Functional managers
and directors n.e.c.
Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of senior management tasks in respect of other specialist functions or fields of activity in organisations not elsewhere classified in minor group 113: Functional managers and directors.
- Employees (UK)
- 136k
- Median annual pay
- £69,996
- Exposure score ?
- 0.7/10 Minimal 9.1/10 Very high strict reading, with tools is 9.1/10 with-tools reading, strict is 0.7/10
- Wage exposure
- £666m £8.66bn
Higher exposure than 34% of the 379 UK occupations we scored.
What this score means.
Most of this role's work is still hard for AI: physical presence, practised skill, judgement in context and direct care, the things that do not turn into text.
If you are in this role
Nothing here is under pressure today, but the frontier moves. Learn enough to direct AI at the paperwork around the job. People in hands-on roles who can do that become unusually useful inside their organisations.
Almost every routine task in this role is within reach of today's models. Roles like this are being rebuilt, usually not by disappearing but by one person using AI to produce what several did.
If you are in this role
Be the person doing the rebuilding. People who learn to run this kind of work with AI become very valuable, and the ones who wait tend to have the change made for them.
Where the work usually starts.
This role's strict reading is low because its top tasks are judgement, not drafting. The three highest-stakes tasks below are still usually where the work starts. Switch to With tools to see what AI plus the right context can take on.
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Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate or required.
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Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation.
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Discuss emerging compliance issues to ensure that management and employees are informed about compliance reporting systems, policies, and practices.
These are the most important tasks AI can already handle when paired with the right tools and context. The first wins usually come from building workflows around them. That is the difference between a model that could do the job and one that actually does it inside your business.
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Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate or required.
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Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation.
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Discuss emerging compliance issues to ensure that management and employees are informed about compliance reporting systems, policies, and practices.
Every role has three or four places like these. Finding them takes an hour. Turning them into a workflow your team actually uses takes a few days.
Every task in the role.
Every O*NET task for this occupation, split by what AI can do unaided and what still needs a person. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central each task is.
Tasks via O*NET "Compliance Managers" (11-9199.02).
What AI can already do
2 of 29 tasks, unaided
Maintain documentation of compliance activities, such as complaints received or investigation outcomes.
Disseminate written policies and procedures related to compliance activities.
What still needs a person
27 of 29 tasks
Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate or required.
Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation.
Discuss emerging compliance issues to ensure that management and employees are informed about compliance reporting systems, policies, and practices.
File appropriate compliance reports with regulatory agencies.
Consult with corporate attorneys as necessary to address difficult legal compliance issues.
Conduct or direct the internal investigation of compliance issues.
Provide employee training on compliance related topics, policies, or procedures.
Serve as a confidential point of contact for employees to communicate with management, seek clarification on issues or dilemmas, or report irregularities.
Verify that all regulatory policies and procedures have been documented, implemented, and communicated.
Develop risk management strategies based on assessment of product, compliance, or operational risks.
Prepare management reports regarding compliance operations and progress.
Conduct periodic internal reviews or audits to ensure that compliance procedures are followed.
Keep informed regarding pending industry changes, trends, or best practices.
Monitor compliance systems to ensure their effectiveness.
Direct the development or implementation of policies and procedures related to compliance throughout an organization.
Advise internal management or business partners on the implementation or operation of compliance programs.
Design or implement improvements in communication, monitoring, or enforcement of compliance standards.
Provide assistance to internal or external auditors in compliance reviews.
Advise technical professionals on the development or use of environmental compliance or reporting tools.
Collaborate with human resources departments to ensure the implementation of consistent disciplinary action strategies in cases of compliance standard violations.
Conduct environmental audits to ensure adherence to environmental standards.
Evaluate testing procedures to meet the specifications of environmental monitoring programs.
Review or modify policies or operating guidelines to comply with changes to environmental standards or regulations.
Review communications such as securities sales advertising to ensure there are no violations of standards or regulations.
Oversee internal reporting systems, such as corporate compliance hotlines.
Verify that software technology is in place to adequately provide oversight and monitoring in all required areas.
Direct environmental programs, such as air or water compliance, aboveground or underground storage tanks, spill prevention or control, hazardous waste or materials management, solid waste recycling, medical waste management, indoor air quality, integrated pest management, employee training, or disaster preparedness.
Tasks via O*NET "Compliance Managers" (11-9199.02).
What AI can already do
28 of 29 tasks, with tools
Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate or required.
Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation.
Discuss emerging compliance issues to ensure that management and employees are informed about compliance reporting systems, policies, and practices.
File appropriate compliance reports with regulatory agencies.
Maintain documentation of compliance activities, such as complaints received or investigation outcomes.
Consult with corporate attorneys as necessary to address difficult legal compliance issues.
Conduct or direct the internal investigation of compliance issues.
Provide employee training on compliance related topics, policies, or procedures.
Verify that all regulatory policies and procedures have been documented, implemented, and communicated.
Develop risk management strategies based on assessment of product, compliance, or operational risks.
Disseminate written policies and procedures related to compliance activities.
Prepare management reports regarding compliance operations and progress.
Conduct periodic internal reviews or audits to ensure that compliance procedures are followed.
Keep informed regarding pending industry changes, trends, or best practices.
Monitor compliance systems to ensure their effectiveness.
Direct the development or implementation of policies and procedures related to compliance throughout an organization.
Advise internal management or business partners on the implementation or operation of compliance programs.
Design or implement improvements in communication, monitoring, or enforcement of compliance standards.
Provide assistance to internal or external auditors in compliance reviews.
Advise technical professionals on the development or use of environmental compliance or reporting tools.
Collaborate with human resources departments to ensure the implementation of consistent disciplinary action strategies in cases of compliance standard violations.
Conduct environmental audits to ensure adherence to environmental standards.
Evaluate testing procedures to meet the specifications of environmental monitoring programs.
Review or modify policies or operating guidelines to comply with changes to environmental standards or regulations.
Review communications such as securities sales advertising to ensure there are no violations of standards or regulations.
Oversee internal reporting systems, such as corporate compliance hotlines.
Verify that software technology is in place to adequately provide oversight and monitoring in all required areas.
Direct environmental programs, such as air or water compliance, aboveground or underground storage tanks, spill prevention or control, hazardous waste or materials management, solid waste recycling, medical waste management, indoor air quality, integrated pest management, employee training, or disaster preparedness.
What still needs a person
1 of 29 tasks
Serve as a confidential point of contact for employees to communicate with management, seek clarification on issues or dilemmas, or report irregularities.
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What it means for your sector.
This role's score comes from Eloundou et al's 2023 task labels, weighted by O*NET importance within each O*NET-SOC code, then bridged to UK SOC 2020 through ISCO-08 (the ONS coding index) and US SOC 2010 (the BLS crosswalk). Employment and median pay come from ONS ASHE Table 14.7a, 2025 provisional, which covers employees only.
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