Senior Regulatory Compliance Officer - eFinancialCareers

Location: London (City) Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits A leading international banking organisation is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Regulatory Compliance Officer to join its London Compliance team. This is a highly visible position offering significant autonomy and responsibility. Working closely with the Head of Compliance, you will become the subject matter expert for UK regulatory compliance, providing trusted advice across the business while ensuring the firm's regulatory framework remains robust in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced regulatory compliance professional looking to take ownership of a broad regulatory portfolio within a sophisticated banking environment. The Role Key responsibilities will include: • Acting as the primary advisor on FCA and PRA regulatory matters across the business. • Providing practical, commercial regulatory advice to Front Office teams, including Global Markets. • Supporting new business initiatives through regulatory impact assessments and product approvals. • Monitoring and interpreting regulatory developments, ensuring the business remains compliant with evolving FCA and PRA requirements. • Leading regulatory change projects from assessment through to implementation. • Drafting and maintaining compliance policies, procedures and governance documentation. • Maintaining regulatory risk assessments and ensuring appropriate controls remain effective. • Delivering regulatory training to business and support functions. • Preparing and submitting regulatory returns and notifications via FCA RegData. • Managing ongoing regulatory reporting and governance requirements. • Acting as a key contact during regulatory reviews, audits and supervisory visits. • Supporting wider financial crime compliance initiatives including market abuse, anti-bribery and corruption, fraud and conduct risk. • Reviewing regulatory enforcement actions and identifying lessons learned for the business. • Providing regulatory input into contractual documentation and cross-border matters. • Deputising for the Head of Compliance where appropriate and acting as a senior escalation point across the Compliance function. About You To be successful you will possess: • A minimum of 10 years' UK Regulatory Compliance experience gained within banking or a major financial institution. • Extensive knowledge of the FCA Handbook, PRA Rulebook and the UK regulatory framework. • Strong technical expertise across areas including: • MiFID II • EMIR • SFTR • Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) • SM&CR • Operational Resilience • Conduct Risk • CRD VI • Proven experience managing regulatory change programmes from interpretation through implementation. • The ability to interpret complex regulation and provide clear, pragmatic advice to senior stakeholders. • Experience working closely with Front Office, Global Markets or Corporate Banking teams would be highly advantageous. • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. • The confidence to challenge constructively while maintaining strong commercial awareness. • A proactive, self-sufficient approach with the ability to operate independently. Qualifications • Degree educated (Business, Finance, Law or related discipline preferred). • Professional Compliance qualification (ICA, CISI or equivalent) would be highly desirable. Why Apply? This is an outstanding opportunity to join a well-established international banking organisation where you'll have genuine ownership of the regulatory compliance agenda. You'll work closely with senior leadership, advise key business areas and play a critical role in shaping the firm's regulatory framework as UK regulation continues to evolve. If you're looking for a broad, technically challenging regulatory compliance role with real visibility and influence, we'd be delighted to hear from you