Compliance Officer

Company Description

Natixis in Portugal is fully integrated in the global organization of Natixis, a French multinational financial services firm specialized in Asset & Wealth Management, Corporate & Investment Banking, Insurance and Payments. A subsidiary of Groupe BPCE, Natixis counts nearly 16.000 employees across 38 countries.

Based in Porto, Natixis Centre of Expertise mission is to transform traditional banking by developing innovative solutions for the bank’s business, operations and work culture worldwide, as a key driver of the company’s culture of agility and innovation. Teams of IT and Banking Support Activities work in an integrated, inclusive and transversal way, supporting all the business lines and country platforms.

Natixis in Portugal is the best combination of a “start-up mindset” with a large, solid structure. Its unique culture gives true meaning to a “beyond banking” personality: to be a real entrepreneur, self-challenging, ever striving to excel and go that extra mile.

**Job Description**:
**Team presentation and main goal**:
The Compliance area ensures business follows external as well as internal rules and policies, and also internal controls, protecting therefore business activities and employees from non-compliance risks.

At Natixis Portugal, Compliance provides specialized services for worldwide GFS and Groupe BPCE.

The Compliance Officer is responsible for supporting the broader team as follows:

- Develop and maintain the compliance risk management framework which includes the Compliance risk appetite, the Compliance Committee, and other processes, governance, and documentation, as necessary
- Coordinate cross-departmental activities of Compliance, including various compliance plans, annual development and day-to-day management of the budget, management of headcount and expenses as well as global and local strategic planning and initiatives
- Compile and analyze monthly and quarterly reporting, both locally and to Head Office, including quantitative and qualitative information for various levels of management and governance committees

**Main tasks and goals**:
Primary Job Description Responsibilities include:

- Supporting the development and maintenance of a compliance risk management framework (e.g., risk appetite, etc.)
- Performing analyses, document findings, and prepare materials for presentation to senior management
- Analyzing various compliance risks and perform on-going quality reviews of processes, information, and data across the Compliance teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and/or automation
- Documenting procedures, maintaining and enhancing governance and controls that support the compliance risk framework and demonstrate sustainability
- Leading and/or participating in ad hoc projects and working groups
- Contributing to the execution of various activities common across the Compliance teams (e.g., internal audits, exams, etc.) to consolidate updates/reporting and ensure consistency and alignment across functions
- Assisting in developing, tracking, and maintaining the annual Compliance department budget, including planning
- Tracking all budget-related expenses, including headcount and allocations across the different teams within the Compliance function
- Assisting in the coordination with Head Office on key projects and initiatives
- Compiling and reviewing various Compliance information and data used for reporting
- Analyzing/tracking risks for the Compliance teams, CCO, Head Office, and other governance committees
- Identifying key themes, trends, or issues, including regulatory or issues management, and other transversal topics on an on-going basis for monitoring and/or escalation

**Qualifications**:
**Qualifications**
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent;
- +5 years experience in Compliance, Operational Risk, senior management reporting, and/or Regulatory interactions;
- 1-3 years of building and modifying process design for ongoing improvement and mitigation of distinct compliance risks´ types;
- ** Fluent English;**:

- Responsibilities of the three lines-of-defense model for effective risk management, governance, and oversight in the context of investment banking and sales and trading businesses;
- Advanced knowledge of MS Tools, including Power BI and Visio;
- Solid understanding of governance, risk, and compliance frameworks;
- Ability to consider multiple or varying viewpoints across stakeholders when proposing solutions or solving issues;
- Highly motivated, pro-active individual who has demonstrated ability to take initiative, identify issues, propose solutions, and implement change;
- Ability to maintain a pace and flow that keeps multiple topics within assigned book of work continually moving forward while evaluating priorities in a changing environment;
- Experience or proven ability to build and modify process design for ongoing improvement and mitigation of distinct types of compliance risks.

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