As a Markets Compliance Officer - Associate within Markets Compliance team you will have an advisory role covering Markets activities in various forms across all developed and emerging market EMEA jurisdictions.
Job responsibilities
- Provision of real-team advice and support on regulatory matters to the EMEA Markets businesses (with a focus on Equity Derivatives, Global Clearing, listed derivatives and cash equities)
- Conduct monitoring activities across a range of topics and business lines
- Prepare and collate Global Compliance reports to governance forums
- Review Surveillance alerts and determining how they should be dispositioned
- Review exchange circulars, identifying and summarizing key points
- Prepare and providing training to the business including coordinating annual refresher training
- Represent Markets Compliance in regional and global Compliance working groups
- Analyse of proposed regulatory changes, respond to exchange queries, identify and escalate any control gaps/issues
- Support global and legal entity specific Risk Assessment from a Compliance perspective
- Respond to business queries, conduct review of intermediary due diligence and financial promotions
- Provide real-time interpretation of internal Compliance policies and procedures in response to ad hoc enquiries from front and middle office
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Strong academic background or work achievements in the financial industry
- Some knowledge of Markets’ products, ideally listed derivatives, OTC Equity Derivatives, and/or retail structured products
- Knowledge of applicable rules including MiFID II, EMIR, MAR and PRIIPs
- Good attention to detail
- Excellent client handling skills, a self-confident and proactive approach to their work and a desire to work at the forefront of an equity business widely recognized as one of the leading players in this market.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication and presentation skills in English
- Strong team player willing to work closely across and with multiple teams where inter-dependencies will be strong and ongoing can do attitude with a willingness to help others in the team and external to the team
- Strong analytical skills and ability to understand and interpret requirements
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Compliance experience gained within a similar Compliance environment, relevant experience of performing a Compliance, Risk or Control role in an investment bank
- Good German language skills