Oversight & Control Vice President
London, LND, GB, EC2M 2AT
SMBC: A trusted partner for the long term
Here at SMBC Group, we want to help you find the next step in your career so read on to discover if this opportunity is the one for you. We like to recognise potential in our people, so we welcome your application even when your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description. Whilst we’ll always strive to be better, we’re proud of our inclusive culture, and encourage our applicants and colleagues to be their authentic, unique selves.
Who we are
United by a sense of purpose towards our customers – to be a trusted partner for the long-term – and our universal banking platform in EMEA, SMBC Group has an international growth agenda and award-winning products, meaning we provide exciting opportunities to work on a diverse range of projects and initiatives. We deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers as well as investment banking and advisory services, and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets. Read on to find out how you could enhance your skills and gain valuable experience, by joining us to support our clients transition to a sustainable future.
Role Summary
Is the next step in your career at SMBC Group EMEA? We’re looking for a Financial Crime Regulatory Change VP for our Compliance Department to join our team!
This role is an exciting opportunity to help shape SMBC’s EMEA compliance program at a critical point of change. We are seeking an individual to bring best practices and their regulatory expertise and insights to an evolving compliance program.
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Identification and assessment of financial crime regulatory change
- Mapping of regulatory obligations to SMBC’s policies, standards and procedures
- Supporting the successful and sustainable implementation of new and existing financial crime regulatory requirements across the Bank
For you to succeed in the role, you’ll need to have:
- Proven experience assessing and implementing financial crime risk regulatory change, including the ability to translate complex requirements into clear, actionable recommendations that support effective risk management
- Strong time management skills
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills
Business Area
Financial Crime Group, Compliance
Position Description
About this role:
As part of SMBC‘s compliance transformation program we are implementing end-to-end mapping and traceability across our regulatory obligations. This role will lead on the identification, assessment and mapping of both new and current regulatory change.
Your stakeholders will include EMEA senior management, colleagues across the first line and other control and support functions.
Our role will enable you to:
- Assess, analyse and implement existing financial crime risk regulatory requirements and future regulatory change
- Support the development of a robust financial crime risk framework
- Deliver complex, cross-jurisdictional and cross-functional regulatory obligations across EMEA, supporting a dynamic and growing business.
What will you bring to the role?
- Demonstrated experience assessing and implementing regulatory change, or working within financial crime risk management framework (e.g. policy writing, controls testing, risk assessment)
- Strong attention to detail and a structured approach to problem-solving
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across departments.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work within agreed deadlines.
Competencies
What we offer
For all the expertise and experience you bring to help us make a difference, it’s only sustainable if we support you to build your career and be your best self so we offer competitive company benefits, centred around promoting positive well-bring and work-life balance. We also believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, where all team members perspectives and contributions are valued. Initiatives in place which promote a diverse and inclusive culture and healthy work life balance include hybrid working, Sport & Social Clubs and Diversity and Inclusion networks.
As an employee of SMBC you have access to a host of both useful and exciting benefit offerings. See below some of the benefits on offer to you:
- Hybrid and flexible working
- Competitive paid leave days
- Benefits to support your physical wellbeing, including private medical insurance and life and invalidity insurance
- Various policies to support your mental wellbeing, including a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
- Access a wide range of learning and development opportunities and career progression opportunities
- Ambitious remuneration package
So, if you like a challenge and want to continuously grow and develop in a role where you will be supported along the way by a dynamic and diverse team, apply today!!
We recognise our role as a bank to support social change and welcome all applications, including those from groups often under-represented in financial services. We value the uniqueness of professional and personal, backgrounds and perspectives as they play a vital role in continuing the sustainable growth of our organisation. We’ll ensure reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process are offered due to a disability or long-term condition whenever requested.