Location
City of London, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
Our highly successful global law firm client is seeking a Head of Conflicts. Reporting to the Firm's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), the firm is looking for someone with considerable conflicts and general compliance experience to join their global risk and compliance function on a permanent basis.
Duties and responsibilities will include:
Strategy:
- Creates strategies to resolve the most complex conflicts issues balancing the firm's regulatory obligations with its strategic and commercial goals;
- Collaborate with the other member firms' Compliance teams (in particular the US) to review and redesign current conflicts processes to achieve a 'follow the sun' approach across the verein;
- Input into a strategic review of the sector strategies and in time a review of the Conflicts Principles, as determined by the global Head of Compliance in conjunction with the EMEA CCO.
Cross-functional Leadership:
- Play an active role in the EMEA Heads of leadership group to ensure any new developments which impact the firm are identified and addressed and emerging patterns and issues are managed and/or escalated, as appropriate;
- Input into the global ways of working;
- Taking the EMEA lead in building and cementing relationships with colleagues in the other member firms involved in conflicts resolution and terms.
- Collaborate with the other EMEA Heads to create efficiencies across all workstreams;
- Advise on wider business acceptance, risk and regulatory issues as and where required;
- Foster strong working relationships with other internal stakeholders in Business Services
Subject matter expertise:
- Subject matter expert for complex conflicts and reputational issues
- Subject matter expert on Secondments with particular focus on conflicts and clients confidentiality
- Take escalations from R&C Counsel, Senior R&C Lawyers and other team members;
- Advise on resolution of the most complex matters, take forward to resolution as needed, draft / supervise appeal documents, brief Global Head of Compliance and other stakeholders, attend appeal briefings as needed;
- Provide technical legal advice and support to Partners and fee earners on complex conflicts and confidential information queries;
- Join meetings with the SRA dedicated point of contact on regulatory issues related to ethics and conflicts;
- Lead on / input into internal investigations which involve a conflicts element;
- Advise the business in relation to actual / potential own interest conflicts;
- Act as escalation point on conflicts provisions in bespoke client terms
People:
- Manage a team of expert Senior R&C Lawyers and Managers;
- Lead on resourcing and talent acquisition;
- Develop, delegate and supervise the rollout of conflicts training to the team;
Process:
- Ensure conflicts and compliance processes are efficient and meet current and future business needs;
- Ensure a common approach to conflicts management across London, Newcastle, Asia and ME, and work with other regional teams to achieve the longer-term goal of a common approach across all member firms.
The ideal candidate will have in-depth practical knowledge of conflicts/compliance. You will have a commercial and pragmatic approach, an eye for detail, and strong communication skills. You will have an unequivocal commitment to maintaining high ethical standards and strict confidentiality of firm and client information, and the ability to work independently, take initiatives, and set priorities.
As well as the relevant skills and experience, the firm is looking for people who are innovative, and commercial and value the work that they do. To attract the best people, the firm strives to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. The firm values differences and actively promotes a culture of respect for each individual, encouraging and creating inclusion.
This firm offers a friendly and supportive culture, so if you meet the above criteria then please apply to Ryder Reid today.
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