Compliance Manager

We’re looking for an experienced, highly motivated Compliance Manager to support the continued growth of our Private Assets platform. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team, playing a pivotal role in safeguarding Schroders’ reputation, ensuring regulatory compliance, and enabling innovation across our Private Assets business.

A key part of your role will be aligning the compliance framework to support the teams across Schroders' asset management business. You will collaborate closely with investment, legal, and business teams to ensure robust compliance standards and effective management of regulatory risk. Your responsibilities will include engaging in surveillance and monitoring, delivering training, supporting strategic projects and the implementation of new regulations.

About Schroders

We’re a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

We have around 6,000 people on six continents. And we’ve been around for over 200 years, but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn’t change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.

The team

You’ll be part of a collaborative global Compliance function who provide specialist advice and oversight across private equity, infrastructure, private debt, and real estate investments - working with colleagues in the UK, US, and EMEA. The team is forward-looking, solutions-driven and supports the delivery of strategic projects and regulatory initiatives.

What you’ll do

• Partner with the Private Assets business, advising on regulatory requirements throughout deal origination, due diligence, management, and exit.
• Monitor and advise on current and emerging regulatory obligations impacting private assets, including AIFMD, FCA requirements, ESG, and anti-money laundering regulations.
• Support the design, implementation, and improvement of compliance frameworks for new investment strategies, working with relevant business areas.
• Review and approve marketing materials, investor communications, financial promotions, and key fund documentation, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Participate in the launch of new funds, cross-border distribution arrangements, and transaction structuring.
• Prepare and deliver targeted compliance training in line with the Group training programme.
• Review and update internal compliance policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with regulatory changes and Group standards.
• Oversee the compliance and risk monitoring programme, reflecting key risks and supporting continuous improvement.
• Produce detailed compliance reports and management information for senior stakeholders, committees, and the Board.
• Represent the Compliance function at relevant committees and working groups where required.

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you’ll need

• Experience working in a compliance function in asset management, private equity, infrastructure, private debt or real estate.
• In-depth knowledge of UK and EU regulatory frameworks relevant to private assets (such as FCA, AIFMD, MiFID II, ESG and anti-money laundering regulations).
• Proven ability to build effective relationships, influence stakeholders, and provide commercially-focused compliance advice.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly.
• A team-oriented mindset and a strong commitment to upholding the highest compliance and ethical standards.

The knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help

• Relevant professional qualifications (such as ICA, CISI, legal or accountancy qualifications).
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development and learning in compliance and finance.
• Experience in reviewing and advising on real estate structures, transactions, or regulatory matters.

What you’ll be like

• Highly collaborative, working well within and across teams.
• Solutions-driven and commercially minded.
• Meticulous with high attention to detail.
• Able to work autonomously and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong work ethic, with a desire to make an impact.

We recognise potential, whoever you are

Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought, facilitated by an inclusive culture, will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer. You are welcome here, regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, or any other protected characteristic.

About Us

We're a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

We have around 6,000 people on six continents. And we've been around for over 200 years, but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn't change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.

Job Info

• Job Identification 1070
• Job Category Risk Compliance & Audit
• Posting Date 01/27/2026, 03:37 PM
• Apply Before 02/10/2026, 12:00 AM
• Locations 1 London Wall Place, London, EC2Y 5AU, GB

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