We are currently supporting our client in the investment management space with hiring a Compliance Manager to join their growing Private Markets team. This opportunity is based in London and offers the chance to work closely with a dynamic and evolving area of the business.
This position plays an important role in supporting the continued expansion of private market strategies, ensuring strong regulatory alignment while enabling commercial activity across a range of investment areas.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a compliance partner to private markets teams, providing guidance across the full investment lifecycle, from initial opportunity through to exit.
- Advise on relevant regulatory requirements impacting private market activities, including evolving UK and European frameworks.
- Support the development and enhancement of compliance frameworks in line with new products, strategies, and business initiatives.
- Review and provide input on client-facing materials, fund documentation, and financial promotions to ensure regulatory alignment.
- Contribute to new product launches and investment structures, including cross-border considerations.
- Deliver and support targeted compliance training to business stakeholders.
- Assist in maintaining and updating internal policies and procedures in line with regulatory change and best practice.
- Contribute to ongoing monitoring activities, helping identify and assess key compliance risks.
- Prepare clear and concise reporting for senior stakeholders and governance forums.
- Participate in relevant committees and working groups, representing the compliance function where required.
Ideal Candidate
- Experience within a compliance role in financial services, ideally with exposure to private markets such as private equity, infrastructure, real assets, or private debt.
- Strong understanding of UK and EU regulatory frameworks relevant to asset management (e.g. MiFID, AIFMD, financial crime and ESG-related requirements).
- Ability to build effective working relationships and provide practical, commercially aware compliance advice.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate complex regulatory topics clearly.
- A collaborative approach, with a proactive and solutions-focused mindset.
- High attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
Desirable:
- Relevant professional qualifications (e.g. compliance, legal, or financial services certifications).
- Experience supporting real asset or property-related investment activities.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development within compliance or financial services.