Compliance Manager, Market Infrastructure – Commodities

Our client are a dynamic financial markets group, dedicated to the global commodities supply chain.

Due to the departure of a long-standing employee, they are now looking to recruit for a senior Compliance Advisory expert to help serve as a key intermediary with both the FCA and Bank of England.

A key policy focus will be European Market Infrastructure regulations (EMIR) specific to OTC trading and counterparty risks.

Responsibilities

• Provide compliance expertise within the design and roll out of new products and services
• Help manage the regulatory relationship with the Bank of England and FCA, coordinating responses to information requests, thematic reviews and supervisory visits.
• Prepare high-quality regulatory submissions, notifications, attestations, and periodic reporting, ensuring accuracy, completeness and alignment with market obligations.
• Working across departments to identify and manage legal and regulatory risks
• Monitor and test compliance controls as part of the wider group strategy
• Provide training on new compliance policies
• Ensure business level adoption of policies and monitor best practice
• Work closely with Risk Management, Legal, Operations and Technology teams
• Lead or support regulatory-driven change initiatives, ensuring requirements are understood and delivered in collaboration with project and operational teams.

Skills Required

• Detailed knowledge of Markets Regulatory Infrastructure – UK EMIR and Bank of England requirements
• Understanding of broader capital markets regulations (MiFID II, CSDR, UK Financial Services frameworks)
• 10-15+ years of experience in a relevant regulatory, compliance, policy or supervisory role within financial market infrastructure, financial services, or a regulatory authority.
• Excellent analytical, drafting and organisational skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Experience managing relationships with the regulator
• Project implementation or change management experience
• Experience working within (or supervising) a clearing function, CCP or other FMI is advantageous but not essential

If you are interested in this role please contact Simon Bradbury –

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