Associate Director Compliance - (Maternity Cover - Temporary 12 months)

Fitch Group’s Compliance  Team is seeking temporary maternity cover for a Director/Associate Director based out of an EU/UK office for a period of up to 12 months

As a leading, global financial information services provider, Fitch Group delivers vital credit and risk insights, robust data, and dynamic tools to champion more efficient, transparent financial markets. With over 100 years of experience and colleagues in over 30 countries, Fitch Group’s culture of credibility, independence, and transparency is embedded throughout its structure, which includes Fitch Ratings, one of the world’s top three credit ratings agencies, and Fitch Solutions, a leading provider of insights, data and analytics. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst. 

At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. It is the strength of our business. It comes from people around the world in a shared pursuit: to equal something greater than they could ever accomplish alone. Every team member is essential to our business and every perspective is critical for our success. Develop yourself in a culture that values flexibility, expects your opinion and trusts your decisions. Together we evolve and so will you, in an environment that asks you to challenge yourself – and us.

About the Team

The Regulatory Compliance team is primarily responsible for managing Fitch Ratings’ interaction with regulators across EMEA, including required regulatory reporting and supervisory inspections and examinations.

The team is responsible for ensuring general compliance with applicable credit rating agency regulations, fulfilling various regulatory reporting obligations, reviewing Fitch Ratings’ policies and procedures to ensure they are designed to effectively address regulatory requirements, and handling conduct-related internal investigations and complaints.

How You’ll Make an Impact: 

• Reporting into the London-based lead for EMEA Regulatory Investigations, the successful candidate will be instrumental in supporting the Regulatory reporting and investigation responses to EMEA regulators.
• Assisting in the management of the relationship between Fitch Ratings and EMEA regulators, including organising information responses to supervisory inspections, examinations and ad hoc requests for information.
• The successful candidate will often be a first point of contact for compliance matters impacting Fitch Ratings’ operations as well as being a key point of contact between Fitch Ratings and EMEA regulators with respect to communicating information, as well as supporting compliance staff based throughout the region.
• Act as support for regulatory compliance matters in EMEA (EU, UK and Middle East), particularly fulfilment of regulatory reporting and investigation obligations, and collaborate with other members of the Regulatory Compliance team in relation to compliance issues on a regional and global basis.
• Act as an investigator for conduct-related internal incidents, liaising with team heads and HR to determine the level of violation and appropriate disciplinary actions

You May be a Good Fit if:

• Educated to university degree level or equivalent.
• Highly organised and efficient, with the ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines with a high degree of flexibility and excellent time-management skills
• Excellent drafting and communication skills with great attention to detail.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

What Would Make You Stand Out: 

• Legal qualifications
• Experience dealing with regulatory agencies and managing regulatory inspections/examinations in a financial services environment.
• Previous experience in a Credit Ratings environment (or other similar FCA/ESMA-supervised sector).
• Exposure to and knowledge of MetricStream or other governance, risk and compliance (GRC) systems.

Why Choose Fitch: 

• Hybrid Work Environment: 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location
• A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
• Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
• Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing
• Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
• Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
• Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interest or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law. 

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