Compliance Team Lead
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Compliance Team Lead – Contract
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Published 09/04/2026
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Job Type: Full-time
Type Of Lawyer: Compliance Manager
Work Hours: Full-time
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Contact: Lauren Eager
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Description
Compliance Team Leader
Bristol (Hybrid)
Hybrid working
We’re working with a brilliant vTop 100 UK law firm known for its strong reputation in risk, compliance, and business integrity. They’re now looking for a Compliance / BAU team lead to support the team through a key time of growth and play a key role in leading business acceptance and ongoing monitoring activity across the firm.
The Role?
This is a hands-on supervisory role within a high-performing Business Acceptance function. You’ll manage a team of analysts while acting as a key escalation point for complex queries and firm-wide compliance matters.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise analysts across conflicts, CDD, AML, and risk assessments
- Allocate and triage incoming BAU work to meet SLAs
- Provide clear, risk-based advice on:
- Client onboarding / inception
- Source of funds & wealth
- Third-party payments
- Conflicts of interest
- Act as a go-to contact for partners and internal stakeholders
- Handle escalations, including reputational risk matters
- Lead on process improvements and compliance initiatives
- Deliver training and help drive a strong compliance culture
- Conduct performance reviews and support team development
About you?
- 4+ years’ experience in legal compliance / business acceptance
- Strong knowledge of:
- AML regulations (Money Laundering Regulations 2017)
- Conflicts of interest rules (SRA / Law Society frameworks)
- Experience supervising or mentoring junior team members
- Confident communicator—comfortable pushing back and advising senior stakeholders
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset
What's in it for you?
- Join a well-established Top 100 firm with a strong compliance culture
- Genuine opportunity to build on people management experience
- Exposure to high-level compliance strategy and decision-making
- Collaborative environmentwith a brilliant culture
Interested?
If you’re a Senior Compliance Analyst ready to step up, or an existing Supervisor looking for a broader role, reach outlet's havea confidential conversation.
Know someone else who could be great?
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