Case Study:

Mirabaud Senior Compliance Manager & DMLRO

The Company

Mirabaud is an international banking group providing private banking, asset management, and investment services to private clients, institutional investors, and financial professionals.

Founded in Geneva in 1819, Mirabaud has grown into a globally recognised financial institution with approximately 700 employees across major international financial centres, including Switzerland, the UK, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Italy, Canada, Brazil, Uruguay, and the United Arab Emirates.

With a strong entrepreneurial heritage and deep roots in the markets in which it operates, Mirabaud continues to deliver tailored wealth and asset management solutions across multiple jurisdictions.

The Requirement

Mirabaud engaged Compliance Professionals to support the appointment of a Senior Compliance Manager / Deputy MLRO to strengthen its UK Compliance function.

The role required a highly experienced and technically strong compliance professional with extensive knowledge of both UK and EU financial services regulation, including a detailed understanding of Luxembourg regulatory requirements. In addition, the successful candidate needed strong expertise across AML and Counter-Terrorist Financing frameworks and their practical application across multiple jurisdictions.

The individual would play a key role in ensuring continuity across critical regulatory responsibilities, supporting all aspects of the UK compliance and AML function while working closely with the Luxembourg compliance team.

Given the specialist nature of the position and the level of technical expertise required, Mirabaud sought a recruitment partner with deep market knowledge, an established compliance network, and the ability to identify highly targeted candidates efficiently.

Our Solution

Following a detailed consultation with the Mirabaud team, Compliance Professionals conducted a comprehensive market mapping exercise focused on identifying candidates with strong knowledge of MiFID, COBS, and their practical application within wealth management environments.

Using both our extensive existing network and proactive outreach to passive candidates, we targeted senior compliance professionals with the required cross-border regulatory expertise and AML knowledge.

Once the initial longlist had been developed, we worked closely with Mirabaud to refine the selection process and deliver a highly curated shortlist of candidates aligned to both the technical requirements and cultural fit of the organisation.

Our consultative approach enabled Mirabaud to run a focused and efficient process while significantly reducing the internal time and resource commitment required to manage a specialist hire of this level.

The Outcome

Six candidates progressed to first-round interviews, with two shortlisted for final-stage meetings. Following the final interview process, an offer was extended to the preferred candidate, who successfully accepted the position.

By partnering with Compliance Professionals, Mirabaud secured an exact-fit hire for a highly specialist and technically demanding role, while benefiting from a seamless, fully managed recruitment process from initial briefing through to offer acceptance.

This outcome highlights Compliance Professionals’ ability to deliver niche compliance talent across international regulatory environments, combining technical market expertise with a tailored, high-touch recruitment approach.