Job Title
Head of Compliance Insight & Advice
Key Details
Target Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Secondment / FTC - 30th June 2026
Salary Range: £110,000
Location: Eastleigh / Bournemouth / Gloucester (hybrid, once a week office attendance)
Closing Date for applications: Thursday 27th November
Hiring Manager: Janice Batty
About the Role
To effectively contribute to the development and delivery of the Ageas UK Compliance Plan through the leadership of the Compliance Policy, Insight and Advice team. Take responsibility for identifying, communicating, training and providing advice for regulatory topics so that the business is empowered and sufficiently knowledgeable. Harness and utilise technology to create efficiencies and oversight of compliance to regulations, driving learning and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
* Contribute and support the delivery of the Ageas UK Compliance Plan through leadership of the compliance policy, insight and advice team.
* Act as the Claims and Operations Business Partner, utilising the compliance insights and engagement team to support, engage, influence, provide regulatory advice and challenge.
* Create and maintain a forward‑thinking strategic team, preparing and implementing effective plans for the development of skills and capabilities that enhance individual contribution and support both the delivery and the forward‑looking compliance agenda.
* Lead and drive the identification, communication, training and implementation of the legal and regulatory change agenda, and contribute to business change through effective planning, prioritisation and provision of compliance subject‑matter experts.
* Utilise regulatory technology to deliver efficiency, first‑line accountability (empowerment) and oversight of compliance with rules, working collaboratively across the compliance team to achieve effective outcomes.
* Engage effectively across the compliance team to meet the demands of the compliance plan.
* Participate in and be an active member of designated committees, providing effective challenge, influence and advice and ensuring reporting clearly and succinctly covers all significant compliance‑related matters.
* Actively engage with the business and manage responses to regulatory requests, thematic work, and contact, ensuring responses are well‑thought‑through, accurate and delivered within set timescales.
* Take responsibility for the management of compliance policies and guidance, working with business owners to meet timescales and align with Group requirements.
Qualifications & Experience
* Highly developed and effective communicator, both verbally and in writing, with strong questioning and listening skills.
* Proven experience at senior management level over a period of at least five years.
* At least ten years of financial services experience.
* Comprehensive knowledge and experience of all relevant regulatory topics.
* Excellent leadership skills that inspire and create a culture of delivering success.
* Highly developed influencing skills and the ability to challenge at all levels of executive and senior management.
* Excellent interpersonal skills to enable effective communication and working relationships with internal and external customers, regulators and/or suppliers.
* Understanding and ability to interpret FCA and other regulations.
Contact
To find out more about this role and for information please contact Janice Batty.
Benefits
* Flexible working: Smart Working, part‑time/job‑share options, minimum 35 days holiday (incl. bank holidays).
* Supporting your health: Dental insurance, health cash plan, health screening, will writing, voluntary critical illness, mental health first aiders, well‑being activities.
* Supporting your wealth: Annual bonus schemes, annual salary reviews, competitive pension, employee savings, employee loans.
* Supporting you at work: Well‑being activities, mindfulness sessions, sports and social club events.
* Supporting you and your family: Maternity/pregnancy/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks at full pay and paternity/non‑pregnant parent/co‑adopter at 8 weeks’ full pay.
* Benefits for partners: Life assurance and critical illness cover.
* Technology benefits: Deals on gadgets including wearables, tablets and laptops.
* Getting around: Car salary exchange, cycle scheme, vehicle breakdown cover.
* Supporting you back to work: Return‑to‑work programme after maternity leave.
Equality and Diversity
Ageas is committed to promoting equality and diversity and embraces inclusiveness at all levels. We are signatories to the Race at Work Charter and the Women in Finance Charter, and we are a member of iCAN and GAIN. We are a Disability Confident Leader and guarantee an interview for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role. We offer full accessibility support and adjustments throughout our recruitment process. For more information, please see Ageas Everyone.
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