Technical Compliance Manager

Technical Compliance Manager
Location: Manchester (Hybrid)
Salary: £50,000 + Excellent Benefits

Are you a compliance professional with a deep understanding of regulatory frameworks, consumer duty, and the intermediary market? Are you looking for a role where you can be a trusted advisor, shaping regulatory compliance strategies rather than just enforcing rules? If so, this opportunity could be perfect for you.

The Opportunity

I'm looking for a Regulatory Compliance Manager to join a dynamic financial services organisation in Manchester. This role offers the chance to play a key part in ensuring robust compliance processes, providing technical advice, and supporting senior management in regulatory matters. You will be instrumental in maintaining compliance frameworks and ensuring adherence to FCA requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the SME on SMCR ensuring accurate documentation, training, and regulatory submissions.
• Provide technical compliance support to the business, offering advice on regulatory matters related to mortgages, protection, and GI.
• Work closely with senior management to support regulatory change projects and transformation initiatives.
• Facilitate compliance by providing guidance rather than enforcement, ensuring business teams understand and adhere to FCA regulations.
• Develop and deliver a full framework of training and documentation to support compliance across the organisation.
• Support regulatory reporting and submissions, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Represent compliance in internal meetings, projects, and interactions with the FCA and other regulatory bodies.
• Stay up to date with FCA regulations, ensuring internal policies and procedures remain compliant and effective.

Who We're Looking For

• Strong knowledge of FCA regulations, Consumer Duty, and SMCR.
• Experience in a compliance advisory role within a large advice firm, mortgage provider or insurer
• Ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements and provide practical, business-friendly advice.
• Proficiency with FCA systems such as RegData and Connect.
• Experience drafting compliance documentation, policies, and training materials.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and support senior leaders.
• A strategic mindset with a focus on growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

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InterQuest Group is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. InterQuest Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, religion/belief, race, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, sex or sexual orientation. Please make us aware if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.