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Compliance Manager / AVP

As a Compliance Manager / AVP, you orchestrate the harmony between regulation and business innovation.

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  • Experience bandLead (8-12 years)
  • Direct reports3-8 reports
  • Reports toHead of Compliance (L5)
  • UK framework levelUsually a manager, or the deepest specialist in a team

Also advertised as Lead Compliance Officer · Senior Compliance Programme Manager · Head of Compliance Monitoring (circa 8-12 years exp)

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1From this job to a course

The qualifications matched to this job

CISI Level 6 Diploma in Investment Compliance Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment · Level 6 · covers 3 of 10 standards
CICM Level 5 Diploma in Credit and Collections Management Chartered Institute of Credit Management · Level 5 · covers 1 of 10 standards
City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate In Providing Financial Services City & Guilds Limited · Level 3 · covers 5 of 10 standards
City & Guilds Level 3 Award in Providing Financial Services City & Guilds Limited · Level 3 · covers 4 of 10 standards
FDQ Level 3 Certificate for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence FDQ Limited · Level 3 · covers 2 of 10 standards
FDQ Level 3 Diploma for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence FDQ Limited · Level 3 · covers 1 of 10 standards

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The units you would start with

Regulation & Compliance CISI Level 6 Diploma in Investment Compliance
Compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements CICM Level 5 Diploma in Credit and Collections Management
Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate In Providing Financial Services
Manage compliance to support achieving excellence in food operations FDQ Level 3 Certificate for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence

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AI Fluency working with AI as a thinking partner
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4 units that map to this job, from the qualifications that cover it.

  1. Regulation & Compliance Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment · covers 3 of 10 standards Level 6
  2. Compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements Chartered Institute of Credit Management · covers 1 of 10 standards Level 5
  3. Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements City & Guilds Limited · covers 5 of 10 standards Level 3
  4. Manage compliance to support achieving excellence in food operations FDQ Limited · covers 2 of 10 standards Level 3
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2AI and this work

Will AI change your work as a Compliance Manager / AVP?

Nobody can say exactly how. Here is what this job is being asked for next, and where to start.

How the AI economy is changing work like this

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Fading: AI does more of this

AI is gradually taking over routine compliance monitoring and data analysis, freeing you from the repetitive tasks.

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Rising: worth more because of AI

Your ability to interpret complex regulatory landscapes and provide nuanced advice becomes even more valuable.

The new skills this role is being asked for

  • AI Ethics & Governance in Finance
  • Digital Asset & Crypto-Compliance
Why each one is rising

The future skills this job leans on

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3What this role really is

We see you

You sometimes wonder if AI will truly understand the nuances of compliance like you do. It's a mix of excitement and apprehension about how AI could reshape your role.

A Compliance Manager or AVP leads a team managing a firm's regulatory risks, day to day.

4A day in the life

Not a job advert. A real day, built from what this role actually holds.

08:45
You kick off the day with a team huddle, discussing the latest regulatory updates and any pressing issues that need attention.
11:00
You're deep in a meeting with business line managers, offering expert advice on a new product launch and its compliance implications.
14:30
You review and approve a compliance report, ensuring it clearly outlines key risks and control effectiveness for the upcoming Risk Committee meeting.
16:00
You spend some time mentoring a junior compliance officer, guiding them through the complexities of a challenging case.

5What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

GRC Platforms (e.g., ServiceNow GRC, Archer) Advanced

Configuring workflows for issue management, building custom dashboards to track control effectiveness, managing user permissions, and training junior staff on how to use the platform for their daily tasks.

AML/KYC Systems (e.g., NICE Actimize, FICO TONBELLER) Advanced

Tuning alert scenarios to reduce false positives, performing quality assurance on cleared alerts, investigating complex SARs (Suspicious Activity Reports), and overseeing the team's use of the system.

Regulatory Intelligence (e.g., Thomson Reuters Reg. Intelligence, Wolters Kluwer OneSumX) Expert

Conducting impact assessments on new regulations, mapping regulatory changes to internal controls, drafting briefing notes for business lines, and using the platform to stay ahead of the regulatory curve.

Data Analytics & Reporting (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) Advanced

Building new dashboards to track control effectiveness and key risk indicators (KRIs), using Power Query to blend data from multiple sources for deep-dive analysis, and presenting these insights to senior management.

Policy Management (e.g., NAVEX PolicyTech, Collibra) Advanced

Managing the review and approval workflow for new policies, tracking attestation campaigns, chasing delinquencies, and ensuring policies are up-to-date and accessible across the firm.

