Head - Compliance & Control - Trade Finance - Financial Services

Exp: 10 - 15 Years

About the client:

Our client is a leading Financial services company, backed by a renowned MNC conglomerate with presence in more than 100 countries. They are looking for a compliance and controls head for their global trade finance business.

Job Description:

As the head of compliance and control, you will be responsible for:

- Regulatory compliance of the Trade Finance business

- Management of risks arising from the trade finance business

- Putting in place an effective controls system to mitigate risks of the business

- Helping the business head in taking informed risk decisions based on risk-reward spectrum

- Defining the approach to obtaining regulatory approvals needed to start the business in pilot / new countries

- Preparing compliance policies and procedures in line with local regulatory requirements and global best practises

Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate will have:

- Minimum of 10 years of strong domain experience in managing regulatory risks in financial industry, with expertise in KYC and AML norms applicable to Financing companies

- International compliance experience, or knowledge of relevant compliance guidelines in South Asia, South East Asia, Russia, Panama and America

- 5+ years in a senior leadership role with proven ability to lead, self-motivated & engage a diverse work force

- Experience of operating in a complex matrix type delivery models across multiple processes

- Highly result oriented, ready to take challenges and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines