Compliance Advisory Manager

Job Title: Compliance Advisory Manager  
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 09.00 - 17.00 36.25 hours per week 
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 and up to 20% bonus and benefits 
Location: Flexible – Embrace fully UK remote or hybrid work from any of our vibrant UK offices in London, Cardiff, Durham or Blackpool. 

💚 Shaping the future of sustainable digital banking 

Launched in 2014 as one of the UK’s original challenger banks, Tandem is proudly headquartered in the Northwest, with over 500 people working across the UK.  

People join Tandem because they want to shape something meaningful. Here, you’ll use your skills to create products that empower people to make better financial choices and lower their environmental impact. We’re big enough to drive real change, small enough for every voice to be heard, and united by a shared purpose that inspires us to move forward - together.  

Recognised in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for 2024 and 2025, Tandem has also been named in The Sunday Times 100 Tech list for two consecutive years in 2025 and 2026 – a list of the fastest growing tech companies in Britain, reflective of our growing industry presence. Tandem was also awarded Investor in Customers’ Gold Standard based on customer and employee feedback and is a Certified™ Great Place to Work®.  

Tandem is growing fast and helping to shape the future of sustainable banking. 

Your team: Collaborators in change  

Tandem is proud to offer a workplace with diverse experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds which leads to a unique company culture for our people and a better experience for our customers. 
 
The role is within the 2LOD Compliance advisory team and will require the role holder to support the Director of Compliance in creating and maintaining an environment in which senior management and the business is able to comply with UK regulatory requirements.   

The role holder will have demonstrable experience of providing compliance support across a range of disciplines in a financial services regulated environment, consultancy or at the regulator and be able to advise senior stakeholders on the regulations applicable to our product range, including mortgages, consumer credit, and savings and ISA products. The role holder will also bring an understanding of the distribution models through which these products reach customers and will act as a champion of the compliance framework. 

 
Your Impact: Building a sustainable tomorrow  

As a Compliance Advisory Manager at Tandem your focus will be on: 

• Providing advice on regulation to the business across a broad range of topics, ensuring good customer outcomes are achieved in line with the Consumer Duty. 

• Support the team as needed to provide compliance sign-off of financial promotions, customer communications, and training materials. 

• Undertake regulatory horizon scanning and maintain regular touchpoints with relevant stakeholders across the business to ensure they are up to date with changes. 

• Provide compliance support across the product range, with particular focus on unsecured consumer credit and the distribution models through which our products are offered. 

• Develop a strong presence across the bank and support as needed in operational meetings, helping to promote a strong compliant culture. 

• Provide 2LOD input to the wider Risk team, including consulting on key initiatives and ensuring due governance practices are observed. 

• Support product governance across the product lifecycle, from design and approval through to ongoing and annual review. 

• Supporting engagements with the regulator as required by the Director of Compliance including co-ordinating responses to requests for information, submitting notifications and / or coordinating applications via Connect. 

• Support as needed in undertaking policy reviews and creating, developing and rolling out compliance training materials to help educate colleagues on regulatory risks. 

• Identify, investigate and resolve compliance issues. 

We’d love to hear from you if you have: 

• Strong focus on consumer outcomes and supporting the business in its embedment of Consumer Duty. 

• Ability to hit the ground running and work well under pressure, at pace, and to prioritise effectively.  

• Adaptable and able to take on a wide range of Compliance issues, depending on the needs of the team. 

• Strong and broad expertise of regulatory landscape and demonstrable experience of advising senior stakeholders on FCA regulatory matters in a financial services environment, including SME knowledge of FCA Handbook, Consumer Credit Act, Senior Managers & Certification Regime, and Consumer Duty. 

• Working knowledge of retail lending products, with experience of unsecured consumer credit particularly welcome. 

• Excellent attention to detail and a forensic approach to delivering on a task.  

• Strong communication skills, including the confidence to interact with and challenge senior stakeholders across the business. 

• Ability to appropriately challenge information and get to the heart of a matter.  

• Direct experience working at the FCA, or of engaging with the FCA through thematic or firm-specific reviews, would be an advantage.  

 
 
Rewards that reflect your value, what’s in it for you? 
 
At Tandem, your hard work is rewarded in many ways, and we have an enhanced employee benefits package on offer from your very first day with us:  

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 days Bank Holiday   

• An additional day off for a ‘celebration day’ including, but not limited to, birthdays, weddings, religious holidays, graduations etc 

• Buy or sell up to 5 days holiday a year 

• Healthcare cash plan through Westfield Health  

• Life Assurance at 3 x salary 

• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme    

• Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme and a free helmet   

• Salary sacrifice Pension contribution*, 4% employee contributions matched with 4% Tandem contribution (*Subject to salary eligibility) 

• Smart Tech scheme (buy goods with 0% interest) 

• 10% discount on solar panels 

• Tandem Hub for treats, cash back and discounts on UK retailers    

• 2 days per year paid volunteering    

• Free cereal, snacks and drinks in all offices 

• Quarterly team social budgets 

Please note, some benefits are subject to eligibility criteria, such as passing your probation.

Our Green Deal: Your Impact Amplified 

A little welcome gift from us to you, we’ll plant a tree in the Tandem Grove and you can enter into our “Green Deal” below: 

• Volunteer 2 days a year for charity > receive an early Friday finish  

• Raise £200 per annum for charity > Tandem provide PR and marketing support  

• Have renewable energy at home > receive an additional 1 day annual leave  

• Drive an electric car > receive £500 towards a home charger 

 
Ready to make your mark?  

Apply now and let's pave the way to a greener world, together. Our approach to DE&I is reflected in our hiring process so please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments. We will close adverts once we have received enough applications so please apply asap if you’re interested in the role. 

 
Sourcing Model 

Recruitment at Tandem works primarily on a direct sourcing model and does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list. We are not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company. You can find our Applicant Privacy Policy on our Careers page. 
 
Tandem is an equal opportunity employer and are committed to meeting our responsibilities under the Equality Act (2010). We respect the diverse experience and talents that every individual brings to our Company, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.  

Please be aware that background checking (including credit, criminal records and CIFAS Internal Fraud Database Checks) form part of our recruitment process. We will adhere to our duties under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.