6What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choiceComing in Where you are nowThe step above
Regulatory Interpretation & Application Escalate all non-routine interpretations to a senior officer or manager. You'll help gather information. Independently interpret routine regulations and apply them to standard scenarios. Escalate ambiguous or high-risk interpretations. Provide definitive interpretations for complex or ambiguous regulations within your domain. Consult with Legal/Head of Compliance on novel, high-impact interpretations.
Compliance Programme Design & Scope Execute assigned monitoring tasks within a pre-defined programme. No input on design. Propose minor adjustments to existing monitoring procedures for efficiency. No changes to overall scope. Define the annual Compliance Monitoring Plan for your assigned area, including scope, methodology, and resource allocation. This is your baby.
Team Management & Development No direct reports. Focus on personal learning and task execution. Informally mentor new joiners. No formal management responsibilities. Full responsibility for hiring, performance management, and career development of 3-8 direct reports. You'll set their objectives and manage their day-to-day.
Budget Allocation (Programme) No budget authority. You'll report on time spent on tasks. Request resources for specific tasks, but no direct budget control. Manage a programme budget of £50K-£500K for tools, training, and external support. You'll need to justify spend and track against forecast.

7How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, and what is not on it. The hard targets, how often each is actually looked at, and the quiet signals that never reach a dashboard.

Regulatory Finding Remediation Rate
The percentage of regulatory findings (from internal audit, external audit, or regulator reviews) closed within the agreed timeframe.
Target · 90% on-time closure rate

If we had 10 findings in Q2, you'd be expected to close 9 of them by their due dates. This shows you're actually fixing problems, not just acknowledging them.

Compliance Monitoring Plan Completion
The percentage of planned compliance monitoring and testing activities completed within the annual schedule.
Target · 95% completion rate with <10% variance to schedule

If your team planned 100 monitoring checks for the year, we'd expect 95 of them to be done on time. This proves you're delivering on your commitments to the business and regulators.

Team Training & Attestation Adherence
The percentage of your direct reports completing mandatory compliance training and policy attestations by their deadlines.
Target · 98% adherence rate for your team

If you have 5 people in your team, and one misses a key training, that's a red flag. We need everyone up-to-speed and acknowledging their responsibilities.

Control Effectiveness Score Improvement
The average score of controls within your programme's remit, as assessed by internal audit or independent reviews.
Target · Increase average score by 5% year-over-year

If your programme's controls averaged a '3' out of '5' last year, we'd want to see that nudged up to a '3.15' or better. It's about continuous improvement, not just maintaining the status quo.

Proactive Risk Identification
How well you and your team identify emerging compliance risks before they become problems, and propose practical solutions.
  • You're regularly bringing new risks to the attention of the Head of Compliance or business leaders. You're not just reacting to headlines
  • you're thinking about how new regulations or market trends might impact us. This shows up in your quarterly risk reports and proactive agenda items in meetings.
Business Partnership & Influence
Your ability to build trust with business lines, influencing them to adopt compliance best practices without resorting to heavy-handed enforcement.
  • Business leaders are proactively seeking your team's advice before launching new products or entering new markets. You're invited to early-stage project discussions, not just brought in at the last minute to rubber-stamp things. Feedback from business stakeholders consistently highlights your team as a helpful, pragmatic partner, not a 'business prevention unit'.
Team Development & Mentorship
The growth and engagement of your direct reports, and your effectiveness in developing their skills and careers.
  • Your team members are taking on more complex tasks, show increasing autonomy, and contribute meaningfully to discussions. You're conducting regular 1-to-1s, providing constructive feedback, and helping them map out their career paths. We'd see this in performance reviews, retention rates for your team, and feedback from your reports.
Quality of Regulatory Interaction
The effectiveness and professionalism of your engagement with regulators, ensuring clear communication and a positive relationship.
  • You're able to articulate the firm's position clearly and concisely during regulatory enquiries or visits. Regulators view you as credible and responsive. There are no unexpected escalations or misunderstandings arising from your interactions, and the Head of Compliance trusts you to handle sensitive conversations independently.

8Would you like it

Both sides. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Protecting the Firm's Reputation

You'll feel a deep sense of responsibility to ensure the firm operates ethically and within the rules. This shows up in your meticulous review of marketing materials, your insistence on proper client onboarding, and your willingness to challenge practices that might seem 'minor' but could lead to major reputational damage.

Spending extra hours to ensure a new product launch is fully compliant, knowing that a single misstep could lead to negative press and regulatory scrutiny.

