Global Head of Compliance

Global Head of Compliance

Zeal Group is an award-winning FinTech organisation offering a variety of products. Established in 2017, we have rapidly expanded to a team of over 700 employees globally 🌎

With our headquarters in London and offices around Europe, Asia, North & South Africa, Middle East, and South America, we take pride in our Technology hub located in Cyprus 🚀

At Zeal, we are dedicated to fostering a product-centric and people-oriented culture, driven by our passion for growth, technological innovation, and collaboration 🙌🏼.

Your responsibilities

• Develop the compliance function and lead the company’s regulatory strategy ensuring its alignment to the product roadmap

• Establish and embed an effective risk management framework and monitor compliance with our regulatory obligations

• Develop, manage and implement policies and procedures for regulatory compliance

• Act as a strategic advisor to our Executive and Senior Management for growth and expansion

• Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and reporting obligations and advise the business across all regulatory and compliance matters

• Ensure our products are developed with a complete understanding of the regulatory implications and the company systems and processes meet the relevant quality and regulatory standards

• Monitor new legislation, guidance, consultations and cases that impact financial regulation

• Perform compliance checks and report on risk and compliance of our internal business processes, to provide assurance to clients; and ensure our key suppliers are complying with agreed standards and contract terms

• Promote a sustainable culture of risk awareness in the business that is consistent with Globacap’s core values

• Collaborate with external and internal auditors and HR when required.
• Provide an advisory service to employees on regulatory requirements and hoe to most-effectively achieve compliance with these.
• Communicate with and influence senior management, especially via relevant governance forums, on both matters arising and strategic decisions which have regulatory relevance.
• Communicate with industry peers to identify latest themes and issues and best market practices.
• Any other ad hoc duties that may be required from time to time.

What does the ideal candidate look like:

• Highly experienced within compliance roles in the financial services sector

• Able to work collaboratively as well as independently.

• Upholds the firm’s legal, regulatory, ethical standards and reputation.

• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining high accuracy and quality standards.

• Ability to demonstrate integrity in all tasks and functions performed.

• Good interpersonal and communication skills both verbally and written.

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

• Able to prioritise and re-prioritise in a fast moving and constantly changing environment.

Requirements:

• Educated to University degree level, preferably in law, accounting, business, finance or related discipline or equivalent.

• Highly experienced Compliance generalist in the Financial Services sector

• Experienced in CFD, spread betting, derivative products, required.

• Strong working knowledge of internation AML rules, securities trading, payments regulations and understanding of financial markets.

• Knowledge of market dynamics, liquidity and trading practices

• Well-developed understanding of multiple assets and instruments

• Strong understanding of Audit process

• Understanding of client money segregation rules

• Understanding of capital adequacy rules