Regulatory Change Advisor

Purpose of the Job

Quintet Private Bank is a leading private bank in the wealth management sector; we are committed to our clients and their families, and pride ourselves on our personalised service based on a deep understanding of what clients want to achieve. Compared to others, we are small (<2,000 employees across 50 European and UK locations) with an ambition to stay true to our purpose to be the most trusted fiduciary of family wealth. When you join Quintet you are joining a company that values diversity of background, equal access to opportunities, career development, collaboration and inclusiveness. We want our employees to feel proud of being part of a company that is committed to do the right thing. You will have the opportunity to grow your career while developing personally and professionally through various resources and programmes.

We are looking for a regulatory change advisor to assist in ensuring that the bank is aware of upcoming new and changing regulation, and the business is prepared to meet the requirements. 

The successful candidate will form part of the Compliance function and be responsible for:

• Co-designing and managing the regulatory change process at Group level.  
• Translating key features and changes from new regulatory initiatives into digestible briefings for consumption by different stakeholders within the business.  
• Working with all business units and tracking reporting from respective units involved on impact assessment, implementation and post implementation tests (note: the impact assessment, implementation and testing are done by business units). 
• Monitoring and reporting on the regulatory change initiatives portfolio of the firm. 
   

Key Accountabilities

• Understanding the business of the bank and its strategy, as well as the impact of regulations affecting the business activities. 
• Coordinating the internal watch team meetings, which brings together various subject matter experts to consider applicability of new/changing regulation 
• Maintain the process for analysing and monitoring regulatory change across the locations, in particular through engagement with our regulatory change vendor. 
• Communicate regulatory change matters to the various bank entities. 
• Ensure in-scope functions are aware of the regulations and are conducting an impact analysis. 
• Work closely together with many Group functions on regulatory change related matters  
• Prepare updates on new regulation to the Group Regulatory Steering Committee, and serve as committee Secretary. 
   

Knowledge and Experience

• This job would suit a good candidate with previous experience as Regulatory lawyer, Regulatory Compliance specialist, Regulatory Affairs specialist/advisor, business analysis/project skills a plus 
• Very good understanding of the regulatory environment of the banking industry, with a focus on Luxemburg and Europe 
• At least 5 years of work experience in banking/advisory business with focus on regulatory affairs 
   

Attributes and Qualities

• Proven ability to deliver on regulatory projects and bring people with you. 
• Self-confident, independent, proactive and able to work on own initiative and to conflicting deadlines. 
• Be able to evolve in a matrixed, changing and complex environment. 
• Global understanding of private banking processes is a plus, willing to learn about a pan expanding private bank business. 
• Work together, collaborate with all businesses and engage stakeholders to work with a common purpose. 
   

Technical Skills

• Good understanding of financial crime, conduct-related and operational regulatory environment applicable to the private banking and wealth management industry.  
   

Languages Skills

• Fluent in English (written and verbal), good knowledge of French; other European languages are an advantage but not mandatory