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Hire a part-time Chief Compliance Officer — strategic compliance leadership and regulatory oversight on a part-time basis. Current part-time CCO opportunities across UK companies, for financial services, fintech, and regulated businesses requiring sophisticated compliance oversight.
How a brief runswhat we undertake
- 01Brief30-MINUTE SCOPING CALLDay 0
- 02Shortlist of 3–5VETTED · RATE BENCHMARK · IR35After the brief
- 03InterviewsYOU MEET THE SHORTLISTYour diary
- 04Scoped startFIRST-MONTH OUTCOMES AGREEDYou set the date
- 05Fractional, interim and permanentIR35 POSITION SET OUTOn every brief
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Current part-time CCO opportunities
How fractional recruitment agencies compare is set out in one place, including how we work: a CCO brief and a shortlist of three to five.
01/ the role
What is a part-time Chief Compliance Officer?
A part-time Chief Compliance Officer provides strategic compliance leadership and regulatory oversight on a flexible basis, for an agreed number of days a week. Regulated businesses hire a part-time Chief Compliance Officer to get executive-level compliance expertise, regulatory knowledge, and risk management capabilities without full-time executive overhead.
Part-time CCOs often work with growing fintech companies, financial services firms, and regulated businesses during critical compliance phases - regulatory applications, audit preparation, compliance framework implementation, or regulatory change management. They establish compliance programs, manage regulatory relationships, and implement governance frameworks that continue operating after their engagement.
How to hire a part-time CCO
To hire a part-time CCO, define the regulatory mandate first — an FCA or PRA application, compliance framework build, audit preparation or regulatory change — and the days per week it needs, then brief a shortlist against it.
02/ scope
Core part-time CCO responsibilities
Regulatory strategy and compliance framework
Developing comprehensive compliance strategies, regulatory frameworks, and governance structures. Creating policy frameworks, establishing compliance processes, and implementing monitoring systems that support regulatory requirements and business growth.
Risk management and regulatory reporting
Managing regulatory risk assessments, compliance monitoring, and regulatory reporting obligations. Overseeing AML/KYC programs, conduct risk frameworks, and regulatory capital requirements for financial services businesses.
Regulatory relationships and applications
Managing relationships with FCA, PRA, and other regulatory bodies. Leading regulatory applications, license management, and regulatory change implementation. Representing the firm in regulatory discussions and examinations.
Compliance culture and training
Building compliance culture, designing training programs, and establishing compliance awareness across the organization. Creating whistleblowing frameworks, conduct policies, and compliance monitoring systems.
03/ timing
When to hire a part-time CCO
Common scenarios where part-time CCO expertise delivers maximum compliance value with optimal cost efficiency
Scenario 01
Regulatory Application
— you need senior compliance expertise for FCA/PRA applications without full-time executive cost
Scenario 02
Compliance Framework
— establish sophisticated compliance programs and risk management frameworks
Scenario 03
Regulatory Change
— navigate regulatory changes and ensure ongoing compliance with evolving requirements
Scenario 04
Audit Preparation
— prepare for regulatory examinations and implement audit recommendations
04/ vetting
How vetting and shortlisting work
Our five-stage process for matching you with the right part-time CCO — structured, analytical, and focused on regulatory expertise
- 01
Qualification screen
Verify CCO tenure, sector context and stage fit.
SOURCING - 02
Mandate fit
Match to your situation — stage, board dynamics, timing.
MATCHING - 03
Reference deep-dive
We take references ourselves, from recent past clients — real outcomes, not titles.
VERIFY - 04
Shortlist
Three to five candidates with day rate, availability and IR35 position set out.
SHORTLIST OF 3–5
05/ recruitment
CCO recruitment — what a regulated firm has to clear
CCO recruitment in a regulated firm is a regulatory step as well as a hire. Under the FCA's Senior Managers Regime, the most senior people in key roles perform Senior Management Functions and need FCA or PRA approval before starting; each has a Statement of Responsibilities and a duty of responsibility for their area, and the firm must assess their fitness and propriety. Where the chief compliance officer's role is a Senior Management Function, that approval belongs in the hiring timetable — part-time or not.
The work itself is set by the FCA Handbook: SYSC 6.1 requires a firm to establish, implement and maintain adequate policies and procedures to ensure compliance with its obligations under the regulatory system and to counter the risk that it might be used to further financial crime. Assess candidates on the regime your firm sits in — the rules differ by permissions and by whether the firm is solo- or dual-regulated — and on the regulators they have dealt with directly.
CCO also stands for chief commercial officer; if that is the seat you mean, see hire a fractional CCO. For money-laundering reporting, see Fractional MLRO UK. Brief us with the regime and the days a week and we come back with a shortlist of 3–5, each with day rate, availability and IR35 position set out.
06/ questions
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