Compliance Manager

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: London

Reporting To: Kim Vande Velde

Description

ABOUT 54GROUP:
54 is a sports and entertainment agency operating across five regions and ten offices: United Kingdom (London & Manchester), Europe (Sotogrande, Spain), MENA (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,  Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), APAC (Vietnam, Singapore & Adelaide, Australia) and USA (West Palm Beach, Florida & New York). It works with rights holders, governing bodies, household brands and major investors who share its belief in the power of sport. 54 comprises three service areas each consisting of two divisions: 1. Strategic Advisory (Consultancy and Data & Insights), 2. Asset Optimisation (Operations and Commercial), 3. Activation & Engagement (Events and Marketing). At its core, the company has an unwavering belief in embracing the opportunities offered by pushing at the edges of conventional wisdom to turn the improbable into the unignorable. 

ROLE OVERVIEW:
The Compliance Manager will be responsible for establishing and managing a robust compliance and risk framework across the Group, with a particular focus on events, international operations and insurance.
 
 This role ensures that legal and regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions are translated into practical, scalable compliance frameworks, with clear ownership across the business.
 
 The position operates at the intersection of Legal, Operations, HR and Finance, enabling the business to manage risk effectively while continuing to operate at pace.

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Group Compliance & Risk Framework

• Develop and maintain a centralised compliance and risk framework across the Group (including GDPR/ Data Privacy in local regimes, ABC, human rights and other ESG compliance frameworks)
• Maintain a Group-wide risk register, identifying and tracking key risk areas
  Identify recurring risk themes and implement structured, scalable solutions
• Establish clear escalation and reporting mechanisms.
  
  

Events & Operational Compliance

• Oversee legal and regulatory compliance requirements relating to high profile, global events
• Ensure appropriate compliance frameworks are in place for:

1. Health & safety governance (in collaboration with Operations)
2. Travel risk and employee safety (in collaboration with HR)
3. Supplier and third-party compliance

• Support consistent application of compliance standards across all events
• Define RACI for administrative tasks (e.g., collection of insurance certificates by Operations/Procurement), with Legal/Compliance setting standards and monitoring exceptions
  
  

Insurance & Risk Transfer

• Oversee the Group’s insurance programme, acting as the primary liaison with brokers
• Ensure appropriate insurance coverage is in place across:

1. Events
2. International operations
3. Key business risks

• Align insurance requirements with contractual obligations and risk exposure
• Provide internal guidance on insurance coverage, limitations and risk transfer
• Support oversight of insurance claims and identify trends and risk areas

Policy Development & Governance

• Oversee and advise on key policies, including:

1. Travel risk and employee safety policies 
2. Supplier compliance and insurance standards
3. Event-related compliance protocols

• Ensure policies are clear, practical and consistently applied

Cross-functional Ownership & Accountability

• Define and document ownership of compliance and risk across: HR- Operations- Finance-Legal
• Ensure accountability sits with the appropriate business functions
• Act as a central coordinator to ensure effective risk management

Crisis & Incident Compliance

• Develop and maintain compliance aspects of crisis and incident management frameworks
• Ensure clear escalation pathways and documentation of key decisions
• Support Legal and business teams during incidents from a governance perspective
  
  

Third-Party & Supplier Compliance

• Work with Legal and Procurement to ensure appropriate contractual and compliance standards
• Align supplier insurance and compliance requirements with business risk
• Implement consistent third-party due diligence processes

Training & Awareness

• Deliver training and guidance to business teams on compliance requirements
• Promote a proactive, structured approach to risk an