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Edinburgh/ Glasgow
Permanent, Full Time
Summary of Role
Are you a seasoned risk and compliance professional looking for a leadership role in one of Scotland’s leading independent law firms? We are seeking an exceptional Risk and Compliance Director to join our team and play a crucial role in further developing and implementing our risk management and compliance strategy, ensuring adherence to regulatory, legal, and professional obligations. You’ll oversee enterprise risk management, data protection, complaints and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance while fostering a culture of risk awareness and ethical practice across the firm.
Why Join Us?
As a key member of our leadership team, you will develop and implement the firm’s risk and compliance strategy, ensuring that operational, regulatory, financial, and IT risks are effectively managed. You will lead a team of specialists, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and act as the firm’s Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO). This is a unique opportunity to shape the risk culture of one of the Big 4 Scottish independent law firms.
Key Tasks
• Lead the development and execution of the firm’s risk and compliance strategy.
• Oversee regulatory compliance, risk management, financial crime including AML, and data protection frameworks.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, ensuring regulatory requirements are met.
• Foster a culture of risk awareness and accountability across the firm.
• Provide strategic guidance to senior leadership, partners, and operational teams, balancing commercial priorities with regulatory requirements.
• Safeguard the firm’s reputation, ensuring operational resilience, and maintaining client and stakeholder trust.
• Manage a team of specialists and engage with key stakeholders, including the Law Society of Scotland.
Qualifications and Experience
• Proven leadership experience in risk and compliance, ideally within a professional services firm.
• Expertise in regulatory compliance, significant understanding of financial crime including AML.
• Chartered/Fellow membership of an accredited professional institution.
• Strong strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and ability to influence at senior levels.
• Significant evidence of implementing sound risk management strategies which support an organisation’s reputation as a high-quality law firm.
• The gravitas and ability to win and maintain the confidence of senior stakeholders, and build trusted relationships.
• The ability to show independent judgement, as you will be required to work closely with partners and senior management on matters which are sensitive and are time critical.
What We Offer
• A leadership role within a highly respected, growing independent law firm.
• The opportunity to shape and influence risk culture at the highest level.
• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• A collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing work environment.
