Risk Compliance Manager

Kilburn & Strode is a top European intellectual property firm, headquartered in London, with offices in the US, and the Netherlands. For more than 100 years, we have been trusted to provide strategic IP advice and navigate the complex world of IP for an impressive roster of clients of all sizes, including leading brands and some of the world’s most impressive innovators.

Whether obtaining protection, clearing the path or defending key technologies; we offer a unique combination of experience, technical expertise and, most importantly, an approach that makes us a true extension of our clients’ teams. We have technical, legal and commercial nous second to none and we combine this with an attitude that makes working together easy.

The Risk & Compliance Manager is a newly established role, taking responsibility for creating and implementing our firm approach to client onboarding together with managing risk, GDPR, regulatory and compliance obligations.

The primary focus for this role be based in our London team and operations but there will be the need to ensure international compliance for our US and Netherlands operations.

Key aspects of the role include , but are not limited to:

• Managing the firm’s regulatory requirements, ensuring compliance and managing relationships with our external regulatory bodies
• Reviewing and updating processes for client onboarding including AML, conflicts and due diligence
• Handling our professional indemnity insurance – maintaining detailed records, ensuring compliance as well as acting as the main point of contact
• Maintaining our risk register – ensuring mitigations are in place and being delivered on as well as assessing any new risks
• Establishing and managing standardised templates, systems, terms of business and processes
• Designing and delivering risk and compliance training for all employees

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