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About the Role

The Compliance team provides independent compliance advisory support to Santander's Global Markets businesses, helping to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements while enabling commercial objectives. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders across the UK, Europe and globally, advising on complex regulatory matters within a dynamic and fast-paced markets environment.

Responsibilities

• Providing real-time compliance advisory support to UK and EMEA Global Markets sales and trading businesses, with a particular focus on Fixed Income activities
• Monitoring, analysing and interpreting relevant regulatory developments and advising on their impact to business activities and controls
• Drafting, reviewing and enhancing compliance policies, procedures and governance frameworks to ensure continued alignment with regulatory expectations
• Leading and supporting regulatory enquiries, internal investigations, thematic reviews, audits and inspections, coordinating responses with key stakeholders
• Identifying, assessing and escalating regulatory and conduct risks, contributing to compliance risk assessments and ongoing monitoring activities
• Developing strong relationships across Front Office, Legal, Risk and Control functions to promote a robust compliance culture and effective governance environment
• Collaborating with global Compliance colleagues to ensure consistent interpretation and application of regulatory requirements across jurisdictions
• Producing high-quality management information, governance reporting and committee materials for senior management
• Supporting UK and EU regulatory filings, certifications and attestations, including engagement with SMCR requirements where applicable

Requirements

• Previous VP-level experience within a UK/EU regulated financial institution in a Markets Compliance Advisory capacity
• Extensive experience advising Fixed Income Sales and Trading activities
• Demonstrable ability to make and defend complex compliance decisions in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to challenge and influence senior stakeholders across front office and infrastructure functions
• In-depth knowledge of the UK/EU regulatory framework, including FCA Handbook and PRA requirements, MiFID II/MiFIR, MAR, EMIR/SFTR and relevant conduct and prudential standards

Skills

• Fixed Income
• FCA Handbook
• PRA requirements
• MiFID II/MiFIR
• MAR
• EMIR/SFTR
• Conduct standards
• Prudential standards

Location

• United Kingdom
• London

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• VP-level

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in Law (LLB/JD) or MBA

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive salary
• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus

Benefits

• 8% of salary into your pension
• Up to 12.5% of salary into your pension if you contribute
• Option to take some pension contribution in cash
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• 31 days’ holiday after 5 years’ service
• Option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
• Company funded individual private medical insurance
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates
• Company-funded death-in-service benefit
• Income protection insurance
• Option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance
• Option to take advantage of discounted rates for critical illness cover
• Share plans

About the Company

• Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (SCIB) is Santander's global division that supports some of the world's most complex and sophisticated corporate and institutional clients, offering customised services and value-added wholesale products to best meet their needs.

Equal Opportunity

• Santander is proud of being an organization where there are equal opportunities regardless of age, gender, disability, civil status, race, religion or sexual orientation. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process for all candidates.