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Deputy Head of Risk

Location: 

London, GB

Department or practice area:  Risk Management

The opportunity for you

 

This is a senior specialist position at the heart of Taylor Wessing’s Risk Management function. The role is responsible for driving high‑quality AML and financial crime compliance across the firm. Working closely with the Business Acceptance Manager, MLRO,Director of Risk, Head of Risk and other senior stakeholders, you will act as a trusted subject‑matter expert on AML processes, sanctions,conflicts, data, OCGs and regulatory expectations.

 

Key responsibilities

 

  • Serve as the principal point of contact for partners and fee‑earners on all business acceptance matters.
  • Lead day‑to‑day Business Acceptance operations, including acting as an escalation point for the Business Acceptance Manager and team.
  • Provide expert advice on sanctions, conflicts of interest, and financial crime, supporting the MLRO and Director of Risk where required.
  • Manage key AML responsibilities, including the annual AML Risk Assessment and acting as the main contact for the Independent AML Audit.
  • Oversee compliance processes, including staying updated on legislation, delivering training, and supervising responses to Outside Counsel Guidelines and Client Questionnaires.

 

Knowledge, skills and experience

 

  • Strong technical expertise in UK AML regulations and financial crime compliance within a legal or professional services environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to interpret complex information, assess risk, and provide clear, evidence‑based recommendations.
  • Experience resolving conflicts of interest, balancing regulatory obligations with the commercial and international needs of a partnership-led organisation.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels across UK and international offices.

 

Benefits

 

Here are a select few benefits that Taylor Wessing offer; 

  • Hybrid working (Offering the opportunity to work remotely, while maintaining a social boundary by working from our award-winning offices for 3 days a week) 
  • Holiday (Our basic annual holiday entitlement starts at 25 days, with a further discretionary day of paid leave in December. You may also purchase up to five extra days each year (pro rata). 
  • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave (After one-year service, you are entitled to up to 26 weeks leave full pay if you or your partner give birth or adopt a child). 

 

Along with these there are many more benefits we offer, with the addition of a comprehensive flexible benefits package available. 

 

Our culture

 

Nurturing a diverse, inclusive culture allows all of our talent to flourish, sparks creativity and powers innovation.  We continue to build a team that exemplifies inclusivity and reflects the firm's core values: creative, excellence, integrity, responsible, respect and team.  We value and celebrate the differences in who we are, what we have experienced and how we think, so all candidates will be treated fairly regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, neurodiversity, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

 

At Taylor Wessing, we never settle for average. We're creative thinkers, problem solvers and continuous learners who excel at what we do and believe our best work is still ahead of us. We are a firm that's large enough for you to achieve your ambitions, but connected enough to be a true community.  

 

Taylor Wessing

 

Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within our sectors, we work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together we challenge expectation and create extraordinary results. By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition. 

 

With 1250+ lawyers, 350+ partners, 26 offices and 16 jurisdictions we are looking to expand our Risk Management  team, with the addition of a Deputy Head of Risk.

 

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