Compliance Specialist – Central Compliance

The Role

Join our growing Central Compliance team and play a key role in keeping our European operations safe, smart, and compliant. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to build a career in compliance while gaining hands‑on experience across regulatory reporting, governance, policy management, and operational excellence.

You’ll be at the heart of our compliance engine — managing regulatory filings, running our mandatory training program, supporting strategic initiatives, and using technology (including AI tools) to streamline how we work.

If you're organised, curious, and ready to learn fast, this role offers real exposure and room to grow.

In this role you will

• Own and submit regulatory filings via FCA and Swiss portals, staying ahead of regulatory changes

• Coordinate the European Compliance Mandatory Training program and manage the LMS

• Support day‑to‑day delivery of compliance projects, ensuring tasks stay on track and well executed

• Maintain accurate registers, trackers, and documentation across breaches, audits, monitoring actions, and reporting

• Use AI and digital tools to summarise information, draft materials, and support reporting cycles

• Prepare high‑quality materials for senior stakeholders, committees, and boards

• Support onboarding, internal communications, and compliance awareness campaigns

• Manage policy updates, version control, and quality checks

• Coordinate Compliance Risk Assessments and track issues in Archer

• Help run team operations — budget tracking, calendars, governance routines, and workflows

• Identify opportunities to automate and improve processes

What it takes

• A strong proven understanding of FCA systems and controls

• Strong organisation, attention to detail, and ability to work multiple priorities

• Confidence working independently and using initiative

• Clear written and verbal communication skills

• High integrity and professionalism when handling sensitive information

• Confidence working with stakeholders at all levels

• Strong Microsoft Office skills and enthusiasm for using AI/Copilot to work smarter

• Curiosity, proactivity, and genuine interest in developing a compliance career

• A collaborative mindset and desire to drive continuous improvement

Special Factors 

• Vanguard is not offering sponsorship for this position

• This is a hybrid position and would require you to work in the office 3 days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday) 

This role encompasses activities that fall within the remit of UK Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’) regulation. The successful candidate will therefore be subject to UK regulatory requirements in relation to conduct rules, regulatory references and the assessment of fitness and propriety, knowledge, experience and competence. Where appropriate, the role may also be subject to approval by the UK FCA.

Why Vanguard? 

Vanguard is a different kind of investment company. It was founded in the United States in 1975 on a simple but revolutionary idea: that an investment company should manage its funds solely in the interests of its clients. 

This is a philosophy that has helped millions of people around the world to achieve their goals with low-cost, uncomplicated investments. 

It's what we stand for: value to investors. 

Inclusion Statement  

Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.”  

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values. 

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose: to take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

Our commitment to equal employment opportunity 

Vanguard is an equal opportunity employer. Vanguard is committed to providing all crew members a working environment that is free from discrimination, prejudice and bias. Through this Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy, Vanguard reaffirms its commitment to equal employment opportunity for all applicants and crew members without regard to race, color, national origin or ancestry, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status. In addition, Vanguard prohibits discrimination based on genetic information, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Vanguard. Please inform [email protected] if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.