Head of Compliance

McGregor Boyall

UAE

Ref: NP388-599

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

The Business

Mcgregor Boyall is partnered with a leading regional bank with a strong international presence and are now looking for an individual to join as Head of Compliance. There will be a strong focus on international regulatory compliance, covering multiple jurisdictions.

The Role

Reporting into the Chief Compliance Officer for the bank you will be a senior member of the organisation, fully responsible for the Banks's international jurisdictions with each of the country MRLO's reporting into you. This will require high levels of communication and excellent understanding of compliance regulations across multiple jurisdictions. The overall purpose of the position is to implement recommendations made by the various international bodies, ensuring compliance/AML/KYC/CFT polices are adhered to. Responsibilities will involve obtaining regulatory approvals, manage inspections, monitoring potential action, interacting and maintain relationships with correspondent banks.

The Requirements

* It is essential for this role that you have in-depth knowledge of up to date Compliance rules and regulations and ideally have had experience across multiple regulators (either in UK/Europe, Asia-Pac or US).
* You need to have a minimum of 10-15 years overall banking experience, with sound understanding of banking products & operations, including Trade Finance, Correspondent Banking and International Payments and Settlement, with at least 5 years of Compliance experience at a Managerial level.
* Extensive knowledge and understanding of Global Regulatory Environment with some previous/current experience in an international bank. In-depth knowledge of KYC/AML/Sanction/Embargo and in driving a 'best in class compliance culture' across the organisation is required.
* Previous experience of working across/covering multiple jurisdictions is strongly preferred as is proven experience in managing a team of 10+ direct reports.

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McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Requirements

* It is essential for this role that you have in-depth knowledge of up to date Compliance rules and regulations and ideally have had experience across multiple regulators (either in UK/Europe, Asia-Pac or US).
* You need to have a minimum of 10-15 years overall banking experience, with sound understanding of banking products & operations, including Trade Finance, Correspondent Banking and International Payments and Settlement, with at least 5 years of Compliance experience at a Managerial level.
* Extensive knowledge and understanding of Global Regulatory Environment with some previous/current experience in an international bank. In-depth knowledge of KYC/AML/Sanction/Embargo and in driving a 'best in class compliance culture' across the organisation is required.
* Previous experience of working across/covering multiple jurisdictions is strongly preferred as is proven experience in managing a team of 10+ direct reports.

About the Company

Established in 1987, McGregor Boyall is a global recruitment consultancy providing permanent and contract / interim professionals across a wide variety of disciplines including Technology, Risk, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Marketing and HR & Talent Management. Since our inception, we have built an unrivalled reputation for helping organisations recruit the very best talent to ensure that they realise their business and operational objectives.

Headquartered in the city of London, and with further offices throughout the UK (Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow) as well as globally in Dubai and Singapore, we are able to offer recruitment solutions throughout the UK & Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific regions.

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