Group Compliance Director (Compliance / Risk Management / Governance)

Responsibilities:

1- Technical activities

• Develop compliance policies and implement awareness/training systems for employees on these policies
• Assist the profession in the implementation of its regulatory obligations
• Carry out regular checks on compliance with internal rules and procedures, investigate and report any incidents detected.
• Support and challenge the business, on compliance issues, in the development of new activities
• Manage the relationship with regulators on compliance issues within its scope
• Provide upstream advisory and a posteriori control role on the following dimensions: Financial Security Management (know your customer-KYC, anti-money laundering and terrorist financing (LAB FT), embargoes-sanctions)
• Supervise Financial Security control processes (validation of new relationships, control of complex or atypical transactions, etc.)
• Supervise the periodic review of files
• Carry out a global analysis of the sensitivity of the entity's portfolio
• Check the suitability of the offer to the different customer targets
• Participate in new product validation committees
• Ensure monitoring/fight against market abuse and conflicts of interest
• Disseminate risk culture and the ethical dimension (professional conduct) within the business line
• Ensure a sponsor role (strategic management) of the Compliance function transformation programs
• Develop, for example, new customer alert and scoring tools

2- Team management

• Organize and supervise the activity and all the management's services.
• Nurture and coordinate collaborations between teams.
• Set individual and collective performance objectives, monitor their achievement and evaluate performance
• Identify individual and collective support needs.
• Lead and unite teams and generate support and motivation.
• Contribute to conjunction with HR to various key processes: recruitment, integration, training, mobility, remuneration, etc.
• Facilitate the flow of information and interactions between its teams as well as with other departments
• Be attentive to the prevention of psychosocial risks within management and ensure good coordination with HR stakeholders.

3- Risks and compliance

• Ensure the implementation of internal procedures regarding compliance, governance and ethics within management
• Be responsible for the ongoing monitoring of its management
• Ensure, in conjunction with the relevant departments, the proper adaptation and use of the material resources of its department

4- Reporting

Oversee the design and updating of management dashboards and activity reports as well as the organization of related monitoring committees

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Hold a minimum BAC+4/5 degree in Business Law – Legal and Financial Sciences or equivalent
• Demonstrate professional experience of at least 15 years in various Risk, Compliance, Legal functions (in a banking environment and in a firm), positions of responsibility including at least 5 years at a regional or sub-regional supervision level (bank holding level).
• Proficiency in French and other languages desired (English in particular)

Technical Skills

• Ability to anticipate and manage compliance risks
• Ability to anticipate and manage risks related to conflicts of interest
• Ability to anticipate and manage regulatory risks
• Knowledge of banking regulations
• Knowledge of operational risks

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Willing and able to relocate to Abidjan, Ivory Coast or any other representative countries
• Suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Shearidan Rabsch at srabsch@caglobalint.com

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Shearidan Rabsch

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CA Global Finance

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