Compliance Consultant

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Location: Dublin / Hybrid working. We're the UK's largest long-term savings and retirement business with brands including Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. We aim to be the best place for our 7,400 colleagues to work and are committed to transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050.

At Standard Life, we encourage initiative and proactive thinking. There are exciting tasks and significant decision‑making opportunities in an international environment. If you want to work in a growing, ambitious, and dynamic company, this could be the right place for you.

An opportunity has arisen for an individual to join the ROI Risk & Compliance Team as a Regulatory Relationship Consultant. The successful candidate will support the Regulatory Relationship Team in meeting Regulators\' requirements and expectations to achieve the Group\'s strategic objectives. This role will coordinate activity in support of regulatory relationships, such as information requests and supporting meetings.

• Work closely with team members to ensure regulator timelines are appropriate and achievable.
• Develop a strong understanding of each regulatory relationship to help the business meet CBI expectations.
• Coordinate thematic reviews and deep dives from the CBI, including information requests and interviews.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulatory developments and priorities within the Group and with regulators to ensure appropriate engagement.
• Liaise with the business to ensure Risk Mitigation Programmes (RMPs) issued by the CBI are completed and reported timely with clear ownership documented.
• Produce qualitative and quantitative MI to support reporting to Boards and Committees.
• Support the preparation of briefing packs for Board members and Executives who are required to meet the CBI.
• Actively manage the controls framework for recording, logging and tracking regulatory engagement.
• Coordinate activities to ensure CBI requirements deadlines are met to a high standard.
• Provide note-taking support for regulator discussions and share high-quality summaries with senior management.
• Support Compliance assurance reviews, agree management actions, and document results in assurance reports per the approved plan.
• Support compliance consultancy across the business, covering queries, projects and initiatives, including controls within the Regulatory Compliance Policy and SEAR/IAF processes.
• Demonstrate understanding of life and pensions products and the markets Standard Life operates in, and the relevant law and practices.
• Display strong judgement, drive and ability to influence at all levels; manage stakeholders effectively; knowledge of Irish financial services regulatory context and CBI process/philosophy.
• Possess relevant qualification in Legal, Financial or risk management or equivalent experience; highly developed verbal and written communication, negotiation and influencing skills; and strong organisational ability.
• Fully proficient in software applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Explorer).

• Legal, Financial or risk management qualification or equivalent experience.
• Strong judgement, drive and ability to influence at all levels.
• Good relationship and stakeholder management experience.
• Knowledge of Irish financial services business and regulatory context; knowledge of CBI process and philosophy.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, negotiating and influencing skills.
• Excellent organisational skills; ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and be self-directing.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome. If your experience looks different from what we\'ve advertised and you can bring value to the role, we\'d love to hear from you. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you be at your best.

This role has been identified as CF-2 under the Central Bank of Ireland\'s Fitness & Probity regime. The successful candidate will be required to comply with the Central Bank of Ireland\'s Fitness and Probity Standards on an ongoing basis. Further details are available on request from the HR Team or directly from the Central Bank of Ireland.

We welcome enquiries from everyone and are happy to provide more information about Phoenix Flex and flexible working arrangements.

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