Head of Compliance

Head of Compliance

Salary: DOE

Location:

Southport / Manchester / Liverpool / Bolton / Hybrid

Hybrid – Manchester / North West

Office Locations:
Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bolton, Southport, Newcastle, Reading, Birmingham, Northampton, and Cambridge

Hybrid working available – with the flexibility to work from home and collaborate in‑office when needed. We believe we offer our colleagues the best hybrid and flexible working practices, balancing working from home with time collaborating and socialising with colleagues in our modern offices.

Fletchers Group have a fantastic opportunity to join our growing Team.

Are you a Compliance leader ready to shape and drive a robust compliance culture within a growing legal services group? Fletchers Solicitors are seeking an experienced Head of Compliance to play a pivotal role in safeguarding our regulatory standards and supporting our ambitious strategic plans.

Reporting directly to the Director of Compliance and working closely with our Chief Legal Officer, this is a high‑impact leadership position where you will influence business‑wide compliance strategy, lead and develop a talented team, and collaborate with senior stakeholders across the organisation. This role offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of legal transformation, supporting business growth through mergers & acquisitions, and ensuring our systems, processes and people uphold the highest standards of ethical and regulatory compliance.

If you’re a proactive, commercially astute compliance professional with deep regulatory expertise (SRA, FCA, GDPR) and a passion for driving continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you. Join us in shaping a safe, innovative and compliant future for one of the UK’s leading legal services providers.

• 35 hours working week
• Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)
• 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas Closure, you also have an option to purchase up to 3 extra days’ holiday per year, until you long service award the 3 days after your 5th, 7th,and 9thfull year of employment
• Pension scheme with tax‑efficient salary sacrifice option
• Life Assurance Policy
• Medicash policy to cover some dental, optical and other medical expenses
• Company sick pay
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes
• Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work‑life balance
• Varied calendar of funded company social events (check out Fletchers Group on Linked In)
• Monthly voucher awards for winning nominees
• A genuinely supportive and friendly culture
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities

• Supporting Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) on all legal and compliance matters to ensure delivery of Fletchers’ strategy
• Close collaboration with ELT, Chief Legal Officer (CLO), Director of Compliance, Managing Director of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and other members of ELT and SLT on all legal and compliance aspects of M&A transactions
• Cross‑functional support on key projects, especially for the Legal Transformation, Legal Strategy and Legal Operations Teams.
• Supporting the CLO / COLP and Director of Compliance with all compliance and regulatory aspects of Fletchers’ strategy to ensure business facilitation is achieved in a safe, compliant way
• Working with Learning & Development Team to provide training on various matters relevant to role

Working with two other Heads of

Working at the start of the firm’s processes when dealing with cases, looking at systems and procedures to ensure compliance

• Lead the team, managing the team members
• Develop junior support as required
• Coach, develop and support team members

• Required level of knowledge and expertise in relevant aspects of compliance and regulation, including SRA and FCA together with ICO matters and relevant legislation including LASPO, etc.
• Review and advise upon all aspects of business compliance with GDPR and data privacy law
• Assist in drafting policies, procedure and documents in support of the business compliance with any statutory or regulatory obligations
• Liaise with other…