Compliance Director - D&A

Leadership & Team Management

• As a senior member of the Compliance function, display exemplary leadership skills consistently among the wider team and across the organisation
• Ensure a strong compliance culture through excellent influencing and organisational change
• Demonstrate strong organisational skills in coordinating compliance activities across the Group
• Lead and develop team members proactively and continuously maintaining and developing a high-performance culture
• Build career development opportunities for team members and identify and progress a talent pipeline

Oversight and Advisory

• Lead a highly effective Compliance function that is positioned to support the business in ensuring compliance with all key regulatory obligations
• Oversight of multifaceted compliance obligations and regulatory requirements of the business
• Continuously improve the quality, timeliness, accuracy, relevance, content and format of compliance reporting and prepare and deliver appropriate reports for the Senior Management within D&A and the Group
• Continuously develop, enhance, and embed the compliance framework to stay ahead of changing obligations
• Lead the program to respond to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards of conduct by evaluating or recommending the initiation of investigative procedures
• Support the business to achieve growth targets prudently and identify, assess and control compliance related risks prior to material P&L impact
• Review and challenge Senior Management on key operational and strategic decisions that may have a compliance, reputation or risk implication
• Work closely with other key control function including Internal Audit, and Group Risk Management to ensure a comprehensive, effective and streamlined approach to risk management
• Works collegiately with other functions i.e. HR to ensure that a robust compliance education program is in place and delivered on a timely basis
• Engage with regulators as and when required

Minimum qualifications

• 8+ years of compliance experience, which should include experience in various phases of building, implementing and improving a compliance program.
• Deep knowledge of ESMA and FCA and related laws applicable to consumer reporting agencies
• Experience with regulatory communications, e.g., disputes, complaints, audits, etc.
• Experience managing a team of compliance professionals
• A detailed understanding of industry standard methodologies
• Experience building trust and influencing across sales, technical and non-technical partners at various levels
• Experience effectively prioritising work and meeting timelines
• Communication and presentation skills needed to articulate developments and to conduct effective training
• Demonstrated experience issue spotting and assessing information for risk mitigation

Preferred qualifications

• Particular expertise in managing regulatory change projects
• Experience with the FCA and ESMA
• Data and analytics experience (preferred)

Career Stage:

Director

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