Head of Risk and Compliance

Please note that candidates must have demonstrated experience with and be accountable for IOSCO assurance.

This is a key role in Fastmarkets Legal Risk & Compliance function supporting Fastmarkets strategy to be a world-leading PRA by giving our customers full confidence and trust in our data whist ensuring the business is fully compliant with increasingly stringent benchmark and price regulation. This role sits in the newly established Legal Risk & Compliance function. The LRC function is led by the General Counsel who reports to the CFO. The team is viewed as a genuine business partner and critical to helping the organisation deliver its strategy and this message is set from the top of the company. You will be part of an effective assurance function of Fastmarkets which provides risk compliance and assurance oversight designed to add value and improve operations by delivering an objective evaluation of the control environment and systems of governance. You will pro-actively manage the risk management framework in partnership with the business and Fastmarkets leadership team. You will be leading the design build and implementation of robust risk based monitoring and managing the compliance function in its other day-to-day activities. You will identify gaps in the regulatory knowledge of Fastmarkets staff and oversee the development of an execution plan and implement training programmes to help address these gaps. You will develop and maintain a strong working knowledge of regulation and risk and compliance best practices work diligently to complete duties keeping in mind Fastmarkets strategic objectives; communicating with colleagues across all levels challenging management and delivering tough messages when needed.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

Lead and drive high-impact compliance initiatives focussed on supporting our strategy to become a world leading PRA.

Provide advisory compliance services to the business in relation to all compliance and regulatory matters applicable to a PRA and ensure continued technical understanding of business activities and regulations.

Design implement oversee and review compliance monitoring and testing processes for all our commodities price reporting.

Ensure business compliance with the European Benchmark Regulation (BMR) define agendas of oversight committee and assist the directors of Fastmarkets Benchmark Administrator in applying the regulation running board meetings and reporting and communicating with our regulator in Finland.

Be accountable for all aspects relating to examinations and IOSCO assurance reviews. Partner with business stakeholders on defining and resolving complex problems in areas critical to the achievement of strategic objectives.

Develop and maintain a wider compliance roadmap focusing on both internal and external objectives for Fastmarkets PRA business. Guide the risk and compliance team in a productive professional & positive way and collaborate with the rest of the Legal Risk and Compliance function.

Lead the delivery of self-service tools guidance and resources for the business to encourage widespread understanding and awareness of Fastmarkets compliance requirements and regulatory landscape.

Manage the risk register working with key stakeholders to capture emerging and rising risks to the business map risks ensuring strong mitigation plans and risk ownership are in place and report on.

Manage and maintain Fastmarkets insurance programme.

Challenge the Fastmarkets leadership team where compliance with regulatory standards and requirements is at risk.

Proactively build and manage the relationship with regulators and market authorities and interact with them on developments and initiatives.

Work with the Legal team to interpret and act on developments in relevant laws and regulations to ensure Fastmarkets compliance with its regulatory obligations.

People management of two Risk & Compliance Managers.

Support the embedding of the enterprise risk management framework (ERMF) into the business.

Develop KPIs to monitor and drive improvement in regulatory compliance.

Develop KPIs to monitor and drive improvement in operational resilience.

Develop compliance training and policies.

Perform business process improvement reviews supporting our transformation initiatives.

Perform controls testing reviews.

Undertake compliance investigations.

Deliver M&A transaction risk and compliance due diligence.

Qualifications :

We recruit talented dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences all united by a belief in our mission to provide the worlds leading and most trusted price reporting events and intelligence service for the markets we serve. Were proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully.

If you are open-minded curious resilient solutions-oriented and committed to promoting equality then read on.

KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated driven and have a passion to be part of a fast-paced successful team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly.

• Leader: you lead from the front and facilitate collaboration within the LRC team and with the wider business. You have the confidence to influence and challenge at a senior level.
• Strategy: you have proven experience of delivering high impact initiatives that could help you contribute to Fastmarkets strategic objectives.
• Presence and gravitas: you can generate respect and trust with a diverse base of stakeholders at all levels.
• Action: you have a commercial pragmatic can do attitude robust enough to prioritise efficiently while bringing stakeholders with you.
• Transparent & Trusted Advisor: you are unbiased with your proposals when appropriate and are continuously investing in yourself and your stakeholders to become experts.
• Compelling & Effective Communicator: you will have the ability to explain complex issues in a straightforward easy to understand manner without being overly technical. You will also produce high quality well and clearly written documentation. You need to be a confident presenter to reach defined audiences and meet specific programme objectives.
• Continuous improvement: you are passionate about your area of expertise you have proven experience in designing implementing and reviewing processes to identify weakness and continuously improve performance.
• Personable: you are approachable and easy to talk to; you create an open environment where people voice issues.

Please note that candidates must have demonstrated experience with and be accountable for IOSCO assurance.

If youre excited about the role but your experience skills or qualifications dont perfectly align we encourage you to apply anyway.

Additional Information :

Our Values

Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. Its this mix of brilliant personalities experiences and insights that gives us that warm open and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are there are six things we all have in common and they form our Fastmarkets values.

Created by our own employees to reflect some of the personal traits that Fastmarkets people have our values are key to what makes our culture unique. They reflect who each of us are and theyre embedded in everything we do. Our values are:

• METRICS DRIVEN. We use insights to improve our customers experience and our business performance
   
• ACCOUNTABLE. We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done
   
• GROWTH MINDSET. This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency
   
• INCLUSIVE. We are inclusive and respectful celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging with the desire to bring their best self to work every day.
   
• CUSTOMER CENTRIC. We are customer-centric in all that we do
   
• COLLABORATIVE. We are collaborative able to work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect perspectives and experiences.

We are committed to ensuring all candidates feel welcomed and supported. Should your application advance and you require accommodations for the interview process please inform us so we can make the necessary arrangements.

Youve read a little about us now its over to you!

If you like what youve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person its time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: its used to determine whether or not youll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions well ask you on the day.

Its vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why youre great.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time