements10+ years' experience in Financial Crime Compliance, AML/CTF, Fraud, or Regulatory Compliance within banking, fintech, or digital asset environments.Proven leadership experience managing Financial Crime programmes and teams.Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and a recognised professional qualification such as CAMS, ICA, or CFCS.Fluent English and strong German language skills.Strong knowledge of Swiss regulatory requirements, international AML standards, and financial crime risk management.Experience with transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, blockchain analytics, and crypto-related risk controls.Demonstrated ability to engage with regulators, manage audits, and present to senior executive stakeholders.Excellent leadership, communication, analytical, and decision-making skills.DesirableMaster's degree and/or additional compliance certifications.Experience within digital banking, cryptocurrency, blockchain, or emerging digital asset ecosystems.

Callum Dudrenec

Posted 7 days ago

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