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About the Role

Swift's Compliance team is expanding and seeking experienced professionals to help shape and implement robust, scalable compliance capabilities, with a focus on governance, risk, and controls. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to Swift's compliance transformation by building and maturing compliance assurance and reporting capabilities, providing an independent view of control effectiveness through evidence-based assessments and reporting.

Responsibilities

Maintain and update repositories of compliance controls and related information.
Execute and support compliance risk assessments across compliance domains.
Perform assessments of the design and effectiveness of compliance controls.
Formulate Compliance Risk Assessment Heatmap and Compliance Assurance Testing Plan.
Maintain structured documentation of risks, controls, owners, actions, and assurance status.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of an Compliance Risk Assessment Map.
Prepare and deliver compliance risk assessment and assurance reporting to management and governance bodies.
Support the development, tracking and improvement of compliance metrics.
Liaise closely with other 2nd and 3rd line functions to ensure alignment and coverage of the Compliance Assurance Plan.
Contribute to the ongoing maturity and consistency of Swift’s internal compliance assurance practices.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of experience in compliance, internal audit, risk management, or similar roles.
Strong experience in governance, risk, and control (GRC), compliance assurance, or regulatory reporting, primarily from an assessment perspective.
Professional English language skills.
Self-starter with a structured, process-oriented mindset and the ability to work independently.
Experience with regulatory frameworks, relevant risk indicators, and identifying and implementing compliance controls.
Impartial, open-minded, respectful and at ease with ethical dilemmas.
High integrity and discretion in handling sensitive information.
Experience of operating at various levels within the organisation and with external vendors.
Experience working in multicultural and/or international environments.
Organised and passionate for continuous improvement and high-quality work deliverables.
Inclusive, collaborative, delivery-focused and with strong stakeholder management skills.
Operational excellence skills (e.g., capable of building relevant reports, continuous improvement mindset) & project management experience.
Capable of multi-tasking in a fast-moving environment.
Strong communication (written and oral) and presentation skills.
Familiarity with reporting to governance bodies and authorities.
Ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision and to demonstrate independence of judgement and autonomy.
Process-driven mindset, capable of designing and applying procedures in their day-to-day activities.
Comfortable using digital tools and databases to manage control and risk information.

Skills

Governance, Risk, and Control (GRC)
Compliance Assurance
Regulatory Reporting
Risk Assessments
Control Performance Monitoring
Stakeholder Management
Project Management
Communication (written and oral)
Presentation Skills
Data Visualization (optional)
Compliance Tooling (optional)

Location

Belgium

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum 5 years

Benefits

Freedom to be yourself
Diverse and inclusive environment
Opportunity to reach full potential
Unparalleled exposure to knowledge, expertise and technologies
Opportunity for different career paths
Collaborative, friendly, open and inclusive environment

About the Company

World’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services.
Headquartered in Belgium.
Supports the global economy by enabling secure financial messaging.
Established to provide a reliable, safe, and secure approach for the global financial community.
Constantly evolving and innovating in an ever-changing landscape.
Presence in 200+ countries and legal territories.
Serves a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.
Unique organization driving the long-term future of the financial ecosystem.
Transforming cross-border payments, making them faster and more transparent.

Equal Opportunity

Committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
Encourages application even if not meeting every single qualification.
Encourages application from individuals with diverse perspectives.