Risk & Compliance Leader

We’re hiring:
Risk & Compliance Recruitment Lead - UK & Europe

Ready to take the next step in your recruitment career? Whether you’re a proven Senior or Principal Consultant, or an experienced leader at Associate Director or Director level, Ambition has opportunities to match your aspirations.

We’re not your typical recruitment agency. Ambition is a global, values‑led business specialising in Professional Services recruitment
, partnering with some of the world’s most prestigious law firms, accountancy practices, and consultancies. Following a record‑breaking year, we’re expanding our team.

We believe that recruitment is more than just hitting targets – it’s about building careers, forging strong relationships, and making a real impact. At Ambition, we’ll provide the right balance of support, autonomy, and opportunity to help you succeed.

• Career Progression: Whether you’re stepping into a leadership role or working towards it, we provide a clear and structured career path tailored to your ambitions.
• Flexible and mature environment: We offer a trust‑based, flexible working culture. If your boiler breaks down or you need to go to your child’s assembly, you don’t have to book the day off.
• Hybrid working: Our offices are in a beautiful building in Central London, near Chancery Lane. We have a hybrid working policy of a minimum 3 days a week in the office.
• Uncapped earning potential: Our commission structure directly rewards success – there is no limit on how much you can earn.
• Supportive culture & values‑driven approach: We truly live by our PRIDE values and incorporate these into everything we do:
  Passion, Resourcefulness, Integrity, Drive, and Enjoyment. You’ll be surrounded by a high‑performing team that genuinely supports and celebrates your wins.
• International Opportunities: With offices in London, New York, Sydney, Melbourne, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore, there is potential for international moves for those who want to take their career global.

We’re hiring for an experienced recruitment professional and leader to spearhead the launch of our new Risk & Compliance recruitment practice.

Following a record‑breaking year, we are excited to be expanding our existing client offering, by establishing a new division in Risk & Compliance.

The division will support our existing and long‑standing clients in the legal and professional services sector.

The lead for this division will have autonomy to develop the area with the direct support of the Managing Director for UK & Europe.

As part of our growing team, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Build and nurture relationships with existing high‑calibre clients from leading international legal & professional services firms
• Develop deep market expertise within the Risk & Compliance area in Legal & Professional Services
• Build a marketing leading reputation with Chief Risk Officer’s and firm‑wide leadership from existing legal & professional services clients
• Work in a high‑performing, collaborative team that values success, integrity and working together to build trusted relationships with their clients and wider network

We look for people who share our values and can add to our culture. At Ambition, we passionately believe that everyone in the company can make a difference. We work relentlessly to reinforce our purpose and live our values.

• Passion: We are passionate about who we are, what we do and the way we do it.
• Resourcefulness: We think creatively, working smarter, faster and harder.
• Integrity: We are honest, respectful, and straightforward.
• Drive: Ambitious by nature, we are determined to excel and energetic in the way we apply ourselves.
• Enjoyment
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  Critical to our success, we strive to enhance the experience for clients, candidates, and employees.

We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed. Whatever your background, identity, or circumstances, you’ll be welcomed, supported, and encouraged to bring your authentic self to work every day.

If our mission of building better futures resonates and if you’re looking for an exciting new challenge in a recruitment business that truly values its people, get in touch today.

If you have a medical condition or require adjustments to our process to help you perform at your best, please let us know. We are committed to ensuring a fair, accessible, and supportive recruitment experience for all.

If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you know someone who would be great at this role, why not take advantage of our referral scheme? We offer £200 in shopping vouchers for every referred candidate who we place in a role. Terms & Conditions Apply.