Compliance Programme Manager

About Our Client

A large international bank based in London.

Job Description

Compliance Programme Manager will act in a senior capacity supporting the delivery and implementation of the EMEA compliance Transformation initiative by:

• Ensuring that the transformation initiative is appropriately supported by governance and oversight. Ensuring associated progress, controls, decision-making, risk and issue management are robustly documented and evidenced to withstand review by external Regulatory Authorities.
• Preparing appropriate Management Information, Senior Management reporting up to and including Management Board and, when required, Regulatory reporting submissions with respect to compliance change initiatives and other compliance matters.
• Partner with compliance Management to develop a consistent departmental strategy across EMEA that is designed to effectively manage Compliance and Financial Crime risk whilst ensuring a cohesive and effective EMEA compliance Department

• To support the successful delivery and implementation of the EMEA compliance Transformation initiative.
• Work with stakeholders across Compliance and Financial Crime teams to deliver end-to-end change programmes
• Oversee Transformation initiative workstreams to ensure workstream deliverables are met in line with initiative plan, escalating risks and issues in a timely and effective manner to ensure resolution.
• Working with workstream leads to document end to end processes, build business cases, business user requirements and functional specifications
• Co-ordinate and where appropriate, lead and participate in the development, testing and implementation of IT solutions and enhancements
• Preparing appropriate MI, Senior Management Reports including Board and, when required, regulatory reporting submissions with respect to change Compliance and Financial Crime change initiatives
• Evaluate and assess Compliance, Monitoring and Surveillance and Financial Crime change requests ensuring necessity and impact of change request to ensure a consistent approach
• Partner with EMEA Compliance and Financial Crime Management to develop a consistent departmental IT strategy across EMEA that is designed to effectively manage Compliance and Financial Crime risk whilst ensuring a cohesive and effective EMEA Compliance and Financial Crime Department
• Partner with key stakeholders across 3 lines of defence provide advice and guidance on any Compliance and Financial Crime process change, control enhancements and the deployment thereof.

The Successful Applicant

• Has demonstrable experience working in a change leadership role within a regulated entity with the relevant knowledge and understanding of appropriate systems and controls frameworks
• End to end programme management experience in Financial Crime or Compliance within a financial services organisation, preferably banking
• Knowledge of UK and EU Compliance and Financial Crime regulations, legislation and industry best practice
• Has previously worked in a role responsible for designing and implementing Financial Crime or Compliance programs (or parts thereof)
• Has extensive stakeholder management experience and adopts a proactive approach to stakeholder engagement and management, using initiative to meet with stakeholders and build strong relationships
• Has extensive project management experience
• Experience/demonstrable comfort with technology concepts and solutions that support the development of an effective Compliance and Financial Crime framework
• Has experience anticipating, identifying and managing risks in programme delivery
• Has experience of dealing with regulatory examinations
• Strong ability to manage competing priorities

What's on Offer

This is paying c. £140-150K as a basic plus benefits