Senior Compliance Officer – Banking

Our client is a well-established Banking institution with a global presence. In-line with continuing growth they are now looking to bolster their Compliance/Legal team by hiring a new Senior Compliance Officer

Duties:

• Ensure compliance with all relevant laws and regulations through the provision of regulatory advice and support;
• Assistance in developing and maintaining a risk based compliance monitoring Programme
• Update and revise the Legal & Compliance policies and procedures;
• Establish an effective compliance training Programme
• Communicating extensively with senior management, provide regulatory policy input and advice to the business on compliance issues as required;
• Provide legal advice and support in areas such as contracts, wealth management products, credit, consumer law, litigation and employment law;
• Provide representation at appropriate industry forums and trade organisations.

Profile:

• Fluent in English and French
• Hold a Master’s degree or LLM in Law (preferably in banking finance law);
• 5+ working years in a compliance or legal role in a financial services environment
• Money Laundering exposure is advantageous
• Knowledge of regulations such as FATCA, CRS, MiFiD II, ICAAP etc.

Experience supervising other staff members