A leading Financial Services Group based in the heart of Lithuania is seeking a Head of Conduct Risk and Ethics to lead and develop the framework across four Baltic regions. You will be in charge of providing clear guidance to a team of 10 individuals and the management board on key conduct initiatives, whilst advising all compliance units and business teams on how to identify, assess, monitor and mitigate conduct risks. If you're seeking a position where you have the ability to develop a robust compliance and ethics framework, please do not hesitate to look further!
As a Head of Conduct Risk and Ethics, you will be:
* Overseeing the implementation of the conduct risk framework, by ensuring that applicable local and European regulatory requirements are being met
* Leading the ongoing assurance of conduct risk mitigation including the testing, audit and continuous improvement of policies and procedures
* Advising business partners on a broad range of conduct matters, including customer/investment advice and sales practices, market conduct, employee conduct, internal fraud or ESG
* Working closely with the business units and legal, product and operations functions
* Executing training and communication plans to ensure all business units are updated on conduct policies
* Leading strategic projects promoting conduct risk management throughout the bank and participate in broader ESG initiatives
As a Head of Conduct Risk and Ethics, you should have:
* Vast experience in similar position and a strong international track record from managing compliance related projects
* Extensive knowledge, and the ability to interpret and apply local and EU regulations and design compliance frameworks
* Experience with internal and external investigations
* Background in Legal, Economics and Finance or equivalent
* Strong and persuasive communication skills
* Ability to negotiate at senior management level
* Excellent team building skills
* Team management exposure
* Fluency in English