Solving Complex Regulatory Puzzles

You thrive on dissecting dense legal text from the FCA or SEC and figuring out exactly what it means for our operations. You enjoy mapping out how a new rule impacts multiple business lines and then designing a practical solution. It's like being a detective, but the clues are in legislation.

Taking a new piece of regulatory guidance and breaking it down into specific, actionable requirements for different teams, then overseeing the implementation.

Building and Developing a Team

You get satisfaction from mentoring your direct reports, helping them grow their skills, and seeing them take on more responsibility. You enjoy empowering others and fostering a collaborative environment where everyone understands their role in protecting the firm.

Spending dedicated time in 1-to-1s, providing specific feedback, and creating development plans that help your team members advance their careers in compliance.

What frustrates people
  • The 'Business Prevention Unit' stigma: Constantly battling the perception that your job is to say 'no' and slow down revenue generation, rather than enabling sustainable growth.
  • Budgeting for a 'Non-Event': Justifying a significant budget for a new regulation or system whose only ROI is 'avoiding a fine we might have gotten.'
  • Regulatory Whiplash: Spending months implementing a complex new rule, only for the regulator to issue new guidance or a 'clarification' that forces significant rework.
  • Legacy Tech & M&A Messes: Inheriting a patchwork of outdated systems from past acquisitions, each with its own compliance gaps and data silos that are a nightmare to integrate and monitor.
  • The 'Gray Zone' Judgment Call: Making a high-stakes decision based on ambiguous regulatory text, knowing that a regulator could second-guess it with the benefit of hindsight years later.
  • Personal Liability Creep: The increasing trend (like SMCR) of holding senior compliance officers personally accountable—and liable for fines or bans—for firm failures.
  • Lip Service vs. Reality: Witnessing senior leaders champion compliance in town halls, but then seeing them pressure teams to cut corners to meet quarterly targets.
What this role does not give you
  • A clear, linear path where every project you start gets completed exactly as planned and deployed.
  • A role where you're always popular with everyone; sometimes you'll have to deliver unpopular news.
  • An environment free from ambiguity or the need for subjective judgment calls.
  • A job where you can avoid detailed documentation and process adherence.

9Who you work with

You're shaping the direction of a critical compliance function or programme. Your work directly influences how we manage regulatory risk, which in turn affects our market reputation, operational efficiency, and ultimately, our bottom line. You're not just reacting to problems; you're building the systems and processes to prevent them. Get it right, and you safeguard millions in potential fines and protect the firm's ability to serve its clients globally. Get it wrong, and the consequences can be severe, impacting our financial stability and public trust.

Inside the business
  • VP of Finance
  • Heads of Business Lines (e.g., Trading, Wealth Management)
  • Legal Counsel
  • Internal Audit
  • Risk Management team
  • Product Development leads
Outside the business
  • Regulators (e.g., FCA, PRA, SEC, MAS)
  • External auditors
  • Industry bodies (e.g., ICA, ACAMS)
  • External legal counsel

10What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

  • Proven experience (roughly 5-8 years) as a Senior Compliance Officer or similar, where you've led complex cases, drafted policies, and provided guidance to junior staff.
  • Demonstrable experience managing a specific compliance workstream or a smaller project end-to-end, showing you can take ownership and deliver.
  • A track record of successfully engaging with business stakeholders to implement compliance requirements, not just dictating them.
  • Experience in conducting internal investigations or overseeing compliance monitoring and testing programmes.
  • A solid understanding of the 'Three Lines of Defence' model and how Compliance (2LOD) interacts with the business (1LOD) and Internal Audit (3LOD).
  • Proficiency in at least one GRC platform and a data analytics tool (like Power BI or Tableau) for reporting.

11What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Advanced GRC Platform Optimisation

GRC platforms are becoming more central to enterprise risk management. As a manager, you'll need to move beyond basic configuration to truly optimise these systems for efficiency, data integration, and advanced reporting, ensuring they provide a holistic view of our compliance posture.

API Integration for GRC · Advanced Workflow Automation · Predictive Analytics in GRC

  • This month: Deep dive into the advanced features of our current GRC platform, focusing on reporting and integration capabilities.
  • Next quarter: Work with the IT team to identify one area where GRC integration could automate a manual compliance process.
  • Month 3-6: Attend a vendor-specific advanced training course for our GRC platform.
  • Month 6-12: Lead a project to implement a new, automated workflow within the GRC system for a key compliance process.

Quick win: Explore the custom report builder in your GRC platform. Can you pull a report that currently takes hours to compile manually?

Data Storytelling for Compliance

Regulators and boards are increasingly demanding data-driven insights into compliance effectiveness. It's no longer enough to just present data; you need to tell a compelling story that highlights risks, demonstrates control effectiveness, and justifies investment, often through interactive dashboards.

