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.

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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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LATEST JOBS

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Senior Compliance Monitoring Manager

Permanent£80000 per annum

A key hire to help design and implement a robust Compliance Monitoring Framework. This role is pivotal to ensure our client adheres to regulatory obligations, internal policies, strengthening financial crime controls.Some Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement a comprehensive compliance monitoring frameworkLeading thematic reviews across the businessDeveloping and maintaining an annual risk-based compliance monitoring plan.Reviewing controls and coaching the business on improving compliance monitoring.Regulatory horizon scanning for upcoming regulatory changes and leading with the support of the wider risk and compliance team on regulatory change initiatives. ExperienceStrong knowledge of UK financial services, preferably from a Wealth & Investment Management background.Proven experience in compliance monitoring within financial services or a regulated environment.Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.Experience in leading teams and managing people effectivelyExperience in designing compliance frameworks from scratch.

Matt Carter

Posted 44 minutes ago

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London, Greater London, South East, England

Head of Compliance - Policy and Regulatory Liaison

Permanent£120000 - £150000 per annum

Head of Compliance – Policy and Regulatory Liaison You will be responsible for ensuring the Compliance framework is robust and joined up, taking account of the wider risk, financial crime and broader group policies. You will take ownership of the Compliance policies, ensure they remain up to date and fit for purpose, with measurable controls in place. You will lead the annual Compliance effectiveness reporting requirements on behalf of the SMF16. In addition, you will oversee the regulatory change and horizon scanning activity in the second line, communicating with stakeholders across the business and beyond on key regulatory matters. In this position you will provide strategic leadership and critical second-line engagement and oversight of the business to ensure compliance with key regulatory objectives. Some Key ResponsibilitiesLead on the management of the relationship with the regulator, as a primary point of contactSupport the EXCO and Board with timely information and insights into the recent regulatory engagement, working with the wider Compliance team to deliver high-quality packs and pre-briefings to support meetings with the FCA.Create and lead the 2LoD capability to interpret proposed regulatory changes and support the business to develop appropriate strategic responses. Attend various governance committees and forum as the main compliance attendee, either as invitee or through delegation from the SMF16Ownership of the broader Compliance framework, taking a lead on how this fits within the wider Operational Risk framework and ensuring the Compliance framework remains coherent.Build a high-performing team with clear accountabilities and service delivery standards.Partner with business leaders to identify emerging regulatory risks and opportunities.Act as a subject matter expert on regulatory developments and their broader strategic implications.Experience10+ Years experience in Compliance rolesExcellent people leadership skills, with experience managing and developing a teamStrong track record of building and maintaining relationships with regulators, policymakers, industry bodies, and other external stakeholders.Excellent knowledge of current and emerging regulatory issues impacting investment, wealth management, or broader financial services markets.Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to build credibility and influence at all levels of the organisation.Confident communicator capable of constructively challenging and influencing stakeholders.

Matt Carter

Posted about 1 hour ago

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City Of Bristol, Bristol, South West, England

Compliance Manager

Permanent£80000 per annum

Compliance Manager As a compliance manager you will manage regulatory engagement activities, providing strategic insight on emerging regulatory and policy developments. Working as part of the second line of defence (2LoD), you will be responsible for monitoring and interpreting regulatory developments, coordinating external engagement with regulators and industry bodies. This is a highly visible role requiring strong regulatory expertise, excellent stakeholder management skills, and significant experience engaging with regulatory and industry stakeholders. Some Key ResponsibilitiesManage and coordinate engagement with regulators.Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key regulatory contacts to support strategic objectivesSupport senior leaders in external regulatory interactions and prepare briefing materials as required.Manage and oversee compliance with the Regulatory Engagement Policy.Lead or coordinate the development of responses to FCA consultations, discussion papers, and calls for evidence.Work with business stakeholders to develop clear organisational positions on significant regulatory and policy developments.Partner with business leaders to identify emerging regulatory risks and opportunities.Act as a subject matter expert on regulatory developments and their broader strategic implications.ExperienceExperience managing regulatory engagement activities within a UK financial services organisation.Strong track record of building and maintaining relationships with regulators, policymakers, industry bodies, and other external stakeholders.Experience representing organisations in external forums and influencing policy discussions through effective stakeholder engagement.Excellent knowledge of current and emerging regulatory issues impacting investment, wealth management, or broader financial services markets.Proven ability to analyse complex regulatory and policy developmentsExceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to build credibility and influence at all levels of the organisation.Confident communicator capable of constructively challenging and influencing stakeholders.

