Head of Compliance / Senior Compliance Specialist / Manager (no direct reports) Dublin City Centre | Hybrid | 12-Month Contract What you need to know Our client, a global investment banking organisation, is seeking a Head of Compliance or Senior Compliance Specialist / Manager for their Dublin branch. This leadership role acts as the primary point of contact with the Central Bank of Ireland and oversees all regulatory compliance, advisory, monitoring, and governance matters. You will guide senior stakeholders, drive compliance culture, and ensure adherence to regulatory permissions and frameworks. This role will suit you if you have experience operating at senior level within compliance and have experience in asset servicing, depositary, corporate trust and similar. Key Responsibilities: Lead the compliance function, ensuring appropriate structure, expertise, and governance. Act as primary liaison with the Central Bank of Ireland, managing supervisory interactions and regulatory correspondence. Provide regulatory advisory to senior leaders, assessing the impact of regulatory developments. Oversee compliance monitoring/testing frameworks, issue remediation, and risk escalation. Support AML/CFT, financial crime obligations, and act as Data Privacy Lead for the branch. Requirements: Significant senior-level compliance experience within regulated financial services. Strong knowledge of CBI regulations, EU frameworks, and supervisory engagement. Proven experience leading monitoring/testing programmes and regulatory inspections. Expertise in AML/CFT, financial crime, and GDPR/data privacy requirements. Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder-influencing skills; PCF12 approval preferred but not essential. Disclaimer By applying, you are giving consent for Matrix Recruitment to contact you about this job. We collect your data for recruitment purposes only and will retain it for the duration required as outlined in our privacy policy. All CVs are kept confidential and will not be submitted to any clients without your knowledge and consent. Please note that due to the expected high volume of applications we can only reply to applicants suitable for the position. In the interest of protecting your data and informing you of your rights, we will notify you should we retain your information by issuing an acknowledgement email and a request for consent where not already expressly given. We Value Your Trust. Skills: Compliance central bank of ireland CBI regulatory compliance oversight