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Overview

Our client is a leading financial services business with a reputation for high performance and staff engagement. They now require an experienced Head of Compliance to join a high performing, established Team.

The Head of Compliance is responsible for the identification and management of regulatory compliance risks. The role has influence at all levels of seniority with direct access to all areas, management and the boards. Your primary responsibilities are to ensure that:

• Legal and regulatory obligations are identified and understood
• Compliance strategy, policies, procedures and training are proportionate and commercially attuned
• A sound compliance culture is nurtured in the business
• There is proactive engagement with senior stakeholders, including the Executive and the Boards

The ideal candidate for the role of Head of Compliance will have:

• Detailed knowledge of the customer, risk and financial drivers of the life and investment sector with relevant processional qualifications or broad experience in a key role
• Broad commercial experience and a good understanding of the company's markets and knowledge of financial services regulations and legislation
• Experience of undertaking compliance assurance reviews and compliance monitoring
• Experience leading the monitoring and implementation of regulatory change
• Sound understanding of different categories of regulatory risk from a technical and operational perspective
• Experience of operating in a multi-jurisdictional environment
• Experience of working in a business going through continuous upgrading, change and growth
• Track record for delivering timely and credible subject matter expertise
• Are committed to mentoring and developing colleagues to support succession planning and create capacity, contingency, resilience, expertise and a peer support group leveraging Heads of Compliance, MLROs Deputies and technical specialists
• Ability to represent the Group at trade body committees and government forums

Desirable:

• Experience of mergers and acquisition work is desirable