Compliance and Assurance Officer

Compliance and Assurance Officer; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job description

Collinson is the global, privately-owned company dedicated to helping the world to travel with ease and confidence. The group offers a unique blend of industry and sector specialists who together provide market-leading airport experiences, loyalty and customer engagement, and insurance solutions for over 400 million consumers.

Collinson is the operator of Priority Pass, the world’s original and leading airport experiences programme. Travellers can access a network of 1,500+ lounges and travel experiences, including dining, retail, sleep and spa, in over 650 airports in 148 countries, helping to elevate the journey into something special. We work with the world’s leading payment networks, over 1,400 banks, 90 airlines and 20 hotel groups worldwide.

We have been bringing innovation to the market since inception – from launching the first independent global VIP lounge access Programme, Priority Pass to being the first to sell direct travel insurance in the UK through Columbus Direct and creating the first loyalty agency of its kind in the travel sector with ICLP. Today we still invest heavily in innovation to ensure that we continue to deliver superior customer experiences.

Key clients include Mastercard, American Express, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, LATAM, Flying Blue, Accor, EasyJet, HSBC, Chase, HDFC.

Never short of ambition, the success of our business is delivered through the diverse and talented team of over 2,200 global colleagues.

The role:

We have an exciting role in our Risk team for an Assurance and Compliance Officer. This is an additional resource for the team and has multiple stakeholders, so you would be involved in adding value to the second line elements of the business.

Key responsibilities:

• Supporting the Group’s monitoring and assurance program
• Tracking legal and regulatory changes, advising the business, and implementing necessary compliance controls
• Delivering engaging training to teams across Collinson
• Staying updated on relevant legal matters and ensuring compliance
• Drafting and enforcing policies as needed
• Managing the Group's Gifts and Hospitality Register
• Preparing Board Packs, Risk Committee updates, and dashboards
• Ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, including data protection, anti-money laundering, and safeguarding
• Mitigating risks through assessments and managing insurance policies.

This role plays a critical part in safeguarding compliance across the business.

Experience and skills:

• A good understanding of risk, governance and control frameworks with experience in risk assurance and testing and associated control remediation
• Excellent understanding of compliance regulations
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build great working relationships with stakeholders, as well as keep an eye on the customer at all times
• 2-3 years' experience in compliance or risk management (ideal)

Collinson is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes differences in all their forms including: colour, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodivergence, family status, age, individuals with disabilities and people from all backgrounds, cultures and experiences as we strongly believe this contributes to our on-going success.

We are focused on continually evolving our purpose driven, high performing culture, providing an environment where our people have the opportunity to achieve their full potential and do interesting and meaningful work. Our company values are: Take Action, Do the right thing, One team and Be insight led. These help guide everything we do internally in terms of how we think, act and interact, right through to how we deliver value to our customers and clients.

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