Compliance Manager, Director

Compliance Director

 

Fitch Group's Compliance team is currently seeking a Compliance Manager / Director  based out of an EU/UK office.

The Regulatory Compliance team is primarily responsible for managing Fitch Ratings’ interaction with regulators across EMEA, including required regulatory reporting and supervisory inspections and examinations.

The team is responsible for ensuring general compliance with applicable credit rating agency regulations, fulfilling various regulatory reporting obligations, reviewing Fitch Ratings’ policies and procedures to ensure they are designed to effectively address regulatory requirements, and handling conduct-related internal investigations and complaints.

 

What We Offer:

• We provide opportunities for career growth and professional advancement within our organization, enabling team members to achieve their career goals.
• Hybrid working week scheme plus flexibility to work from a different location for up to four weeks a year.
• We embrace diversity and appreciate authenticity encouraging an environment where employees can be their true selves. Our inclusive and progressive approach helps us to keep a balanced perspective. Fitch is also committed to supporting its employees by advancing conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion.
• The successful applicant an opportunity to work with EMEA regulators, as well as senior members of the Compliance leadership team and internal stakeholders throughout the EMEA region and will have exposure to the full range of compliance activities impacting Fitch Ratings’ activities in EMEA.

 

We’ll Count on You To:

• Reporting into the London-based lead for EMEA Regulatory Investigations, the successful candidate will be instrumental in supporting the Regulatory reporting and investigation responses to EMEA regulators.
• The successful candidate will often be a first point of contact for compliance matters impacting Fitch Ratings’ operations as well as being a key point of contact between Fitch Ratings and EMEA regulators with respect to communicating information, as well as supporting compliance staff based throughout the region.
• Act as key support for regulatory compliance matters in EMEA (EU, UK and Middle East), particularly fulfilment of regulatory reporting and investigation obligations, and collaborate with other members of the Regulatory Compliance team in relation to compliance issues on a regional and global basis.
• Assist in the management of the relationship between Fitch Ratings and EMEA regulators, including organising information responses to supervisory inspections, examinations and ad hoc requests for information.

 

What You Need to Have:

• Educated to university degree level or equivalent.
• Highly organised and efficient, with the ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines with a high degree of flexibility and excellent time-management skills
• Excellent drafting and communication skills with great attention to detail.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

 

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Legal qualifications
• Experience dealing with regulatory agencies and managing regulatory inspections/examinations in a financial services environment.
• Previous experience in a Credit Ratings environment (or other similar FCA/ESMA-supervised sector).
• Exposure to and knowledge of MetricStream or other governance, risk and compliance (GRC) systems.<