Senior Compliance Officer

Your Area of Work

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic senior Compliance Officer VP level to lead and drive complex compliance initiatives across the Fund Centre segment which spans across various locations and legal entities. The role is responsible for managing regulatory change, implementing enterprise wide compliance programs and ensuring the organization meets all applicable regulatory obligations across various compliance topics (AML, Sanctions, cross border, etc.). The ideal candidate will bring wide compliance expertise, deep project management expertise and comprehensive understanding of compliance frameworks within funds environment.

The successful candidate will bring a deep understanding of custody and distribution operations, end-to-end compliance lifecycle management, regulatory and process change implementation in a global environment.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee compliance initiatives, frameworks and programs, including regulatory implementation, remediation efforts, risk mitigation initiatives
• Design and execute compliance strategies that promote adherence to laws and regulations, including operational controls and documentation standards
• Drive continuous improvements in compliance processes, project governance and compliance risk management strategies
• Lead and deliver high impact AML and financial crime initiative across segment taking into account regulatory requirements of various jurisdictions within the segment.
• Act as a subject matter expert on AML, financial crime and sanctions for the segment
• Develop and implement quality assurance frameworks for compliance related to AML, financial crime and other topics
• Leading corrective initiative stemming from audit reviews related to AML, financial crime and sanctions related to segment
• Prepare and present executive level project updates, risk assessments, and compliance status reports to senior management and governance committees
• Provide advice to the 1st Line of defence on compliance related queries to cross border compliance regulatory requirements
• Implement compliance training plan for full segment focusing on AML, financial crime and sanctions
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to compliance culture across the wider organization
• Manage full project lifecycle: scoping planning, resourcing, budgeting, execution, monitoring and reporting
• Serve as a liaison between other compliance teams, legal, risk, IT and business lines
• Act as support and advisory assistance to first line of defence employees and management for any question related to any of the project within the remit of the Unit;

Your Profile

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Compliance and/or regulatory change management within financial institution or similar (AIFM, UCITS ManCo, MiFID II, 6th AML Directive)
• University degree in Law, Business, Accounting or Finance related area
• Proven experience delivering compliance projects in high risk areas e.g. AML, sanctions screening and financial regulation
• An understanding of MiFiD, AIFMD, UCITS and AML Fund legislation
• Strong understanding of the investment funds market, custody services, securities operations
• Demonstrated ability to work in fast paced matrixed environment managing multiple concurrent initiatives
• Strong communication and negotiation skills (internally and externally), including ability to present complex matters in a clear and comprehensive way
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills, creativity, critical thinking, as well as ability to identify problems and propose solutions
• High degree of professionalism and the ability to independently complete complex projects
• Ability to identify problems and propose solutions
• Proficiency in written and spoken English; proficiency in any other languages would be an additional benefit
• Team player, able to work independently on complex matters/ projects.
• Strong individual initiative, the ability to work well in a team that may include representatives from a range of business areas, and different locations
• Ability to self-manage workload with a positive approach