Senior Compliance Manager
Are you ready to take a leading role in shaping how risk and compliance influence strategic decision-making?
Do you thrive on translating complex regulation into clear, practical outcomes that support the business?
Are you passionate about embedding a strong, values-led risk culture across an organisation?
If so, this may be the opportunity for you.
Be the driving force behind our risk culture, integrity, and regulatory excellence.
We’re looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Senior Compliance Manager to play a pivotal leadership role within our Risk & Compliance (R&C) function.
At the heart of this role is the responsibility to champion a strong, proactive risk and compliance culture, one where doing the right thing is central to everything we do. By providing clear leadership, expert insight and constructive challenge, you will enable the business to navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape with confidence.
This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role, responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of the risk and compliance and maintaining high standards in line with the Risk Management Framework. You will also support our Chief Risk Officer with embedding a strong, sustainable risk culture across the Society.
What you’ll be owning
You will act as a trusted advisor and constructive challenger to the business, ensuring that compliance not only meets regulatory requirements but actively supports strong decision-making and customer outcomes.
Key responsibilities include:
· Setting the tone: Lead, coach and inspire a high-performing Compliance team, creating an environment where people challenge, collaborate and grow
· Staying ahead of the curve: Own regulatory oversight across mortgages, savings, AML and conduct, translating complexity into clear, practical guidance
· Driving assurance: Shape and deliver a risk-based Integrated Assurance Plan that genuinely challenges and strengthens the first line
· Being the voice of reason (and challenge): Influence senior stakeholders and committees with insight, clarity and conviction
· Protecting trust: Oversee data protection governance, ensuring ethical, secure and compliant use of member data
· Making it real: From policy ownership to deep dives and financial promotion approvals, you’ll balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery
About You
You are an experienced compliance professional with the credibility and confidence to operate at a senior level. You combine strong technical expertise with the ability to influence, challenge and support the business effectively.
What’s in it for you?
· Play a defining role in building a modern, forward-looking risk culture
· Work directly with senior leaders and contribute to strategic decisions that impact the whole Society
· AML and conduct to data protection and governance, expand your expertise across the full R&C landscape
· High visibility, real accountability, and the opportunity to make your mark
· Join a collaborative, values-led environment that invests in your growth and encourages you to challenge the status
Interested in finding out more?
If you’d like to explore the role in more detail, we’d really welcome you to arrange an informal coffee chat. It’s an opportunity to get to know the role, understand the team and the impact you could have and ask any questions in a relaxed and open setting.
Whether you’re an internal colleague or an external candidate, we’d be delighted to have a conversation and help you decide if this feels like the right next step for you.
How to apply
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your CV no later than Friday 26th June 2026.
To arrange to speak with the hiring leads please contact hr@hrbs.co.uk to express your interest.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to greater innovation and success, and we are dedicated to fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and included.
- Department
- Risk & Compliance
- Locations
- Head Office
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Yearly salary
- £70,000 - £80,000
- Employment type
- Full-time
About Hinckley and Rugby Building Society
Who we are
We offer competitive and easy-to-understand savings accounts and tailored mortgage solutions delivered with flexibility to those who often struggle to secure a mortgage with other high street lenders.
Our services are provided by our locally based teams with an understanding and personal approach, which results in member feedback of a consistently high standard.
In the Community
Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has been serving our communities for over a century and a half.
We are owned by our members rather than shareholders; therefore, our profits are used to improve our products and services for our members along with investing in our local communities. Whether through our Community Foundation, Community Sponsorship Scheme, by supporting financial education in local schools, or our people volunteering their time to help with environmental, charitable or community focused projects.