Senior Compliance Business Partner

Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Senior Compliance Business Partner

Job Title: Compliance Business Partner

Location: Nottingham or London

Working Pattern: 3 days in-office (Tuesday-Thursday) and 2 days remote.

Our Mission

We’re on a mission to be a force for good in lending. Throughout our almost 30-year history, we’ve consistently been recognised as a great place to work; in 2026, Capital One was officially ranked 9th in the UK’s Best Workplaces™ list. Hear from our team about what it’s like working at Capital One UK.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Compliance Business Partner to provide specialist advice and support across the wider UK financial services compliance framework. This is a hands-on role where you will act as a subject matter expert on current and upcoming regulatory requirements, helping the business identify emerging risks, embed effective controls, and safely deliver new initiatives. You will play a critical part in translating complex regulatory requirements into practical business strategies.

What you’ll do

• Act as the Compliance subject matter expert for the UK business, specifically on our regulatory requirements.
• Provide vital compliance input and risk assessments for new products, customer journeys, partnerships, and strategic business initiatives.
• Maintain a broad understanding of the UK financial services regulatory environment to advise on critical areas such as Consumer Duty, Conduct risk, and Financial crime.
• Translate complex regulatory directives into practical, commercially focused business controls, confidently challenging business decisions where there is potential regulatory or customer harm risk.
• Prepare high-quality compliance reporting and foster strong, collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders across Legal, Risk, Product, and Operations to promote a robust culture of regulatory compliance

The skills and experience you need

• Significant compliance experience within UK financial services, backed by strong specialist knowledge of electronic money, payment services, and payments regulation.
• A good working knowledge of the Electronic Money Regulations, Payment Services Regulations, and the FCA regulatory framework.
• Proven experience in providing pragmatic compliance advice to business stakeholders and undertaking thorough regulatory risk assessments.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret ambiguous legislation and translate it into practical business requirements.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders and clearly explain complex regulatory concepts to non-specialists.

Where and how you'll work

This is a permanent position based in either our London or Nottingham office. 

We embrace a hybrid approach to work. You'll spend three days a week in the office (Tuesday-Thursday), with Monday and Friday being dedicated work-from-home days.

Our offices are designed to inspire and support you. At our Nottingham head office, you'll find an on-site gym, restaurant and dedicated Learning Loft. Our London office boasts a rooftop running track and coffee bar. 

What’s in it for you

We invest in the growth of our people alongside our business. You will have extensive opportunities to learn and develop your career, including access to up to £5,000 in funding for external qualifications.

In addition to career development, our comprehensive benefits package is designed to grow with you, ensuring your wellbeing is prioritised at every stage of your career:

• Wealth & Future: Competitive pension and performance-based bonus schemes
• Holidays: Start with 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure. Need more? You have the option to buy 5 additional days.
• Health: Access premium care through our private medical insurance.
• Family Support: We champion your milestones with enhanced parental leave.

A full list of our benefits is available here.

What you should know about how we recruit

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. 

We value diversity, inclusion and belonging at our core. We empower our associates to do great work by creating an inclusive culture—one that values diverse perspectives, fosters collaboration and encourages innovative ideas—and a place where associates of all backgrounds can thrive by bringing their most authentic selves to work. We call this our Culture of Belonging, and it rests at the heart of our business.

Our associate-led Business Resource Groups were created to help support our diverse population and include over 10 groups across our offices. Because each Business Resource Group is as unique as the population it serves, they offer a range of activities, networking opportunities, special events and learning programmes to associates.

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact [email protected]  All information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of applying a reasonable adjustment.