Compliance Associate (5 month contract)

The Role:

The Project Manager will work within the Global Compliance Project Management and Regulatory Filings Group. The individual will be responsible for organizing and managing Compliance regulatory submissions for the EMEA region. This opportunity involves working on multiple concurrent projects across various jurisdictions globally while ensuring consistency, control and quality. The role will require significant interaction with Compliance, Government and Public Affairs colleagues globally and other Shared Services functions including Legal, RPO, Finance, Global Operations, IT, Rating Groups and Regional Management.

Responsibilities:

Manage regional and local regulatory filings in EU, UK, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Dubai
- Coordinate project execution, track deliverables, report progress to project team and stakeholders
- Develop project plans, action items, specific deliverables, monitor accountabilities and due dates
- Gather project requirements, document objectives, develop project management structure
- Prepare weekly status reports, management dashboards, project status updates
- Chair project meetings, prepare agendas and meeting minutes, facilitate completion of action items
- Gather data from across the firm for regulatory filings
- Track global regulatory reporting requirements, coordination of EMEA regulatory filings
- Manage centralized data repository, maintain reporting and project documentation
- Participate in ad-hoc compliance initiatives locally or globally as necessary

Qualifications:

- College degree, 7+ years corporate experience
- At least 4 years project management experience, experience in planning, executing management initiatives, business analysis and planning skills
- Experience with a financial industry regulator, corporate Legal, Compliance, Audit department of a regulated financial services firm a plus
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills, excellent interpersonal skills
- Highly organized, detail orientated, ability to manage several projects concurrently
- Advanced skills in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint; Visio and Project a plus)
- Reporting experience, regulatory reporting a plus
- Able to multi-task and meet tight deadlines with changing priorities
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Professional, pro-active, diligent, flexible and results orientated
- Ability to work independently and as part of an internationally based team
- Experience working with global teams a plus
- Highest ethical standards, confidentiality and dependability