About this role
Main Responsibility
The role is positioned within the Legal & Compliance function, with primary responsibility for coordinating with external legal advisors and supporting legal and regulatory compliance across the Bank.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a key liaison with external legal advisors on matters relating to legal and regulatory compliance arising from the Bank’s UK operations.
- Provide guidance to business teams on routine legal and regulatory compliance matters.
- Draft, review, and maintain compliance policies, procedures, and internal controls, and address related queries.
- Maintain and update the Regulatory Correspondence Register along with supporting documentation.
- Ensure timely and accurate responses to requests from courts, law enforcement agencies, regulators, HMRC, DWP, liquidators, and other authorities.
- Conduct horizon scanning and assess the impact of regulatory developments across various functions within the Bank.
- Support the preparation of materials for the Legal & Compliance Committee, including monthly reviews of legal orders and information requests.
- Communicate regulatory updates to Compliance, Business, and Operations teams.
- Provide legal advisory support on issues arising from the Bank’s UK operations.
- Oversee the annual review of the Legal and Conveyancing Panel and coordinate with panel firms for external legal services, including legal opinions and litigation matters.
- Manage ad hoc legal and compliance matters as they arise.
- Review and approve financial promotions in line with regulatory requirements.
- Perform Legal & Compliance oversight and monitoring activities.
- Prepare and present reports for senior management.
- Review outputs from third-party vendor systems and ensure compliance alignment.
- Contribute to ad hoc projects and initiatives as directed by the Head of Legal & Compliance.
About compliance & regulatory roles for ex-police
Compliance, AML and regulatory roles. Working to PACE, RIPA and CPIA is a stronger regulatory grounding than most civilian applicants can offer — firms increasingly recognise this.
See all compliance & regulatory jobs in London →Why this fits a police background — match score 75/100
- Multi-agency & police liaison
- Risk & threat assessment
- Working to legislation & regulation
What compliance & regulatory roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
| Compliance analyst | £32,000–£42,000 |
| Compliance / AML officer | £40,000–£55,000 |
| Compliance manager | £55,000–£80,000 |
| Senior manager / head of compliance | £80,000–£120,000+ |