About the Role:
This role leads a critical regulatory reporting initiative as required under the US Monitorship. The Regulatory Specialist owns the process from identification of relevant financial crime typologies through escalation, committee review, submission and follow-up, works across Compliance, Legal, Investigations and the Leadership Team, and tracks every item to closure.
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What You’ll Do:
- Own the end-to-end Regulatory Reporting process, from identification and escalation through committee assessment, submission to relevant authorities and closure of follow-up requests.
- Lead the identification of in-scope matters across all sub-compliance teams, ensuring anything relevant is escalated and presented to the relevant working group and leadership committee.
- Lead, present at and minute working group meetings and formal committees and track and follow up on all actions to completion.
- Prepare submissions and materials to regulators and relevant authorities in collaboration with internal counsel and external counsel, and manage regulatory requests and clarifications through to resolution.
- Maintain a complete, auditable tracker of escalations, decisions, actions and deadlines, and provide regular reporting to Leadership and stakeholders.
- Coordinate with investigators across compliance disciplines to obtain evidence and clarify user status, keeping case records consistent and complete.
- Continue to build out and enhance the regulatory reporting processes, including procedures, templates, escalation criteria and training, and use AI tools to improve tracking, analysis and reporting.
- Support the training, certification and attestation requirements, including annual training for all personnel.
What We’re Looking For:
- 5+ years in financial crime compliance and experience in a long term regulatory exam or monitorship management (US experience preferable).
- Working knowledge of AML/BSA, sanctions and terrorist financing requirements and of the U.S. federal criminal law framework and Global Financial Crime industry guidance.
- Proven ability to lead committees, present to senior leadership and take detailed, accurate minutes with clear action follow-up.
- Strong working relationship with legal counsel, and experience in delivering high profile reporting.
- Exceptionally organised, with the ability to manage concurrent escalations, deadlines and requests and track every item meticulously.
- Excellent written communication, able to turn complex matters into clear material for committees, regulators and senior leaders.
Why the company
- Shape the future of finance
- Collaborate with world-class talent in a user-centric global organization with a flat structure
- Tackle challenging projects in a fast-paced and innovative environment with autonomy
- Thrive in a results-driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning
- Competitive salary and company benefits
- Remote-first, work-from-home arrangement (may vary depending on the nature of the role and team)
The company is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We believe that having a diverse workforce is fundamental to our success.