Dashboard Design Principles · Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) & Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) · Visualisation Best Practices

  • This month: Take an online course on data visualisation or storytelling with data (e.g., from Tableau, LinkedIn Learning).
  • Next quarter: Redesign one of your current compliance reports into an interactive dashboard using Power BI or Tableau.
  • Month 3-6: Seek feedback from senior stakeholders on the clarity and impact of your new dashboards.
  • Month 6-12: Present a data-driven compliance story to a senior committee, focusing on insights and recommendations, not just raw data.

Quick win: Look at your current reports. Can you make one chart more impactful? Use colour and size to highlight the most important numbers.

12Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Regularly attend industry conferences and webinars on emerging regulatory trends (e.g., from FCA, industry bodies).
  • Participate in professional networking groups for compliance professionals, sharing insights and learning from peers.
  • Take on internal projects that stretch your programme management or stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Mentor junior colleagues, as teaching others often solidifies your own understanding and develops your leadership skills.
  • Contribute to internal policy drafting or review committees, gaining exposure to broader firm governance.

13The rising capability

The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

AI Ethics & Governance in Finance

As AI becomes more embedded in financial services—from algorithmic trading to automated decision-making in lending and fraud detection—regulators are increasingly scrutinising its ethical implications, bias, and explainability. You'll need to understand how to govern AI systems to prevent regulatory breaches and ensure fair outcomes.

  • Algorithmic Bias Detection & Mitigation
  • Explainable AI (XAI)
  • AI Model Risk Management
  • Data Lineage & Provenance

Digital Asset & Crypto-Compliance

The rapid growth of cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and other digital assets means regulators are playing catch-up, and firms are exploring new business models. You'll need to understand the unique compliance challenges of this space, from AML/KYC for decentralised finance (DeFi) to market integrity in crypto exchanges.

  • Blockchain Fundamentals
  • DeFi & Web3 Compliance Challenges
  • Travel Rule Implementation
  • Regulatory Sandboxes & Innovation Hubs

14What you’ll use

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA)
  • Compliance Monitoring & Testing (CMT)
  • Forensic Investigation & Reporting
  • Policy Lifecycle Management
  • Cross-Jurisdictional Regulatory Management

15The pathway

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

  1. 1

    Senior Compliance Officer (Specialist)

    3-5 years as a Senior Officer

    Skills to master

    • Deep expertise in a specific regulatory area (e.g., AML, Markets, Data Privacy), leading complex investigations, drafting detailed policy documents, and providing expert advice on challenging issues. You'd be the go-to person for that specific area.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Consistently delivering high-quality, technically sound compliance advice.
    • Successfully managing end-to-end complex compliance cases or projects.
    • Informally mentoring junior team members and reviewing their work.
    • Proactively identifying and escalating emerging risks within your specialism.
  2. 2

    Compliance Project Manager

    3-4 years in a project-focused compliance role

    Skills to master

    • Strong project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall), managing cross-functional teams for regulatory implementations, budget and timeline management, and stakeholder communication. This is about delivering big changes on time and within budget.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Successfully leading significant compliance change initiatives.
    • Demonstrating strong organisational and planning skills.
    • Effectively coordinating multiple teams and managing dependencies.
    • Consistently delivering projects to scope, budget, and timeline.

16How people get here · where they go next

Came from
Senior Compliance Officer (Specialist)
3-5 years
You mastered providing high-quality compliance advice and managing complex cases, setting the foundation for leading a team.
You are here
Compliance Manager / AVP
Lead (8-12 years)
A Compliance Manager or AVP leads a team managing a firm's regulatory risks, day to day.
Goes to
Head of Compliance / VP
3-5 years
This role involves crafting the compliance strategy for an entire business line, managing multiple teams, and engaging with senior executives and regulators.

The long view: This role can lead to Global Director of Compliance, Chief Compliance Officer, or Head of Risk, taking on wider oversight of regulatory or non-financial risk.

The ten Future Fluencies

Zavmo analysis

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

A qualification proves you can do the job as it's defined today. These ten are what decide whether you're still the obvious person for it in five years. They're the capabilities employers are now writing into senior roles faster than people are learning them. Zavmo weaves them through whatever you study, so you come out with both: the credential and the fluency.

The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Compliance Manager / AVP is actually changing.

Where it leads

Roles this leads to

The record names a next step, but the catalogue has no page for it yet:

  • Head of Compliance / VP (e.g., of EMEA, or of Asset Management)

How you would learn this

One to one, on the work you already do

A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.

