Compliance Recruitment Solutions

At Compliance Recruitment Solutions (Dublin, Geneva, London & Madrid), we operate as the longest-established specialist compliance recruitment firm, founded in 1996 by former compliance practitioners. Our mission is built on delivering ethical, expert, and technically rigorous talent acquisition for financial services, fintech, professional services, and non-financial corporate sectors.

Who We Are

Headquartered in the heart of the City of London at Token House Yard and represented across key European financial hubs including Dublin, Geneva, and Madrid via former compliance officer partners, our organisation brings together industry veterans who understand the regulatory landscape firsthand. We manage permanent, temporary, contract, and part-time placements ranging from mid-tier compliance officers to executive C-suite MLROs and board-level appointments.

What We Do

We deliver an integrated suite of specialist recruitment and regulatory sourcing solutions across core functional areas:

• Anti-Financial Crime & AML: Sourcing experts in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Customer Due Diligence (CDD/KYC), fraud investigation, forensic accounting, and Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC).
• Regulatory Compliance & Conduct Risk: Placing professionals specialising in Conduct Risk, COBS, corporate governance, ethics, and prudential reporting.
• Data Privacy & Information Security: Recruiting specialists to manage GDPR, data protection frameworks, and internal IT audit functions.
• Risk & Regulatory Advisory: Partnering with regulated firms, start-ups, and compliance consultancies to secure risk management leaders and MLROs (including SMF16/17 holders).

Our Approach & Values

• Practitioner-Led Expertise: Because our team consists of former compliance officers, we thoroughly vet candidates' technical understanding, cultural fit, and regulatory accuracy before shortlisting, ensuring we never waste client time with misaligned CVs
• Ethical Candidate Representation: Operating under a strict candidate-first philosophy, we never mass-mail CVs or push individuals into roles unless it represents a genuine career advancement.
• Regulatory & Market Insights: Leveraging decades of market presence since the introduction of the first UK Financial Services Act in 1988, providing informed guidance on compensation benchmarking, hiring standards, and authorisation processes.

Industry Role

We operate as a Specialised Regulatory Compliance Recruitment Consultancy. Our role is to act as a trusted talent partner, supplying expert compliance, risk, and financial crime infrastructure to regulated entities, payment services, fintechs, and multinational corporations globally.