You will join the team that oversees the Human Resource (HR) aspects of regulatory initiatives across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).

As an HR Regulatory Processes Associate within EMEA HR Regulatory team, you will support the HR aspects of regulatory initiatives in the EMEA region, associated to regulated employee lifecycle ensuring connectivity with global regulatory activities, and supporting on governance  regulatory submissions.

Job responsibilities

Support the execution of the UK Senior Manager and Certification Regime (SM&CR) and Ireland Individual Accountability Framework (IAF) as it relates to HR, including processes and procedures for the management of the Certified employee population, including supporting the management of annual and ad-hoc Fit and Proper (F&P) and MIFID II Knowledge & Competence (K&C) assessment processes Support the process to determine Finance Conduct Authority (FCA)/ Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) Conduct Rule and CBI Conduct Standards breaches and prepare associated regulatory submissions Day-to-day oversight of UK Regulatory Reference request processes, working closely with team responsible for the administration of regulatory reference requests Day-to-day oversight of Conduct Review process, working closely with team responsible for the administration of process Support associated projects with HR partners to enhance, change or implement new procedures to reflect change in regulatory requirements Analyse and manipulate data to support EMEA HR Regulatory team Maintain and update relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), policies and procedures Provide ad-hoc advice from established policies and practices to HR Specialists and Generalists, other specialist functions outside of HR and members of the business on HR Regulatory issues Build and maintain proactive relationships with other internal groups including Compliance, Employee Relations, Legal and the global teams Assist in drafting responses to, regulators throughout the EMEA region as part of their supervision of the firm’s compliance with applicable regulations Prepare regulatory submissions and correspondence with the firm’s regulators

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

At least 2 years of professional experience within regulatory/legal/compliance/HR Solid technical background with excellent data analysis and manipulation skills Ability to work well in and across diverse global teams Fluent English both written and spoken Excellent interpersonal and communications skills Ability to understand and navigate a complex regulatory environment Possess strong knowledge of the organization and ability to build and strengthen partnerships across functions and locations Maintain a sound understanding of the regulatory requirements impacting HR in the financial services sector and assist with understanding the impact on the Firm’s businesses Takes initiative and is proactive in raising issues or identifying opportunities for partnership and operational excellence

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Experience with the UK Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) and/or Ireland Individual Accountability Framework (IAF)