A lesson from Regulation & Compliance, worked against Compliance Manager / AVP.

Regulation & Compliance Level 6

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The objective of this unit is to enable learners to understand the legal, regulatory, and ethical framework governing the UK financial services industry. Learners will explore the key sources of law and regulation, the roles of regulatory bodies, and the ethical considerations relevant to financial services professionals. This understanding will allow learners to analyse the impact of these requirements on financial services organisations.

The Navigator Last time, we discussed the importance of AI ethics in your compliance programme. How have you been integrating those principles?

You I've started drafting a compliance guide on AI ethics, but I'm not sure it's comprehensive enough.

The Navigator That's a great start. Let's focus on expanding it by incorporating specific examples from your current projects to make it more practical.

How the thinking builds
  1. 1 Remember
  2. 2 Understand
  3. 3 Apply
  4. 4 Analyse
  5. 5 Evaluate
  6. 6 Create
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A year from now, you confidently lead your team through AI-driven compliance challenges, balancing innovation with regulatory integrity.

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  • Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA)
  • Compliance Monitoring & Testing (CMT)
  • Forensic Investigation & Reporting
  • Policy Lifecycle Management
  • Cross-Jurisdictional Regulatory Management
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17The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Compliance Manager / AVP is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. Head of Compliance / VP (e.g., of EMEA, or of Asset Management)

    3-5 years in this Compliance Manager / AVP role

    This is a significant step up to L5, where you'll own the compliance strategy for an entire business line or region, managing multiple compliance managers and facing off with senior business heads and regional regulators.

    • Advanced Regulatory Engagement Leading complex regulatory visits and negotiations, often involving multiple jurisdictions.
    • M&A Due Diligence (Compliance Aspect) Leading the compliance due diligence for mergers and acquisitions within your business area.
    • Board Reporting & Governance Preparing and presenting comprehensive compliance reports to Board-level committees.
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be real, compliance work is often drowning in data, documentation, and endless regulatory updates. But what if you could cut through the noise, automate the mundane, and free up your team for the truly strategic stuff? AI isn't just a buzzword here; it's a game-changer for how we manage risk, monitor controls, and keep pace with a constantly evolving regulatory landscape. It's about working smarter, not just harder.

As a Compliance Manager, you're juggling team leadership, programme delivery, and complex regulatory interpretation. AI can become your force multiplier, taking on the heavy lifting of data analysis, regulatory scanning, and even drafting, allowing you to focus on high-value activities like strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and team development. Think of it as having a highly efficient, tireless assistant for your entire programme.

Alert Triage Automation

Use Natural Language Processing (NLP) and machine learning to perform a first-pass review of trade surveillance or communication monitoring alerts. This means automatically closing low-risk, false positives and flagging only the genuinely complex alerts for your team's human review, saving countless hours and letting your team focus on real threats.

Regulatory Change Analysis

Deploy AI tools that scan, ingest, and summarise new regulations and guidance from dozens of global regulators. These tools highlight key changes, obligations, and deadlines specifically relevant to our business profile, giving you a massive head start on impact assessments and policy updates. No more sifting through hundreds of pages manually.

Cross-Jurisdictional Policy Check

Use a private Large Language Model (LLM) to 'stress-test' a draft global policy. Prompt it to identify potential conflicts or gaps against specific regulatory handbooks (e.g., 'Compare this draft policy against FCA COBS and FINRA Rule 2210 requirements for marketing communications'). This helps you spot issues before they become problems across different regions.

Executive Summary Drafting

Leverage generative AI to create the first draft of your board committee updates or internal management reports. Input bullet points from recent incidents, testing results, and regulatory updates, and have the AI structure it into a formal, executive-level narrative for your refinement. This cuts down on the tedious initial writing, letting you focus on the message.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a Compliance Manager / AVP?

Common routes in include Senior Compliance Officer (Specialist) (3-5 years as a Senior Officer) and Compliance Project Manager (3-4 years in a project-focused compliance role). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Compliance Manager / AVP progress to?

This role can lead on to Head of Compliance / VP (e.g., of EMEA, or of Asset Management) (3-5 years in this Compliance Manager / AVP role), depending on the skills you build.

What new skills matter most for a Compliance Manager / AVP?

Increasingly, AI Ethics & Governance in Finance and Digital Asset & Crypto-Compliance. These are the skills our record of this role lists as growing.

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18Where to go from here

Other roles at Level 5

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If you leave this industry

Skills in regulatory interpretation, risk management, programme leadership and stakeholder influence transfer across financial services, including investment banking, asset management, fintech and insurance, and into other regulated industries.

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