Regulatory Portfolio Lead

CompanyFirstBank UK Limited

LocationLondon Area, United Kingdom

Posted At1/7/2026

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Business and financial project management professionals

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

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£56,500 (£28.97 per hour)

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Description

Regulatory Portfolio Lead

FirstBank UK is a globally recognised, top-tier bank who provide world-class services to various institutions and individuals. Offering a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services/products, this thriving business with over 10 million active customers in over 700 business locations is the oldest African bank in the UK. Due to business requirements, we are now looking to acquire the services of an experienced Regulatory Transformation Portfolio Lead to lead the strategic coordination & delivery of the Bank’s transformation initiatives.

Please note that this is a hybrid role with 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Business Partnership

Provide strategic direction and oversight for all regulatory transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with Bank priorities and external standards.
Embedding subject matter expertise to shape regulatory solutions and advise on key issues.
Act as the primary liaison between project sponsors, executive committees, and delivery teams to ensure traceability and accountability.

Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement across Compliance, Legal, Risk, HR, and Operations.

Portfolio Management

Overview and co-ordination of all in-flight and pipeline projects in the portfolio. Advise on capacity and provide timelines for delivery.
Prioritise and sequence regulatory initiatives based on risk, compliance urgency, and strategic value.
Maintain a consolidated roadmap of mandatory change programmes, including regulatory gap assessments, policy/process updates, and culture initiatives.
Management of portfolio budget, ensuring that projects are delivered within the agreed costings.
Monitor programme progress, risks, and issues; escalate material deviations as required.

Governance Assurance:

Validating deliverables, KPIs, and closure criteria to ensure traceability and compliance.
Facilitate working groups and steering committees as well as ad-hoc workshops as required.
Production of clear project communications and updates to senior management, project teams, and external partners.

Project Execution:

Leading selected high-priority regulatory projects to deliver outcomes on time, within scope, and to quality standards.
Co-ordinate the Bank’s regulatory project portfolio and run multiple projects, managing all aspects of the end-to-end delivery journey, including requirements gathering, gap-analysis, build, testing, and go-live.
Development and management of project documents that outline the scope, objectives, timelines, and resource requirements for change projects.

Key Skills/Experience:

Proven experience in regulatory change, compliance transformation, or portfolio leadership within financial services.
Strong understanding of UK and EU regulatory frameworks (e.g., FCA, PRA, AML, GDPR).
Strong governance reporting skills.
Experience of running multiple initiatives simultaneously and co-ordinating own capacity and priorities.
Strong stakeholder engagement and management skills.
Strong governance and associated reporting skills.
Prince II certificate or equivalent would be highly advantageous.

Excellent attention to detail.

In return we offer a fantastic benefits package including:

Up to 10% employer pension contribution
Life Assurance Cover
Income protection
Private Medical Insurance plan (upon successful completion of probation period)
Contribution to glasses/contacts and eye testing
Gym subsidy (up to £50 per month)
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Program
Interest Free season ticket loan for travel
Birthday Leave
25 days annual leave, rising to 28 after 3 years and 30 after 8 years’ service
Give As You Earn (GAYE)

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First Bank is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.