The Fidelis Partnership is a leading privately owned, Bermuda-based Managing General Underwriter writing a global portfolio of property, bespoke, and specialty insurance and reinsurance. Our underwriting spans aviation and aerospace, energy, marine, property, terrorism and political violence, contingency, and credit.
We operate from Dublin, London, Bermuda, and Abu Dhabi, and we also sponsor and develop specialist MGAs through our Pine Walk platform.
Fidelis is one of the fastest-growing insurance groups in the London market, with GWP increasing from $1.3bn in 2021 to $4.6bn in 2024. We write business on behalf of the Fidelis Insurance Group under a long-term agreement, and have expanded our underwriting platforms with the launch of Lloyd's Syndicate 3123 in 2024 and Syndicate 2126 in 2025.
Role Overview
The Senior Compliance Manager will play a key role in supporting and strengthening the Group's compliance function as the business continues to grow. This is a broad, generalist and hands-on position, providing the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and stakeholders across the business.
The successful candidate will act as a trusted compliance adviser, providing practical, risk-based guidance across a wide range of regulatory and business activities. With significant exposure to underwriting, delegated authority and wider business operations, this is an opportunity to take ownership, influence business decisions and help shape the compliance framework within an ambitious and evolving international insurance business.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide practical, risk-based compliance advice to senior stakeholders across the business, supporting new initiatives, business developments and emerging regulatory considerations.
- Act as a senior compliance adviser to underwriting and operational teams, helping them navigate regulatory requirements and understand how these apply to their activities.
- Support the development and launch of new underwriting cells, MGAs and other business initiatives, ensuring appropriate compliance frameworks and controls are established.
- Take ownership of the Group's compliance framework, policies and procedures, driving improvements and ensuring these remain effective as the business evolves.
- Advise on sanctions, financial crime and wider regulatory requirements.
- Oversee regulatory arrangements relating to Appointed Representatives and delegated business, including onboarding, due diligence and ongoing monitoring.
- Support the business with SM&CR requirements, regulatory reporting and governance matters.
- Work closely with senior management, Legal, Risk and other key functions to maintain strong regulatory relationships and promote a consistent approach to compliance.
- Identify potential risks, provide constructive challenge and help the business maintain effective oversight across its operations.
- Manage competing priorities and provide support across a varied range of compliance activities, taking ownership and working autonomously where required.
Skills & Experience
- Significant experience in a Compliance role within the insurance industry, ideally with exposure to the Lloyd's or London Market.
- Broad understanding of insurance compliance and the regulatory environment, rather than expertise in one specific compliance discipline.
- Good understanding of how insurance businesses operate, including underwriting, delegated authority and the regulatory considerations surrounding these activities.
- Experience providing practical compliance advice and working closely with senior stakeholders.
- Experience developing, maintaining or improving compliance frameworks, policies and procedures.
- Good understanding of FCA requirements, Appointed Representative arrangements and SM&CR.
- Ability to advise across different areas of the business, applying sound judgement to a varied range of regulatory and commercial challenges.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence, challenge and build relationships across different levels of the business.
- Ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and take ownership of key compliance activities.
- Strong technical knowledge, commercial awareness and a practical, solutions-focused approach.
Our culture is defined by our ethos. It is the foundation of who we are and the core of everything we do.
- Results – We want to be the best at the things we care about, so we focus on profitability over volume, with responsive decision-making and clear prioritised accountability.
- Innovate – We aspire to lead the market in providing the services and products our clients need, and to drive change in the broader impact our industry has on human rights, society, and environmental sustainability.
- Include – We create an environment where employees can bring their whole self to work, with open communication where everyone, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or background, feels able to contribute ideas and be recognised and rewarded for their contribution.
- Unite – We operate as a team of individual talents that actively seeks to reflect the diversity of the societies in which we operate, giving our business the widest range of inputs and perspectives.
- Respond – We work in a business exposed to sudden shocks and changes – elemental, political, economic and human – so we remain nimble and ready for change.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our vision is for a workplace culture where differences are valued and where diversity of background, experience and thought are welcomed. We believe that developing and maintaining a diverse and inclusive organisation is critical to our success. Our hiring, assessment and selection process must be fair, free from bias and one which ensures we select the right person for the job, based on merit.
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