Interim Senior Risk & Compliance Manager

Schillings handles high stakes opportunities and threats for an international clientele: successful individuals, businesses and high-profile organisations across the world.

We support our clients to achieve their goals by developing winning strategies to protect their freedom to operate, and are the first port of call in a crisis, defending our clients from attacks on their reputations, privacy and security. Schillings’ offer is unique to the market, combining strategic communications with law, intelligence & investigations, digital resilience and security.

Schillings is a collaborative and welcoming place to work, with a positive culture, strong values and a developed service ethic. We require commitment, diligence, curiosity, agility and professionalism, and in return provide competitive packages, stimulating challenges and interesting work. We are committed to sharing learning and creating development opportunities so you can progress your career with us. Our people’s career trajectories and average longevity at Schillings underline this.

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Interim, 6 fixed-term contract

Director of Risk & Compliance

The Interim Senior Risk & Compliance Manager will work closely with the Director of Risk & Compliance to lead and deliver priority strategic projects. The initial focus will be the firm’s Internationalisation Project, including supporting the establishment of its current overseas capability, mapping and documenting the international risk and compliance framework, and developing a best-practice roadmap for establishing future overseas entities.

The role will be expected to respond flexibly to changing business priorities and may pivot to lead or support other strategic risk and compliance projects as required. It will also provide senior-level support across the wider Risk & Compliance function where necessary.

• Lead agreed strategic projects from scoping and planning through to implementation, embedding and handover.
• Work with the Director of Risk & Compliance to agree priorities, deliverables, responsibilities, milestones and resources.
• Coordinate input from stakeholders across the business and from external advisers.
• Identify legal, regulatory, operational and governance requirements and translate them into practical controls, processes and documentation.
• Maintain clear oversight of project risks, dependencies, decisions and actions, escalating material issues where appropriate.
• Provide concise progress reports, advice and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Support the establishment of the firm’s current overseas capability, including relevant regulatory, licensing, governance and operational requirements.
• Map and document the firm’s international risk and compliance framework, including responsibilities, reporting lines, escalation routes and minimum standards.
• Develop a proportionate and repeatable roadmap, supported by practical templates and tools, for establishing and overseeing future overseas entities.
• Review lessons learned and recommend improvements to strengthen the consistency and scalability of the firm’s international arrangements.
• Pivot to other strategic risk and compliance projects in response to evolving business priorities.
• Provide senior-level advice, review and support across other Risk & Compliance responsibilities where required.

The international work is expected to involve working with subject matter experts in the firm on areas such as licensing, cross-border operating arrangements, client engagement, data governance, AML and sanctions, information security, governance and insurance.

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