Team Leader - Compliance and Administration

Job Purpose The Team Leader - Compliance and Administration is responsible for managing a team of compliance professionals and ensuring that the company complies with regulatory and legal requirements

Main duties

• Assist with the compliance responsibilities and obligations of the organization including development, performance, and maintenance
• Provide expert advice, direction, and support to team members to ensure consistent application of policies and procedures.
• Lead the day-to-day activities of a specialist compliance team to deliver the compliance work program.
• Identify complex, sensitive, and emerging issues, and review and propose policy, strategy, and outcome focused recommendations to develop effective innovative and sustainable delivery solutions and to progress project deliverables.
• Ensure that a business, its employees, and its projects comply with all relevant regulations and specifications.
• Developing and overseeing control systems to prevent or deal with violations of legal guidelines.
• Reviewing the work of Team Members and ensure all tasks executed are accurate and error free and always meets quality standards
• Manage a team of compliance professionals including day to day and performance.
• Provide training and guidance to the compliance team.
• Prepare compliance reports and presentations for management.
• Use professional judgment to assess when to escalate an issue promptly.

Additional Responsibilities for the Senior Position include: (If any)

Perform any ad-hoc functions relating to compliance work; and any other cognate duties that may from time to time be required, and which are appropriate for the role and business needs

Qualification, Experience and Skills

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Relevant certifications within the industry is preferred.

Experience:

• 3-5 years of experience in a compliance role, with at least 2-3 years in a team leadership or management role.
• Experience in developing and implementing compliance policies and procedures.
• Experience in conducting internal audits and liaising with internal and external stakeholders on compliance matters.
• Knowledge of compliance regulations and requirements, such as GDPR, AML, or HIPAA.
• Experience in providing compliance training and guidance to staff.
• Experience in managing and developing a team of compliance professionals.

Skills:

• Strong leadership and management skills to manage a team of compliance professionals.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to review, analyse and suggest compliance policies and procedures.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Analytical skills to identify and resolve compliance issues.
• Understanding of compliance policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of data privacy laws and regulations.
• Experience in providing compliance training to colleagues.

The Sovereign Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage diversity throughout our company.  We will not tolerate discrimination against protected characteristics (gender, age, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, parental status, maternity etc). We ensure that no member of staff or any job applicants are treated less favourably than anyone else.

Equal Opportunities apply in all our working conditions including pay, hours of work, holiday entitlement, sick pay, recruitment, training, promotion etc.