We seek an experienced Risk & Compliance leader to head our Business Partnering team and serve as the senior Risk & Compliance representative for specific business areas.
Leading six Risk & Compliance Business Partners, you provide clear, pragmatic, and commercially focused advice and challenges. Your role helps the business handle risk, meet regulatory demands, and secure balanced growth.
This is a highly visible leadership role requiring strong collaborator management, good judgment, and the ability to influence decision-making at senior levels across the business.
Aon is in the business of better decisions
At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.
As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

Head the Business Partnering Team
Lead, develop, and encourage a team of six Risk & Compliance Business Partners.
Foster a high-performing culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Mentor and develop colleagues to strengthen capability, commercial awareness, and leadership skills.
Partner with the Business
Act as a trusted adviser to senior business leaders on risk, compliance, and governance matters.
Provide practical, commercially focused mentorship and challenges.
Support informed decision-making while ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and risk appetite.

Provide Risk & Compliance Leadership

Coordinate the management of regulatory, conduct, and operational risks.
Lead the successful application of risk and compliance frameworks throughout the business.
Promote a strong risk and compliance culture and ensure key issues are raised appropriately.

Deliver insightful reporting and analysis to senior collaborators and governance committees.
Communicate key risks, trends, and regulatory developments clearly and effectively.
Partner with Legal, Internal Audit, and other control functions to support robust risk management.

Support relationships with regulators, including the FCA.
Coordinate responses to regulatory reviews, requests, and supervisory activity.
Contribute to significant regulatory projects and remediation programs.
Skills and experience that will lead to success
Leadership: Proven ability to lead, develop, and encourage high-performing teams while successfully navigating change and competing priorities.
You should have significant experience in financial services. You need strong knowledge of the UK regulatory environment. A practical approach to managing regulatory, compliance, and conduct risk is important.
Business Partnering: Skilled at building positive relationships, influencing senior collaborators, and balancing risk management with commercial objectives.
Communication & Influence: Excellent communication, reporting, and collaborator management skills, with the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical business actions.
Qualifications: Relevant professional qualification (e.g. ICA, CII, or equivalent) and a dedication to ongoing professional development.
Personal Attributes: Collaborative, resilient, and solutions-focused, with strong integrity, reliable judgment, and a progressive perspective.

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