Compliance Advisory Manager

Within a dynamic team of 7 persons, the successful candidate will act as a compliance advisory business partner for investment, product, regulatory, distribution compliance and branch oversight related activities. The candidate will report to the Head of Compliance Advisory based in Luxembourg.

• Act as a trusted advisor to first line colleagues and senior management in advising, overseeing and assisting in their responsibilities for compliance with regulatory obligations, by working collaboratively and providing robust challenge;
• Maintenance of team procedures and business guidance;
• Provide advice on investment compliance, product, regulatory and distribution related matters in liaison with UK, US and APAC regional compliance teams;
• Provision of advice to and oversight of branches including impact analysis of material changes in activities as well as preparation / oversight of any regulatory reporting;
• Provision of support and advice in relation to external and internal audits;
• Participate in regulatory change projects as a Lux Compliance representative;
• Participate in corporate and licensing projects;
• Provision of general compliance support to the Compliance team as required ;
• Provision / preparation of MI reporting to Management Company senior management committee and Fund boards and other internal governance fora as required.
• Co-ordination and/or provision of compliance training as required;
• Participation in Group, local committees and fund boards as required

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant Compliance experience in the Luxembourg asset management industry (experience within an AIFM required)
• Strong working knowledge of regulatory requirements of UCITS, AIFMD, MiFID and Luxembourg/ European regulatory requirements (for example, CSSF Circular 18/698)
• Knowledge of UCITS products and alternate investment strategies (such as real estate, private equity, infrastructure, MMF)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong analytical and organisational skills, ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to multitask, think outside the box and stay pragmatic
• Displays high standards and professionalism, excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Supportive team player, displaying positive attitude and collegiate/ cohesive approach to work and work life balance

• University degree in Law, Economics (or equivalent qualification)
• Perfectly fluent in English (oral and written), French would be an advantage, knowledge of another language such as French, Spanish, Italian a plus

• To provide quality outcomes in everything that we do
• To be pro-active in our approach and consistent in our delivery
• To be open, honest and act with integrity at all times in order to be a respected and trusted partner to the business
• To act with conviction; being challenging and independent in our actions
• To support each other in delivering Compliance services and in relation to the decisions we reach
• To encourage innovation and creativity in our approach.