Compliance Officer

Location: Outskirts of Leeds City Centre, parking
Hours: Monday to Friday, hybrid 3 days in the office 2 days from home

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive and organised Compliance Officer to join a global organisation based in Leeds. Supporting the Vice President and senior leadership team, you will play a key role in ensuring the business operates in line with UK legislation, corporate governance requirements and internal compliance standards.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in compliance, governance or legal administration who enjoys working across multiple business functions and building strong stakeholder relationships.

• Maintain corporate governance records and statutory filings
• Support compliance with GDPR, data protection and information security requirements
• Coordinate compliance programmes including competition law and modern slavery initiatives
• Monitor legislative changes and communicate updates across the business
• Assist with compliance audits, reporting and internal training
• Review and track commercial contracts and supplier agreements
• Maintain contract registers and monitor renewals
• Liaise with external legal advisers and internal stakeholders
• Produce compliance reports and management information
• Support ad hoc legal, governance and regulatory projects

• Previous experience within compliance, governance, legal or regulatory administration is essential
• Excellent organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to manage confidential information with integrity
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Able to prioritise a varied workload and meet deadlines
• Proactive, collaborative and solutions focused
• Knowledge of GDPR, corporate governance or contract administration would be advantageous

• Opportunity to join a well-established global organisation
• Varied and autonomous role with exposure to senior leadership
• Collaborative and supportive working environment
• Excellent opportunity to develop a career within compliance and corporate governance

Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.