Compliance Director - Milan

Compliance Director

 

Compliance is currently seeking a Director based out of an EU office. 

As a leading, global financial information services provider, Fitch Group delivers vital credit and risk insights, robust data, and dynamic tools to champion more efficient, transparent financial markets. With over 100 years of experience and colleagues in over 30 countries, Fitch Group’s culture of credibility, independence, and transparency is embedded throughout its structure, which includes Fitch Ratings, one of the world’s top three credit ratings agencies, and Fitch Solutions, a leading provider of insights, data and analytics. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst. 

At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. It is the strength of our business. It comes from people around the world in a shared pursuit: to equal something greater than they could ever accomplish alone. Every team member is essential to our business and every perspective is critical for our success. Develop yourself in a culture that values flexibility, expects your opinion and trusts your decisions. Together we evolve and so will you, in an environment that asks you to challenge yourself – and us.

 

About the Team

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.

• The successful applicant will be given 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.

 

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Reporting into a Managing Director responsible for EU or UK/MEA Regulatory Compliance, the successful candidate will be responsible for conducting and maintaining key compliance processes and disclosures which support the team’s regulatory compliance mandate.
• The successful candidate will often be a first point of contact for internal stakeholders regarding compliance matters impacting Fitch Ratings’ operations with respect to communicating information, training, outreach, as well as supporting staff on compliance matters throughout the region.
• Act as key backup support for regulatory compliance matters in EMEA (EU, UK and Middle East), particularly fulfilment of regulatory reporting, ad hoc information requests and responses to investigation obligations, collaborating with other members of the Regulatory Compliance team in relation to compliance issues on a regional and global basis.

 

You May be a Good Fit if:

• 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.

 

Why Choose Fitch: 

 

• Hybrid Work Environment: 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location 
• A Culture of Learning & Mobility: