Head of Compliance Governance and Regulatory Engagement

As Senior Compliance Specialist - Governance & Reporting, you'll sit at the heart of how Compliance communicates risk, issues and priorities to Executive Management and the Board. You'll help shape an evolving capability-strengthening ways of working, raising the quality of insight, ensuring a clear, consistent and coherent view of Compliance risks, issues and priorities., This role is accountable for defining, leading and continuously improving Compliance governance, management information and reporting across Swift, while supporting oversight and delivery tracking for key regulatory change initiatives.

Reporting directly to the Chief Compliance Officer, the role ensures that Compliance communicates a clear, coherent and decision-focused view of risks, issues and priorities to Executive Management, the Management Board and the Supervisory Board. The role leads a small team and sets the standards, operating model and expectations for governance and reporting across Compliance-ensuring consistency, quality and impact., Executive & Board Reporting

• Run the Compliance Committee end-to-end (agenda, submissions, minutes/actions, follow-up), keeping the forum focused and effective.

• Own the Compliance management information framework, including what is reported, why it matters and how it supports oversight and decision-making.
• Lead the collation and validation of data used to measure and monitor compliance, working with teams across the business to ensure reporting is timely, accurate and complete.
• Draw out key themes, emerging risks, issues and anomalies, applying judgment and challenge so that the right.matters are escalated at the right time.
• Set high standards for data quality, reporting discipline and insight-ensuring reporting supports informed discussion, challenge and decision-making, not just information sharing.

• Define and embed strong ways of working, standards and expectations for Compliance governance and reporting.
• Continuously improve the Compliance Committee and reporting approach as the function matures and expectations evolve.
• Document and maintain governance and reporting processes, procedures, templates and playbooks-making it easy for teams to follow a consistent, high-quality approach.
• Assess and help shape the tools, processes and data capabilities needed to support effective compliance monitoring and reporting.

• Lead and develop the Compliance Governance & Reporting team, setting priorities, allocating resources and maintaining a high bar for quality and timeliness.
• Support governance, oversight and delivery tracking for key regulatory change initiatives, helping to establish proportionate PMO discipline where needed.
• Act as a senior partner to Compliance, Risk, Legal and business teams, influencing stakeholders to align on priorities, messaging and decisions.
• Be required to participate in, and at times lead, key initiatives and work streams across the wider Compliance function-bringing structure, delivery discipline and strong stakeholder engagement.

• 7-10 years' relevant experience in Compliance, Risk, or Governance within a regulated environment.
• Proven track record of engaging with Executive Management and Board-level audiences, including shaping and delivering key messages for senior governance forums.
• Strong experience translating complex topics into clear, decision-relevant narratives for senior stakeholders.
• Strong capability in creating accurate reporting and managing data in a disciplined and controlled way.
• Experience owning management information and reporting, including defining metrics, improving data quality and using insight to challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
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