Simmons Adaptive – Interim Compliance Professional

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Simmons & Simmons Adaptive: Clients today need flexible resourcing solutions to meet the changing demands of the marketplace. Simmons & Simmons has always been willing to adapt and embrace new forms of service delivery to meet changing client demands. Simmons Adaptive is a flexible resourcing solution to meet client requirements at the same high quality you expect from Simmons & Simmons. We understand that our firm is equal only to the strengths of our people and place great emphasis on recruiting and retaining staff who meet our high standards. As an Adaptive consultant, you will be fully supported by the Simmons & Simmons team with a sponsoring Partner and a client team with whom we would encourage you to engage on a regular basis. You will have access to the firm's resources and Know-how and have the opportunity to be involved in training and development at the Firm. Simmons Adaptive is the flexible resourcing team for leading international law firm, Simmons & Simmons.

Main purpose of the role: Simmons Adaptive are seeking a Compliance Professional for a 13-month maternity leave cover, commencing in May 2026. This is an excellent opportunity for a compliance lawyer or professional to work within a leading pension scheme, supporting both public and private market groups. You will play a vital role in managing compliance systems, administering policies and procedures and providing advisory support across the business. Build strong relationships with business units to support compliance matters. Provide ad-hoc advice and ongoing surveillance including best execution, allocations, sanctions lists, shareholding disclosures, position limits and exceptions reporting. Support the management of expert networks, market soundings, trade restrictions, and compliance workflows, including the integration of new reg tech systems. Assist with external KYC requests, policy and procedure updates, and the compliance manual.

Person specification: Thorough knowledge of the UK regulatory framework. Experience in Public Markets Compliance and regulatory change, with a good understanding of public market asset classes (equity, credit, fixed income, derivatives, alternatives). Familiarity with Private Markets Compliance. Working knowledge of Bloomberg, FundApps, or equivalent compliance monitoring systems. Bachelor’s degree or industry qualification (e.g., CISI). Excellent knowledge of FCA rules, MiFID II, guideline and limit monitoring, market abuse surveillance, shareholder disclosures, position limits, and conflicts of interest. Some knowledge of European and U.S. regulatory frameworks.

Why you should join Simmons Adaptive: You will have access to high-quality roles and work within Simmons & Simmons’ market-leading clients You’ll have support from a Simmons & Simmons ‘sponsor Partner’ whilst on external assignment You will be given access to the Firms’ resources and Know-how when on assignment We will invite you to our in-person and virtual networking events exclusively for Adaptive consultants, along with firmwide webinars and events You will have the backing of a leading international law firm.

Previous Simmons Adaptive Applicants: If you have previously interviewed for a position with Simmons & Simmons Adaptive, we want to reassure you that we aim to actively consider all interviewed candidates for our current vacancies. If you wish to enquire about this position, we kindly request that you contact the Adaptive team via email rather than reapplying through this advert.

Equal opportunities: We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to equal opportunities in employment. We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment. At Simmons & Simmons we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us, should this be something you are interested in.

Background screening: All recruits of Simmons & Simmons will be required to go through our background screening process. Depending on the position you apply for this may include a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) certificate. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a DBS certificate on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed. The firm's policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.