Senior Compliance Manager, Data & Analytics - EMEA
London Stock Exchange Group
London, UK
Published 1 month ago
Business Compliance
LSEG is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a commitment to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It's how we've contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model - we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity. LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific.
The Senior Compliance Manager, Data & Analytics - EMEA will support the Data & Analytics (D&A) Business team as a trusted partner within the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). This role will provide guidance and advisory support to senior management within the D&A Business and protect the LSEG brand, its products and employees. The D&A Compliance team are part of the wider D&A division as well as members of the LSEG Legal & Compliance department. The role is located in London, UK and reports into the D&A Compliance Director who is based in London.
Role summary:
The individual will focus on three primary areas:
the TORA UK entity and its compliance with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulation for its outsourced trading solutions (OTS), namely arranging (bringing about) deals in investments and dealing in investments as an agent; LSEG financial market infrastructure workflows including market data vendor services spanning all financial asset classes to ensure buy-side, sell-side, and corporate clients adhere to their regulatory obligations; regulatory risk management for strategic partnership initiatives integrating Microsoft O365 and artificial intelligence technology powered by LSEG data & analytics.
Responsibilities:
This Senior Compliance Manager will act as the deputy Senior Management Function - Compliance Oversight (SMF16) for TORA UK until such time as the role is ready to be transitioned.
As part of the deputy SMF16 duties, you will:
Effective communication, influence, and interpersonal skills are essential. Working collaboratively within a team whilst taking independent ownership of projects with a proactive aim to make valuable contributions to the business.
Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.
Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.
LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.
Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it's used for, and how it's obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject.
If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.
The Senior Compliance Manager, Data & Analytics - EMEA will support the Data & Analytics (D&A) Business team as a trusted partner within the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). This role will provide guidance and advisory support to senior management within the D&A Business and protect the LSEG brand, its products and employees. The D&A Compliance team are part of the wider D&A division as well as members of the LSEG Legal & Compliance department. The role is located in London, UK and reports into the D&A Compliance Director who is based in London.
Role summary:
The individual will focus on three primary areas:
the TORA UK entity and its compliance with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulation for its outsourced trading solutions (OTS), namely arranging (bringing about) deals in investments and dealing in investments as an agent; LSEG financial market infrastructure workflows including market data vendor services spanning all financial asset classes to ensure buy-side, sell-side, and corporate clients adhere to their regulatory obligations; regulatory risk management for strategic partnership initiatives integrating Microsoft O365 and artificial intelligence technology powered by LSEG data & analytics.
Responsibilities:
This Senior Compliance Manager will act as the deputy Senior Management Function - Compliance Oversight (SMF16) for TORA UK until such time as the role is ready to be transitioned.
As part of the deputy SMF16 duties, you will:
- oversee TORA's electronic trading technology for OTS, provide multi-asset class advisory compliance, and shall support for the alignment of the UK business into the global TORA framework.
- Strategically enhance the UK compliance framework and program by introducing approaches to make the role as efficient and effective as possible.
- Be responsible for ensuring appropriate policy, processes, systems and structures are in place to manage FCA compliance to ensure all licensing obligations are being met.
- advise on the UK risk appetite and establish the necessary governance standards, ensuring all relevant legal, risk, compliance and regulatory requirements and obligations are handled in a robust and agile manner.
- Liaise with the FCA , receiving regulatory notifications, incident management communications for client or system outages, BAU correspondence, and periodic filings.
- Business Relationship: Develop business relationships by providing timely and salient advice. Establish open communication channels to ensure a two-way flow of information.
- Analysis and advice: Provide compliance advisory services to product managers, but also valuable challenge & scrutiny, whilst maintaining a "trusted business partner" relationship.
- Regulatory Risk Management: Advise Business teams crafting product functionality which may trigger regulatory thresholds, aiming to keep products outside regulatory scope.
- Regulatory strategy and change: Provide input into regulatory horizon scanning, including drafting responses to consultations, performing impact analysis, and collaborating to ensure the businesses address regulatory risks and obligations.
- Committee Member: Represent D&A Compliance as a Committee member for the Digital Operational Resiliency Act (DORA) and Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) solutions, ensuring all compliance requirements are met.
- Governance and Management Information (MI): Prepare concise and effective MI reports, participate in and present at various governance forums and committees, and be empowered to raise risks, issues, or concerns via senior colleagues and forums.
- Policies & Procedures: Partnering with the Central Compliance team to design, implement and enhance compliance policies, procedures, and governance frameworks. Develop and document a harmonized incident management process for the D&A team.
- Group Initiatives: Support implementation of the Governance Risk & Compliance tool, Central Compliance frameworks, second-line Risk management, Central Approval Function, New Product & Market Assessment Process, and other centralized forums.
- Compliance Monitoring and Assurance: Supporting internal reviews and external audits as required, including the risk assessment, plan, execution, and remediation of reviews.
Effective communication, influence, and interpersonal skills are essential. Working collaboratively within a team whilst taking independent ownership of projects with a proactive aim to make valuable contributions to the business.
- Extensive experience within compliance or relevant risk, regulatory, consulting, or business-related roles, which should include working within a financial infrastructure firm or a financial services firm.
- Previous SMF16 experience preferred or supported / deputised for a SMF16
- Familiarity with MiFID, the FCA Handbook, and FCA rules applicable to 'Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments' and 'dealing as an agent'.
- The ideal candidate will have in-depth regulatory as well as product knowledge and experience with regard to broker-dealer products and financial markets; be familiar with diverse regulatory rules and requirements pertaining to the UK and EU.
- Previous trading experience or compliance oversight of Order & Execution Management Systems (OEMS) platforms preferred and familiarity with some or all of the following asset classes: equities, foreign exchange, fixed income, commodities, plus derivatives such as forwards, futures, options, swaps.
- Thoughtfully advise and influence on managing regulatory changes, risks, and incidents; adept at cross functional team collaboration and working in a matrix environment with multiple partners.
- An analytical mind, the ability to tackle complex problems and streamline processes.
- Ability to take a risk-based approach to issues, think critically and ask difficult questions.
- Highly organised individual who can lead multiple workstreams across different projects.
- Self-motivated individual aligned with business objectives, demonstrating effective project management, and prioritising tasks accordingly.
- Experience in drafting policies, conducting regulatory analysis, along with preparing reports for regulatory bodies and internal management.
Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.
Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.
LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.
Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it's used for, and how it's obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject.
If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.