Head of Regulatory Affairs
Company: Actus Search Agency
- Location: City Of London, United Kingdom
- Work mode: Hybrid
- Seniority: Director
- Employment type: Contract
- Posted: Yesterday
- Offer language: English
Job description
Head of Regulatory Affairs – PRA
Location: London / Hybrid
Contract: Interim, initially 3-6 months
The Opportunity
Actus Search has been exclusively instructed by a leading European savings and retirement services business to appoint an experienced Head of Regulatory Affairs on an interim basis.
This is a high-profile, Director-level appointment at an important point in the organisation’s UK growth and regulatory journey.
The business is undertaking a significant regulatory transition, including the redomiciliation of its insurance business from Bermuda to London and the associated transition to UK PRA regulation.
The successful individual will play a critical role in ensuring strong, effective and credible engagement with the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) throughout this process.
This is a role for someone who can hit the ground running and take ownership of senior regulatory relationships from day one.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the organisation’s senior-level relationship and engagement with the PRA.
- Act as the principal regulatory affairs expert and senior point of contact for PRA-related matters.
- Develop and maintain strong, credible relationships with senior PRA stakeholders.
- Provide strategic regulatory advice to senior leadership and relevant governance forums.
- Support the business through its redomiciliation and broader UK regulatory transition.
- Provide regulatory leadership and oversight in relation to significant corporate activity, including M&A and integration activity.
- Anticipate emerging regulatory requirements and ensure the business is appropriately prepared.
- Coordinate regulatory engagement across internal stakeholders, ensuring consistent messaging and effective execution.
- Support responses to regulatory requests, consultations, submissions and other PRA interactions.
- Provide senior-level challenge and advice across regulatory, risk and governance matters.
- Help strengthen the regulatory affairs capability within the UK business.
Candidate Profile
We are looking for an established regulatory affairs leader with deep, demonstrable UK Regulatory Financial Services experience.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Led PRA relationships for a life insurer, pensions business, savings group or major financial services organisation.
- Significant experience operating at Head of Regulatory Affairs / Director / equivalent level.
- Extensive knowledge of financial services regulatory environment and supervisory framework.
- A strong track record of engaging with senior regulators and managing complex regulatory
