Compliance Programme Manager

About Our Client

A large international bank based in London.

Job Description

The 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.
• Partnering 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.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• 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.
• Document end to end processes, build business cases, business user requirements and functional specifications with workstream leads.
• Coordinate and, where appropriate, lead and participate in the development, testing and implementation of IT solutions and enhancements.
• Prepare 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.
• Provide advice and guidance on any Compliance and Financial Crime process change, control enhancements, and the deployment thereof to key stakeholders across 3 lines of defence.

The Successful Applicant

Compliance Programme Manager Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience in a role responsible for designing and implementing Financial Crime or Compliance programs (or parts thereof).
• Extensive stakeholder management experience and a proactive approach to stakeholder engagement and management.
• Extensive project management experience.
• Experience with technology concepts and solutions that support the development of an effective Compliance and Financial Crime framework.
• Experience anticipating, identifying, and managing risks in programme delivery.
• Experience 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.