Senior Compliance Leader – International Insurance

A well-established international insurer is looking for a senior compliance leader to take ownership of regulatory oversight across its UK and wider European operations.

This is a high-profile leadership role combining strategic responsibility for the compliance framework with hands-on involvement in regulatory, governance and data protection matters.

The position also carries formal responsibility for a regulated UK branch of a European insurance entity, giving it real influence at both commercial and regulatory level.

You will work closely with business leaders across multiple countries to build and maintain a consistent, practical and proportionate compliance approach. The role sits firmly in the 2nd line, providing oversight, challenge and guidance while enabling the business to operate effectively in complex regulatory environments.

Key areas include regulatory engagement, governance and reporting, oversight of first-line controls, privacy and outsourcing frameworks, and ensuring new products, entities and business initiatives are launched in a compliant way.

The ideal candidate will be a senior insurance compliance professional with strong knowledge of UK and European regulation, including prudential, conduct and solvency regimes, and a deep understanding of property & casualty insurance.

You will be comfortable operating at board and executive level, influencing senior stakeholders and managing regulatory risk across multiple jurisdictions. Experience in data protection leadership and large-scale compliance change programmes is highly valued.

Overall, this is a rare opportunity to step into a broad, strategic compliance leadership role with genuine ownership across Europe, sitting at the heart of a complex, regulated insurance group and helping to shape how it grows in a tightly controlled environment.