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In our European Consumer Compliance Organization we are looking for a Compliance Analyst to join our European Payments Regulatory Compliance Team.
How will you make an impact in this role
This position will play a critical role within the European Compliance Organization to drive the response to the everchanging Payments regulatory framework in the Region with a specific focus on EU Regulations and their impacts on EU Member States and will be key to build manage and lead an effective European framework for compliance with applicable laws and regulations in key sectors such as Payment Services and Consumer Protection.
Beside supporting the Compliance Manager and the EMEA Market Compliance Officers Community this position will also work in close cooperation with other departments such as the General Counsels Organization (GCO) Government Affairs Line of Business Compliance and Control Managementto build a common platform across European markets and facilitate the adoption of a consistent Compliance strategy and oversight (including impact identification requirements building). This position will also facilitate awareness communication and escalation of matters related to payments regulations so that risk can be promptly understood.
Minimum qualifications
- Providing centralized Compliance support and advice across EMEA on key regulatory projects in the payment services sector for the Consumer business (e.g. PSD2 IFR SEPA EU Retail Payments Digital Finance Strategy and Consumer Agenda Consumer Credit Directive) and with a specific focus on EU Regulations and their impacts on EU Member States to determine compliance strategies and internal policies and procedures;
- Supporting the Compliance Manager in delivering an early Compliance impact assessment of new regulations to ensure the timely implementation of requirements and controls through the RCM process;
- Supporting the Compliance Manager in building documentation and accelerating the harmonization of compliance requirements across EU markets with a specific focus on the Nordics Markets (Sweden Finland Norway Denmark).
- Facilitating awareness communication and escalation of matters related to payments regulation supporting responses to actual or potential risks;
- Identifying key risks for the Region with a specific focus on the Nordics Markets (Sweden Finland Norway Denmark) and providing regulatory assessment and rationale for risk scoring;
- Providing interpretation of the EUwide regulatory requirements and reporting instructions and support the business in validation of the proposed logic assessment and escalation of identified risks; addressing any queries from supervisory authorities (central or local);
- Policy & Procedures oversight / Audit support: drafting secondline policies and procedures driven by EUlevel regulation updating in case of impacting regulatory change addressing any audit queries regarding interpretation of requirements
Preferred qualifications
- At least 3 years of experience in compliance and regulatory matters preferably in banks/financial institutions;
- University degree (a degree in Law or Business and Economics is preferred);
- Significant and proven experience advising on EU Payment Services and Consumer Protectionrelated regulations;
- Intellectually strong with sound judgment;
- Excellent interpersonal skills at local & international levels;
- Excellent organizational and planning skills;
- Selfmotivated and positive thinker creative and teamplayer;
- Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and ensure constant project monitoring and ;
- Strong communication and influencing skills;
- Excellent leadership and negotiating skills personal excellence and accountability to drive winning solutions;
- Ability to work under pressure with multiple tasks;
Fluent English andSwedish or Finnish both spoken and written. Knowledge of additional European languages is a plus.
Required Experience:
IC