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Global Chief Compliance Officer - Payments

Recruiter
Audit and Risk Recruitment
Location
London
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
27 Oct 2022
Reference
ABTT2

Job Details

The Audit & Risk Recruitment Company (ARRC)* has been exclusively mandated by our client, a multinational entertainment brand, in their search for a Global Head of Compliance, to grow the payments division of the business

Reporting into the CEO for payments, this is a newly created position in line with FCA regulations and as such requires an approved SMF16/17 individual, with prior experience of building a compliance function.

You will be a key contributor to the business and have constant exposure to C-suite stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

  • To provide regulatory liaison, building a strong working relationship with regulatory bodies, notably the FCA
  • Reviewing legislation and conducting gap analyses to ensure payments procedures remain compliant
  • Acting as DPO with responsibility for maintaining the Data Protection Policy.
  • Be the principal Executive manager for risk and compliance for payments procedure.
  • To provide expert leadership through planned integrations into the groupwide enterprise
  • To provide advice on corporate governance, to enable the enhancement of the corporate governance framework.
  • To champion on-going implementation, operation, adherence and promotion of relevant policies and procedures.
  • To facilitate appropriate risk reporting through the governance structure, including working with the relevant non-Exec Director and team to enable an appropriate degree of consistency in risk reporting.
  • To maintain an independent mindset and effectively challenge where necessary to achieve a robust second line of defence.
  • Lead the Compliance Monitoring Function.
  • To advocate risk and compliance, champion a positive risk culture and help provide an appropriate ‘tone from the top’ on risk and compliance matters.

Background Requirements

  • 10+ years’ experience as a Compliance professional within a UK Financial Services environment (ideally with exposure to payments)
  • Must have held an approved position previously at a regulated entity (SMF16/17)
  • Previous Board/SMT level experience, or demonstrated the ability to directly report to the Board/SMT.
  • Bachelor's degree (or an equivalent professional qualification) or above.
  • Experience in and understanding of payments, e-money or wallet products/services, banking functions, MSBs and/or merchant processing.
  • Ability to communicate, in a timely manner, with the Board/SMT on regulatory updates which may affect the business.
  • Ability to promote the company culture, values and behaviours and to ensure standards of performance are accepted and understood.
  • Demonstrate thought leadership and market presence relating to best practice and innovation.
  • Good understanding of the payment technology industry.

*The Audit and Risk Recruitment Company (Experts in Audit and Risk) 

Company

Audit and Risk Recruitment specialises in the recruitment and assessment of audit, IT audit, compliance and risk professionals across Professional Services, Industry and Commerce and Financial Services.

Established by leading industry consultants with over 20 years’ experience, we have successfully placed ‘000’s of audit, IT audit, compliance and risk professionals into over 300 companies across the UK, Europe, APAC and North America.

Alongside our two sister brands, Tax & Treasury Recruitment and Sustainability Recruitment we are a part of Platform 1 Recruitment Group Ltd.

Company info
Telephone
0203 626 0500
Location
Paddington
London
GB

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