Head of Europe Compliance

About Infra Red Capital Partners(“Infra Red”)

Infra Red is a leading international mid-market infrastructure asset manager. Over the past 25 years, Infra Red has established itself as a highly successful developer, particularly in early-stage projects, and an active steward of essential infrastructure.

Infra Red manages US $13bn of equity capital[1] for investors around the globe in listed and private funds across both core and value-add strategies.

Infra Red combines a global reach, operating worldwide from offices in London, Frankfurt, Madrid, New York, Miami, Sydney and Seoul, with deep sector expertise from a team of more than 160 people.

Infra Red is part of SLC Management, the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life, and benefits from its scale and global platform.

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As the Head of Europe Compliance you will lead the compliance function in Europe for a global alternative investment platform; the firm is a leading investment adviser to real estate, infrastructure, and private credit assets.

Working closely with relevant stakeholders, you will provide practical advice to support the business while maintaining high standards of regulatory compliance and ethical conduct. You will be responsible for helping ensure that the regulated activities of the manager’s European businesses are conducted in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory requirements.

• Serve as the FCA-approved Senior Manager for SMF
  16 (Compliance Oversight) and/or SMF
  17 (Money Laundering Reporting Officer or MLRO), and discharging the responsibilities associated with those functions in accordance with the applicable Statement(s) of Responsibilities under the FCA Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR).
• Responsible for leading and managing the UK based investment compliance team and for oversight of UK investment advisers.
• Responsible for overseeing compliance with applicable rules and regulations for distribution activities in the UK and continental Europe.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with the UK MiFID and UK AIFMD regulatory frameworks applicable to investment advisory, portfolio management, and AIFM activities.
• Providing practical, risk-based advice on the application and interpretation of applicable laws, regulations, regulatory guidance, industry standards, and internal policies.
• Monitoring regulatory developments and emerging compliance risks, assessing their impact on the business, and implementing appropriate changes to compliance policies, procedures, and controls.
• Developing, maintaining, and reviewing the Compliance Manual and related compliance policies and procedures.
• Supporting new products, fund launches, acquisitions, strategic initiatives, and changes to the control environment by providing compliance advice throughout the product lifecycle.
• Supporting investor and client due diligence activities and responding to regulatory compliance inquiries.
• Developing and overseeing a risk-based compliance monitoring programme to assess the effectiveness of compliance controls and identify opportunities for enhancement.
• Managing conflicts of interest, personal account dealing, insider list administration, information barriers, and customer and counter party due diligence programmes.
• Managing relationships with the FCA and other relevant regulatory authorities, including regulatory inspections, information requests, and supervisory engagement.
• Reporting significant compliance matters, regulatory developments, and monitoring results to senior management, governance committees, Boards, and the Global Chief Compliance Officer, as appropriate.
• Engaging external legal counsel or regulatory advisers, where appropriate, to obtain specialist advice on UK, continental Europe or overseas regulatory matters.

• Extensive compliance experience within an FCA-regulated asset manager, investment adviser, or alternative investment manager.
• Experience leading and developing a team.
• Experience serving as, or supporting, SMF
  16 (Compliance Oversight) and/or SMF
  17 (Money Laundering Reporting…