Job Description
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Role Overview
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We are seeking a highly experienced Compliance leader to act as Director, International Compliance Governance & Strategy. This position is responsible for defining and overseeing the International compliance governance architecture.
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The successful candidate will be responsible for driving execution, and ensuring the effectiveness and consistency of compliance frameworks across regions, while maintaining appropriate local regulatory specificity.
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Key Responsibilities
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• Define and enforce governance standards, including compliance governance submissions and escalation protocols.n • Provide independent oversight and challenge to regional compliance teams related to governance and International Compliance Frameworks to ensure consistency and effectiveness.n • Act as a senior advisor to international and regional leadership on governance-related matters.
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• Enhance existing compliance frameworks with a focus on driving consistency and standardisation while ensuring alignment with local regulatory requirements.n • Support International Regulatory Changes to ensure adequare involvement of business and country-compliance and clear upward reporting , supporting timely integration into policies, standards, and controls.n • Support engagement with regulators, auditors, and external stakeholders on governance and framework-related matters.
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• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across international compliance, including remediation and transformation programmes.
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• Lead and develop a high-performing international governance team.n • Collaborate closely with global compliance, legal, risk, and business leaders.n • Influence and engage senior stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions and cultures.
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Additional Responsibilities
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• Act as a delegate of the International CCO / Head of Governance & Strategy, representing the function in senior forums and decision-making bodies as required.n • Own and manage central compliance frameworks, including SMCR and associated governance requirements.n • Maintain key registers, including conflicts of interest and inducements registers, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and regulatory alignment.n • Act as the primary point of contact for Internal Audit in relation to compliance governance frameworks, including coordination of audits, responses, and remediation activities.
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Required Qualificationsn • Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing compliance frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.n • Strong understanding of international regulatory environments and expectations.n • Proven leadership experience managing senior teams and complex stakeholder environments.n • Experience engaging with regulators and managing regulatory interactions.
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Skills & Competencies
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• Strategic thinking with strong execution capability.n • Deep knowledge of governance frameworks, control environments, and regulatory expectations.n • Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills.n • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
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Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, global organisation.n • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
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Reporting Line
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Reports to: Head of International Compliance Governance and Strategy
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