Compliance Officer

Compliance Officer

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

About the Role

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.

Key Responsibilities

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

About You

Previous experience within compliance, governance, legal or regulatory administration
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

What's on Offer

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 governanceHuntress 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
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed