Compliance Monitoring Manager - Nest Invest
| Posting date: | 18 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £85,000 to £105,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 April 2026 |
| Location: | Canary Wharf, London, E14 4PU |
| Company: | Nest Corporation |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 59474068 |
Summary
Role Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Compliance team at Nest Invest primarily to lead on the management and delivery of the compliance monitoring plan aligned with FCA regulations and industry best practices and support the development of a compliance culture and effective three lines of defence model. A new and varied role, daily responsibilities will include periodic and ad hoc compliance testing across Nest Invest, identifying, assessing, and reporting on compliance risks and control effectiveness, liaising with business units to understand operations and embed a risk-based approach to monitoring. The role will involve close working relationships with the Head of Compliance and key stakeholders across Nest Invest and Nest Corporation.
The minimum criteria for this role are:
- Demonstrable experience of owning or implementing a compliance monitoring plan within an FCA regulated entity, preferably Investment Firms and/or OPS firms.
- Knowledge and experience of regulatory rules and requirements, including FCA rules and working practices.
- Strong judgement and pragmatism in navigating regulatory risk, with ability to communicate clearly and confidently.
Don't worry if you think you don't have all the key skills, it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we're good at spotting potential and offer a generous training budget.
Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal attributes required for this role.
Flexible and agile working
Everyone's personal situation is different.
To make the most out of hybrid working, we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):
- hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required)
- reduce or vary working hours
- reduce or vary the days worked
- work compressed hours
- job share
Click here to see the benefits we offer at Nest.
For more information about our recruitment process click here
Directorate/Department Overview
About Nest Invest
Nest Invest Ltd is the investment subsidiary of Nest Corporation, responsible for managing the retirement savings of millions of UK workers. Our mission is to grow members’ pension pots over the long term through thoughtful, responsible, and innovative investment strategies.
Since December 2019, investment teams have been seconded into Nest Invest Ltd. As an FCA-authorised and regulated entity, Nest Invest operates within a robust governance framework, ensuring high standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability.
What We Do
Our Directorate is responsible for:
-
- Strategic Asset Allocation & Portfolio Risk Management - Designing diversified portfolios that balance long-term growth with risk control.
- Manager Selection & Oversight - Appointing and monitoring external fund managers to deliver strong, cost-effective performance.
- Responsible Investment & Stewardship - Embedding ESG principles across all investment decisions and engaging with companies to drive sustainable outcomes.
- Fund Administration & Operational Oversight - Ensuring smooth execution and administration of investment activities.
- Investment Technology & Financial Modelling - Using advanced tools and analytics to support decision-making and portfolio efficiency.
- Investment Proposition Development - Innovating and evolving our investment offering to meet the changing needs of our members.
- Managing any reputational risk related to our investments.
Organisational Overview
Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country.
Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you’d expect to find in a thriving business. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, race, religion/belief, sex, sexual orientation or socio economic background.
We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
Nest is a Disability Confident Leader, which is the highest level of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you have a disability, please declare that you’re applying through the scheme.
We aim to offer an interview to those applicants who apply through the Disability Confident Scheme and best meet the minimum criteria. However, there may be some circumstances where this is not possible due to the volume of applications.
Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications.
If you have any difficulty in sending your application or need the application pack in an alternative format, or you require any reasonable adjustments please contact: careers@nestcorporation.org.uk.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Compliance team at Nest Invest primarily to lead on the management and delivery of the compliance monitoring plan aligned with FCA regulations and industry best practices and support the development of a compliance culture and effective three lines of defence model. A new and varied role, daily responsibilities will include periodic and ad hoc compliance testing across Nest Invest, identifying, assessing, and reporting on compliance risks and control effectiveness, liaising with business units to understand operations and embed a risk-based approach to monitoring. The role will involve close working relationships with the Head of Compliance and key stakeholders across Nest Invest and Nest Corporation.
The minimum criteria for this role are:
- Demonstrable experience of owning or implementing a compliance monitoring plan within an FCA regulated entity, preferably Investment Firms and/or OPS firms.
- Knowledge and experience of regulatory rules and requirements, including FCA rules and working practices.
- Strong judgement and pragmatism in navigating regulatory risk, with ability to communicate clearly and confidently.
Don't worry if you think you don't have all the key skills, it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we're good at spotting potential and offer a generous training budget.
Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal attributes required for this role.
Flexible and agile working
Everyone's personal situation is different.
To make the most out of hybrid working, we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):
- hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required)
- reduce or vary working hours
- reduce or vary the days worked
- work compressed hours
- job share
Click here to see the benefits we offer at Nest.
For more information about our recruitment process click here
Directorate/Department Overview
About Nest Invest
Nest Invest Ltd is the investment subsidiary of Nest Corporation, responsible for managing the retirement savings of millions of UK workers. Our mission is to grow members’ pension pots over the long term through thoughtful, responsible, and innovative investment strategies.
Since December 2019, investment teams have been seconded into Nest Invest Ltd. As an FCA-authorised and regulated entity, Nest Invest operates within a robust governance framework, ensuring high standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability.
What We Do
Our Directorate is responsible for:
-
- Strategic Asset Allocation & Portfolio Risk Management - Designing diversified portfolios that balance long-term growth with risk control.
- Manager Selection & Oversight - Appointing and monitoring external fund managers to deliver strong, cost-effective performance.
- Responsible Investment & Stewardship - Embedding ESG principles across all investment decisions and engaging with companies to drive sustainable outcomes.
- Fund Administration & Operational Oversight - Ensuring smooth execution and administration of investment activities.
- Investment Technology & Financial Modelling - Using advanced tools and analytics to support decision-making and portfolio efficiency.
- Investment Proposition Development - Innovating and evolving our investment offering to meet the changing needs of our members.
- Managing any reputational risk related to our investments.
Organisational Overview
Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country.
Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you’d expect to find in a thriving business. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, race, religion/belief, sex, sexual orientation or socio economic background.
We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
Nest is a Disability Confident Leader, which is the highest level of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you have a disability, please declare that you’re applying through the scheme.
We aim to offer an interview to those applicants who apply through the Disability Confident Scheme and best meet the minimum criteria. However, there may be some circumstances where this is not possible due to the volume of applications.
Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications.
If you have any difficulty in sending your application or need the application pack in an alternative format, or you require any reasonable adjustments please contact: careers@nestcorporation.org.uk.
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Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.