Senior Compliance Manager

Senior Compliance Manager

Working with the world’s fastest growing and multiple award winning Fintech in Engagement Banking, this is an exciting role that allows for career growth and development in the area of Compliance. You will play a pivotal part in developing this role and influencing a culture of Compliance across Backbase.

What you'll do

As Compliance Manager, you enable Backbase in conducting its business in full compliance with all relevant national and international laws and regulations. This also includes professional standards, accepted business practices, internal policy standards and IT Security frameworks such as SOC2, ISO27001 and PCI-DSS etc. requirements.

There is both an ethical component and a pragmatic approach to compliance that this role would require in helping the organization manage risk and build trust with its Customers.

IT GRC Manager must present a good understanding of the highly innovative and dynamic environment of a FinTech organisation.

Who you are

Functional/Technical Skills

Support design, implementation and management of IT Controls & Compliance Frameworks for an international organisation.

Ensure compliance with the industry's best security practices within SaaS environments.

Manage and coordinate customer and independent third-party attestations as part of the contractual obligations and certification requirements

Support Third-Party Risk assessments and regular assurance program

Prior experience working with GRC tools and platforms

Ability to analyse and translate laws, regulations and technical requirements into commercially focussed business processes

Ability to execute and report status on Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation Program metrics.

Proficient at maintaining policies and procedures as part of the Policy Governance Framework and coordinating that with other departments.

Business Product and Industry Knowledge

Ability to integrate in an Agile/Scrum working environment to drive teams.

Knowledge of multiple security and privacy frameworks, Third-party risk, outsourcing and banking regulations, etc.

Knowledge of modern cloud technologies (AWS, Azure) and risks associated with Software-as-a-Service model.

Knowledge of the requirements of ethics & compliance programs in international business

Complexity & Problem solving

Proven ability to lead tactical compliance setup and operations

SME with the ability to give concise and to-the-point compliance advice

Proactive & analytical program management approach.

strategic problem solver who can take issues and find practical business solutions

Collaboration and Interaction

Internal & external stakeholder management

Collaboration and interaction with colleagues from all relevant departments, vendors, partners and customers.

How About You

• Minimum of 7+ years of relevant working experience in the practical implementation of Compliance programs in an international environment;
• Bachelor’s degree required; - Academic degree desired in the area of IT Security;
• Risk Management, Cyber Security, Information Security;
• Fluent English - written and spoken required (mandatory);
• Professional certifications (e.g. ISC2 or CompTIA certifications) desired or willing to obtain them;
• Experience with managing in a functional way (not hierarchical)