Matt Carter

Posted about 2 hours ago

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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

(Edinburgh) Project Support Coordinator - Wealth Management

Contract£28000 - £32000 per annum

Project Support Coordinator – Wealth Management | Edinburgh - Hybrid (2-days a week in office)I’m currently recruiting for a Project Support Coordinator with a Wealth Management background to join a growing Integration & Transformation function. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate or someone with around 1 year’s experience who is looking to build a career in project management, PMO or transformation. You’ll work closely with a Senior Programme Manager, supporting live integration projects and helping to keep key workstreams organised, on track and properly documented.The role will involve:Maintaining project plans, trackers and RAID logsCoordinating meetings, agendas, minutes and actionsTracking risks, issues and actionsSupporting project reporting and governance updatesMaintaining project documentation and Teams/SharePoint repositoriesLiaising with stakeholders and following up on actionsProviding coordination support across multiple workstreamsWhat we’re looking forWealth Management experience is essential, but extensive project experience is not.This role would suit someone who is highly organised, commercially aware and keen to develop. You may be a recent graduate with relevant Wealth experience, or have around a year’s experience in areas such as Wealth Management, Financial Planning, Investment Management or Private BankingYou’ll need strong attention to detail, good communication skills, confidence with Microsoft Office and, most importantly, a proactive approach and willingness to learn.Previous PMO or project experience, along with exposure to Power BI, SharePoint or AI tools such as Copilot, would be advantageous but is not essential.This is an opportunity to gain genuine exposure to integration and transformation projects, work with senior stakeholders and build a strong foundation for a career in project and programme management.Key detailsSalary: Up to £32,000Contract: 3 months, with potential to become permanentLocation: Hybrid – 2 days per week in the officeEligibility: UK Citizens only – no sponsorship available now or in the future!If you have a Wealth background and are looking for your next step, I’d be interested in hearing from you.

Amanda Dolan

Posted 2 days ago

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London, Greater London, South East, England

Director of Risk, Compliance & MLRO (SMF16&17)

Permanent£120000 - £150000 per annum

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 ResponsibilitiesLead the delivery of the Compliance Assurance programme across the business.Development, implementation and maintenance of appropriate compliance, risk and financial crime frameworksDeliver robust oversight on non-financial risks, including operational, change, conduct and reputational risk in collaboration with the Chief ExecutiveHorizon scanning, ensuring compliance with relevant UK regulations and legislation, including financial crime and Anti-Money LaunderingDrive forward looking insight into major risks, anticipating major exposures and providing analysis to stakeholdersDesign, enhance and build out effective 2nd Line of Defence oversightCompliance monitoring via testing of first line quality assurance activities and Thematic ReviewsSupporting the wider People strategy with SMCR (Senior Manager Certification Regime) and maintaining a culture which embraces awareness and prevention of conduct riskCarry out the responsibility of MLRO with full access to resources and information to enable a stance of authority and independenceCompilation of the MLRO annual report and subsequent recommendations to the BRAC (Board Risk & Audit Committee)MLRO reporting to regulatory bodies and board/committeesExperienceProven experience in Risk management and Compliance in UK Financial regulated mortgages businessStrong MCOBS experienceThorough understanding of SMCR (Senior Manager Certification Regime)Commercially mindedPreviously held an SMF16 or SMF17 role, both would desirableExcellent relationship and stakeholder management skills with an ability to challenge at all levels

Matt Carter

Posted 5 days ago

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Greater London, South East, England

