Legal Services & Compliance Executive Director

Join Our Team as a Legal Services & Compliance Executive Director!

BD Group is on an exciting transformation journey — and we’re looking for an exceptional Legal Services & Compliance Executive Director to help shape our future. This is a rare opportunity to lead the legal, governance, and compliance agenda for a purpose‑driven organisation delivering essential services to communities across London and the Southeast.

If you’re a strategic legal leader with a passion for integrity, governance excellence, and enabling safe, compliant, highiating operations, we’d love to hear from you.

• Providing authoritative legal and compliance advice to support effective decision‑making across the organisation.

• Leading corporate governance and supporting the CEO, Executive Leadership Team, Board, Audit, and Remuneration Committees.

• Shaping organisational risk appetite and advising on emerging risks and compliance issues.

• Championing ethical conduct, safeguarding, GDPR, information security, financial accountability, EDI, and health & safety.

• Driving continuous improvement, innovation, and efficiency in legal and governance practices.

• Overseeing fraud prevention measures to protect organisational integrity.

• Overseeing, with HR, the development and implementation of policies aligned with legal and sector standards.

• Acting as chief legal representative, advising on contracts, regulatory guidelines, and industry rules.

• Managing external legal advisors to ensure cost‑effective, high‑quality support.

• Leading legal claims and disputes to protect organisational interests.

• Establishing and maintaining legal and governance frameworkserministic.

• Embedding compliance and risk management into operational planning.

• Leading insurance and liability management to safeguard organisational assets.

• Ensuring business continuity planning and resilience measures are in place.

• Leading and improving the delivery of legal services across BD Group.

• Providing legal advice to the Board and committees.

• Interpreting committee powers and advising on decision‑making processes.

• Advising on new legislative requirements and supporting implementation.

• Providing expert guidance on data protection compliance and UK GDPR obligations.

• Ensuring a robust corporate governance framework with high ethical standards.

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  Contributing to programme boards, shaping strategy, policy, and performance monitoring.

• Providing governance advice to ensure decisions adhere to legal and ethical principles.

• Overseeing the complaints process to ensure robust, fair outcomes.

• Leading or contributing to corporate projects and policy development.

• Promoting innovation, efficiency, and customer focus in governance delivery.

• Overseeing company secretariat functions and ensuring statutory compliance.

• Reporting compliance with legal, financial, and procurement frameworks.

• Monitoring regulatory compliance and escalating emerging risks.

• Overseeing audit processes to ensure transparency, accountability, and assurance.

• Degree in Law or equivalent professional qualification.

• εκ Qualified solicitor, barrister, or chartered legal executive with active professional membership (Law Society, Bar Council, CILEX).

• Substantial post‑admission experience (typically around 10 years) or equivalent professional capability.

• Ability to support and deputise for the Chief Executive.

• Proven leadership of legal and governance teams aligned with organisational values.

• Strong experience partnering with the CEO, Board, and Executive Leadership Team.

• Commitment to transparent leadership, psychological safety, and a non‑blame culture.

• Deep understanding of safeguarding, GDPR, information security, health & safety, fraud prevention, and EDI.

• Ability to shape organisational risk appetite and advise on resilience and compliance obligations.

• Experience leading multidisciplinary legal and compliance teams.

• Skilled in embedding governance frameworks in complex commercial or public‑sector environments.

• Ability…