Deputy Director Criminal Enforcement

Overview

Deputy Director Criminal Enforcement

Salary: £70,001 - £78,800 dependent on whether remote, Manchester or London office location. Associated terms and conditions include a 28.97% pension contribution.

Location: Remote or office based (Manchester or London). If office based, two days per week must be spent in the Manchester or Canary Wharf, London offices.

The SIA exists to protect the public through effective regulation of the private security industry. We are a high performing regulator, working collaboratively with industry, enforcement agencies, Government, and the devolved administrations to raise standards across the security industry sector. We have an important role, contributing to public protection through the effective regulation of certain private security activities across the UK, licensing over 450,000 security personnel and raising standards of private security.

• Provide strategic leadership of the SIA's national criminal enforcement function and oversight of the UK-wide enforcement approach.
• Lead teams responsible for criminal and financial investigations into activity posing the greatest risk to the regulatory regime.
• Progress cases from investigation to prosecution, oversee an effective financial investigation and asset recovery regime, and deliver proportionate but impactful non-criminal justice interventions to detect and disrupt harmful activity.
• Collaborate with the Legal Services team, police and other law enforcement partners to secure outcomes ensuring the UK private security industry is a hostile place for those who seek to cause harm.

• Track record of senior leadership and performance success in organisations with national reach (government, private or public sectors).
• Experience leading criminal investigations and wider interventions, with a proven record of successful prosecutions and impact through non-criminal justice outcomes.
• Ability to provide outstanding developmental leadership to multidisciplinary teams delivering high risk and high profile casework.
• Good working knowledge of legislation applicable to investigation activity (including CPIA, PACE and POCA).
• Strategic thinker and collaborative team player with inclusive, developmental leadership credentials and the confidence to advise on complex, high-profile decisions.

This is an exceptional career opportunity as the SIA prepares to become the independent regulator for Martyn's Law. If you have the necessary skills and experience and share our values and culture, we look forward to hearing from you.

To apply, please click apply on website. For an informal discussion about the role, contact our recruitment partners, Gatenby Sanderson:
Russell Brandon.

Closing date: Monday 16 February, 12 noon

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Security Industry Authority
Manchester, UK
Permanent
Published on 22 Jan 2026