Senior Manager - Regulatory Risk (Compliance)

Senior Manager Regulatory Risk (Compliance)

Belfast

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Senior Manager Regulatory Risk (Compliance)

Reporting to the Head of Regulatory Risk & MLRO

The Role:

• Deputize for the Head of Regulatory Risk & MLRO including attendance at senior and subsidiary risk committees
• Ensure that the Banks UK business is conducted in compliance with the Regulators rules and principles for the framework risks of customer conduct, data protection, market integrity and licensing oversight
• Ensure that current and emerging regulatory/legislative obligations and industry compliance trends are identified, understood and met through the provision of guidance and advice
• Development (and sometimes delivery) of training on policy development and implementation
• Lead and manage the Regulatory Risk Compliance Team of eight staff across non-financial crime, including customer conduct, consumer credit, FCS Conduct rules and Market integrity
• Writing, reviewing and presenting policies and documents to senior stakeholders

The Candidate:

Essential

• Significant experience (minimum of 5 years experience) in Banking/Financial Services and experience of retail banking

• Direct experience of successful interaction with the UK Regulators (FCA, ICO)
• Expert understanding of the UK Financial Services regulatory compliance environment including rules and principles

• Proven experience of Experience of successful interaction at a senior level up to and including ExCo and Board level
• Proven people leadership/team management

• Proven ability and experience at managing compliance horizon risk successfully.
• Excellent communication skills (report writing, presenting at senior forums, senior influencing skills)
• Experience within areas such as, Data protection compliance, Licensing Compliance, MiiFID, Treating Customers Fairly

Preferred

• Qualification to Diploma level in Compliance or Risk Management.
• Experience of operating within a broader Risk function which included other non-financial risks such as financial crime, operational risk, data risk, and IT/technology risk, conduct risk

How we work

Our belief is that we are Better when Together and want to balance the benefits of teaming up in person with flexible working where possible. We will be supportive and flexible to your circumstances, so for roles that offer a hybrid option we ask colleagues to attend their base location a minimum of 3 days a week so they can connect, collaborate and learn together. The other 2 days can be worked either from home or another bank location. Some of our roles are customer facing which means that its really important to be able to work with customers face to face and hybrid working isnt appropriate.