What Will You Be Doing?

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Identify, interpret and communicate regulatory developments, particularly those impacting financial advice, and support the implementation of regulatory change.
• Provide expert second-line oversight, advice, and constructive challenge on compliance with FCA Conduct of Business rules, Consumer Duty, and other relevant regulation.
• Act as a key referral point for complex regulatory queries, especially in financial advice.
• Lead compliance input into business and transformation initiatives, working collaboratively with stakeholders.
• Support and influence the development of effective systems and controls to manage conduct risk.
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of regulatory notifications and applications.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business and external bodies.
• Support knowledge sharing and contribute to continuous improvement within the Compliance team.

What Do We Need From You?

We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate the following.

We recognise that candidates may come from either a compliance or financial advice background - where you bring strong financial advice expertise and relevant qualifications, the compliance aspects of the role can be developed with support.

• Strong experience in financial advice regulation, including interpreting and applying FCA Conduct of Business rules and Consumer Duty in practice.
• Experience providing compliance oversight, advice, and constructive challenge to stakeholders in financial advice or closely related areas.
• Ability to apply regulatory knowledge pragmatically with a strong customer-outcome focus.
• Strong analytical and report-writing skills, with the ability to produce clear, concise, and high-quality outputs.
• Confidence to influence, provide constructive challenge, and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to think independently, make well-reasoned decisions, and take accountability for them.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong relationship-building capability, with the ability to work collaboratively across a wide stakeholder group.
• Knowledge of data protection requirements is desirable
• Relevant qualifications such as a Diploma in regulated financial planning (CII), or equivalent financial advice qualifications are highly desirable
• Professional compliance qualifications (e.g., ICA Diploma in Compliance) are beneficial

What’s In It For You?

Skipton values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working. Our newly refurbished head office provides a vibrant and collaborative environment. We offer a range of benefits including:

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (rising to 30 with service)
• Holiday trading scheme
• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10%)
• Colleague mortgage (conditions apply)
• Electric & hybrid car scheme
• Private medical insurance
• 3 paid volunteering days per year
• A strong commitment to your training and development
• Inclusive colleague networks including Carers and Pride Alliance groups
• Health and wellbeing benefits including cycle to work and discounted gym membership

Not just another building society. Not just another job. We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we're a mutual organisation. We don't have shareholders; we're owned by our members.

Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do. Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we’ll help you take the next step towards a better future.

Why?

It’s just the way we are. We care about sustainability and look to the long-term for both colleagues and customers. And we know that when we build better futures as individuals, we build better futures as a business.