Legal Counsel or Senior Compliance Advisor, Regulatory Reform
International Investment bank seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to support the Head of Regulatory Reform in the delivery of a strategic, consistent, holistic, effective and efficient legal and compliance framework for the management of the multi-jurisdictional regulatory reform agenda.
The ideal candidate will also communicate and work with various banking teams which include: Legal and Compliance function, key business stakeholders and business Strategy and Public Affairs in delivering strategic solutions to multi-jurisdictional and material regulatory reform impacting or likely to impact the Bank’s global banking businesses.
Key Roles Responsibilities
• Ensure the development and implementation of an appropriate risk based business Legal and Compliance risk management framework around regulatory reform.
• Contribute to enhanced legal and compliance awareness and culture across the business in the area of regulatory reform, liaising closely with Country Compliance at all times, especially in connection with regulatory interaction in all jurisdictions.
• Leverage market intelligence to assist with functional management in assessing the implications of the regulatory reform agenda for senior management, preparing presentations and MI to highlight key trends and developments.
• Leveraging the experience and expertise of regional/country heads and Country LC Heads and their respective teams for identification and interpretation of new laws and regulations applicable to the bank, undertake business impact analysis planning and, in conjunction with banking Strategy and other relevant business stakeholders
• Participate in, and oversee, solution implementation as applicable across global banking businesses
• Oversee the use of external law firm costs and quality of output for regulatory reform related work.
• Monitor provision of regulatory reform advice in connection with the banking businesses across the footprint.
• Leveraging the experience and expertise of the banking regional/country heads and Country LC Heads and their respective teams
• Ensure consistent engagement with all relevant stakeholders to develop thought leadership capability – as demonstrated by increased visibility of regulatory reform within the Bank itself, and the Bank’s position as an active contributor to market debate in the most important areas of regulatory reform to WB.
Qualifications Skills
• At least 10 years (for band 4) and 8 years (for grade 5) of regulatory, compliance and/or legal experience. Preference for candidates with strong multi-jurisdictional regulatory/legal related experience at financial institution(s) and/or regulator(s), and demonstrated success in effective regulatory engagement.
• Excellent technical knowledge of laws and regulations relevant to the WB businesses/geographies, with ability to analyze the same and co-relate regulatory issues to business models.
• Demonstrable ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks across a regionally dispersed, complex product and highly varied customer and stakeholder base.
• Advanced knowledge in risk identification, risk assessment, controls development, training, monitoring and reporting.
• Ability to lead discussions with relevant stakeholders and to drive strategic decision making with Group/WB senior management and other senior stakeholders across the Bank and with regulators.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong team player, and multi-cultural awareness/sensitivity.
To apply please submit your resume to Jack Kelly –Jkelly@ComplianceSearch.com
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