Compliance Officer at Leading Hedge Fund

Job description

OCR Alpha is working with a leading global multi-strategy investment firm to identify a Compliance Officer to join its growing London team.

This is a broad, hands-on compliance role within a lean and highly collaborative function, offering the opportunity to work closely with investment professionals across a range of strategies and asset classes. The successful candidate will have meaningful exposure to both day-to-day advisory work and wider compliance projects, with scope to take ownership as the platform continues to grow.

This role will be 4 days/week in the office, with the option to work one day from home.

The role will include:

• Providing day-to-day compliance advice to trading and investment teams across a range of regulatory and market conduct matters
• Advising on MNPI, wall crossings, information barriers, restricted lists and conflicts of interest
• Supporting trade and communications surveillance and investigating potential market abuse or conduct issues
• Managing regulatory reporting and disclosures across UK and international jurisdictions
• Supporting compliance monitoring, policy development and regulatory change
• Working on broader compliance projects, including process improvements, systems enhancements and new business initiatives
• Liaising with Legal, Operations, Technology and other stakeholders to develop and enhance the firm's compliance framework
• Supporting regulatory enquiries, audits and ongoing engagement with regulators and exchanges

The ideal candidate will have:

• Approximately 5–8 years' compliance experience, ideally gained within an investment bank, hedge fund or other trading-focused environment
• Strong experience across compliance advisory / Control Room, with a good understanding of MNPI, market abuse and information-barrier frameworks
• Exposure to trading businesses, ideally within a multi-strategy, market-making or proprietary trading environment
• A broad understanding of UK/EU regulatory requirements, with international experience a plus
• The ability to operate autonomously and take ownership in a lean, entrepreneurial environment
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to work directly with traders and senior stakeholders
• A proactive, practical approach and a willingness to get involved across different areas of compliance

This is an excellent opportunity for a compliance professional looking to move into a high-performing investment environment, with genuine breadth of responsibility and the opportunity to work closely with the business as the platform continues to develop.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-09-2026

Profession type

Management

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English