Senior Regulatory Compliance Officer & Head of Monitoring & Testing

Senior regulatory oversight and leadership in monitoring and testing for the UK compliance function. Provide independent 2LoD oversight across regulatory compliance, financial crime, operational resilience, safeguarding, conduct, and consumer protection controls; monitor FCA rules and supervisory expectations; lead the Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP); design and execute a risk-based monitoring and testing plan; assess control design and effectiveness; produce monitoring reports for senior management; validate remediation actions; support governance reporting and assurance activities; act as operational lead for CMP across Group entities; contribute to Group Compliance Centre of Excellence; required to translate UK regulatory requirements into practical testing activities; emphasizes strong governance, stakeholder management, and senior-level communication.