Head of Compliance (Platform) - Omnis Investments

The opportunity

We’re looking for an experienced compliance leader to head up a risk-based, second-line Compliance team supporting the operation of the Omnis Investment platform. You’ll be a trusted adviser to the Executive, Senior Management Team and Board—providing pragmatic, commercial guidance that enables the business to deliver its objectives while meeting regulatory expectations.

Role purpose: define, lead and continuously improve the Compliance monitoring and oversight plan for the investment platform, working closely with key stakeholders across the Executive and extended leadership teams.

You’ll bring strong leadership, sound judgement and a collaborative approach—helping teams navigate change initiatives, strengthening controls, and ensuring high-quality engagement with regulators and third parties.

This position is based in our London office, with 3 days a required in the office.

The benefits

Basic salary - £85,000 - £120,000 depending on experience
Care allowance - £5,486
Bonus scheme – on-target bonus 17.5%
Pension – you contribute up to 5% of salary; Openwork matches with an additional 5%
Critical illness cover
Income protection – 1x salary
Death in service – 4x salary
Holiday – 27 days + bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 10 additional days
Flexible benefits – including private medical insurance, dental insurance and more

Key accountabilities

Lead, motivate and develop a team of 2–4 colleagues, including performance management.
Own and deliver the risk-based Compliance Plan, including second-line oversight, monitoring and control enhancement.
Provide pragmatic investment risk and compliance advice to stakeholders at all levels, including support for key change initiatives.
Manage regulatory engagement, including high-quality responses to Depositary and FCA requests, data submissions and thematic visits.
Produce clear compliance reporting and KPI tracking for relevant committees and senior stakeholders.
Manage effective liaison with third parties, including the platform provider, ensuring oversight and service outcomes are met.
Oversee risk monitoring against agreed thresholds and limits, collaborate across Group Risk/Compliance and coordinate with Internal Audit; deputise for the Director of Risk and Compliance as required.

What will you need to succeed?

Strong track record in an investment management environment, ideally with exposure to investment platforms.
Deep knowledge of the regulatory framework for operating an investment platform, including the wider regulatory landscape and emerging risks.
Working knowledge of financial crime frameworks.
Understanding of the wealth advice sector and experience operating within a vertically integrated firm.
Proven leadership and people management capability.
Excellent communication, influencing, facilitation and negotiation skills, with the confidence to challenge appropriately.
Highly organised and analytical, able to interpret complex information, maintain robust audit trails, manage competing priorities and lead change.

Why us?

At The Openwork Partnership, we're a dynamic, fast paced, and growing business with huge ambition. This is all made possible by the brilliant people who are part of The Openwork Partnership family. We're investing heavily in our colleagues, continuously striving to give them the platform to develop personally and professionally and reach their full potential. We’re also very proud of our culture, as one of the Best 100 Large Companies to work for in 2022.

The Openwork Partnership values, and respects individuality and we are committed to building an inclusive culture and environment which truly recognises and celebrates our colleague’s individual differences and identities – just like our financial advice, for us, it’s personal. We believe everyone can make a difference and your race, religion, disability, and gender will never be a barrier. At Openwork, we have a strong ethic of care for each other where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will bring your best self to work if you are trusted to choose when, where and how you do it.