Compliance Lead, NatWest Markets

NatWest • City of London, ENG, United Kingdom • 2d ago

Job Description

Join us as a Compliance Lead in NatWest Markets

Well look to you to lead regulatory compliance and conduct insight, oversight and challenge
You'll play a key role in helping deliver the suite of NatWest Markets market abuse risk assessments and annual compliance risk assessments
Youll be providing expert support, advice, MI and escalation to leaders and the business on risk management
You'll provide oversight in relation to NatWest Markets venue governance and controls, including advising on rulebooks
Take on a high profile and influential role as you join a team with high standards and a passion for delivering excellent outcomes for our business, colleagues and customers

What you'll do

As a Compliance Lead, youll be supporting executives in making sure that the business strategy for the relevant business units is consistent with and supports an effective regulatory framework. Youll also be supporting executives on regulatory engagement in relation to relevant matters relating to customer franchises and business units.

On top of this, youll be:

Providing the business area with technical advice on the interpretation of regulatory and venue rules applicable to the function and their impact on its operating model
Supporting the business areas approach to objectively measuring and quantifying the conduct risk profile and embedding it in front line processes
Working within the parameters of a second line of defence risk function, providing constructive and impactful support, and challenge to business stakeholders on the conduct risk appetite framework and strategy
Owning stakeholder relationships to make sure that theres an early understanding and buy-in of conduct risk appetite activity within the business
Delivering credible, informed and insightful conduct opinion into culture and risk assessment programmes, as well as remuneration and performance management processes

The skills you'll need

To succeed in this role, youll need strong financial services experience, preferably in banking and regulated firms in the conduct risk environment. In addition, youll need broad technical knowledge of products, services and regulations relevant to a large retail and wholesale organisation.

Youll also demonstrate:

Knowledge and experience of providing regulatory and technical support and advice to senior management
The ability to analyse, understand and draw sound conclusions from a wide range of sources and information including MI
A track record in effective senior stakeholder management, with relevant experience in a compliance or conduct risk related discipline
Experience in, and the ability to have, challenging conversations with stakeholders to reach agreed positions, with a proven strength in influencing and negotiation skills
The proven ability to think strategically and to simplify complex conduct matters to make sure they are effectively managed, understood and communicated

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