MLRO

PermanentCompetitive

Head of Compliance & MLRO | AI + Payments | London (Onsite) | Competitive + EquityYou are the compliance function.Reporting to a co-founder, with no layers above you and no inherited framework below. You decide where the real exposure sits across fraud, credit risk and AML, then build the controls — in the product with engineering where that's the right answer, in process where it isn't. Very few people get to draw the first version of this. You take the EMI licence through to authorisation. The application is live with external advisers. The business is growing fast without it, so this is building for what comes next — not firefighting someone else's mess. And the environment rewards it. Recently funded, around 50 people, AI-native and deliberately lean: minimal process, small teams, decisions made in the room. Real equity, and a genuine say in how the business scales. Fully onsite in London, five days a week. That's the baseline; flexibility considered case by case. What you'll bring:A payments background — this is a payments risk problem end to end.Genuine fraud and risk capability: able to reason about an unfamiliar model from first principles.Ability to pass the FCA fit and proper test.Technical enough to build your own dashboards and know what data sits where.Comfort in a low-process environment — this is judgement and ownership, not team building.Top-tier fintech experience is a real advantage, as is having been Head of Compliance or number two through an EMI application. Product instincts go a long way.Competitive base plus generous equity, with flexibility on the cash/equity split. 28 days holiday, offsites and a team that spends deliberately on things people enjoy. Apply Confidential enquiries to Broadgate Search. Four-stage process, typically inside a fortnight. Client name shared with shortlisted candidates.

Annabel Lovell

Posted 11 days ago

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County Dublin, Ireland

Risk and Compliance Manager

Permanent€70000 - €75000 per annum

Risk, Compliance and Data Protection Manager Insurance Dublin – Hybrid - 2 days in the office 70-75k An excellent opportunity for an experienced Risk and Compliance professional to join a growing insurance business. Working closely with senior leadership, you will play a key role in supporting and developing the organisation's risk and compliance frameworks. This is a broad second-line role offering exposure across regulatory compliance, enterprise risk, governance and data protection. You will have no direct reports in this role. Your Role: Support the delivery of compliance monitoring and risk management activities. Monitor regulatory developments and support the implementation of new requirements. Maintain risk registers, key risk indicators and risk reporting. Support the development of policies, procedures and internal controls. Act as a key POC for all Data Protection Matters, supporting with DPIAs, DSARs, ROPAs, breaches etc Prepare reporting for senior management and governance committees. Support regulatory engagement and interactions with relevant authorities. Contribute to third-party risk, operational resilience and broader governance activities. About You: 4+ years' experience in Risk, Compliance, or Data Protection role within Financial Services. Insurance experience is preferable Strong understanding of the Irish regulatory environment - CPC, GDPR, F&P etc Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Comfortable and enjoys working on a varied role in a growing business. Reach out to me at darren.hogan@broadgatesearch.com or apply here for more information!

Darren Hogan

Posted 19 days ago

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Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Regulatory Risk Manager

Permanent€70000 - €75000 per annum

Regulatory Risk Manager Consultancy Dublin – Hybrid 70-75k Join a leading Risk and Regulatory practice and work with a diverse range of financial services clients navigating complex and evolving regulatory requirements. This is an opportunity to advise organisations across Banking, Insurance, Payments and Fintech, helping them respond to regulatory change, strengthen their frameworks, and manage regulatory risk effectively. You'll work across a broad range of engagements, from regulatory transformation and implementation through to remediation, licensing and regulatory inspections, while developing your advisory experience and working closely with senior stakeholders. Your Role: Provide regulatory risk and compliance expertise to financial services clients. Advise clients on regulatory requirements and support with regulatory change projects. Support the design and enhancement of regulatory risk and compliance frameworks. Plan and manage client projects, ensuring high-quality delivery against agreed deadlines. Mentor junior team members. About You: Experience in risk, regulatory compliance, or regulatory advisory role. Strong understanding of topics like Conduct Risk, Consumer Protection, Operational Risk etc Experience gained within a regulated financial institution, consultancy, legal, or professional services environment. Strong knowledge of Irish and European regulatory requirements. Experience delivering regulatory transformation, remediation, or implementation projects. Commercially aware with the ability to build trusted relationships with clients and senior stakeholders. Reach out to me at darren.hogan@broadgatesearch.com or apply here for more information!

Darren Hogan

Posted 25 days ago

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