Assistant Compliance Business Partner

Role : Assistant Compliance Business Partner

Location : Thane

Shift : 1.30 pm to 10.30 pm

Work Style: Hybrid

The Group Compliance Function:

The Group Compliance Functions aim is to proactively support WTW to generate sustainable value, helping the company to deliver good client outcomes, manage its conduct, protect against regulatory risk, and maintain strong regulatory relationships. We aim to be a trusted partner to the business. Within WTWs internal control system, we form part of the Second Line of Defense, as a function independent from daily business activities. Our Every Day Effect is to inspire ethical decisions. Compliance is a trusted Professional Partner, supporting WTWs sustainable business growth by providing pragmatic advice, oversight, and effective challenge. We lead the management and coordination of WTW Group Compliance policies and procedures, identifying applicable regulatory requirements and assisting in implementing relevant processes to enable standards to be met. We also provide guidance and training. We monitor compliance with regulatory obligations and implemented controls within the Compliance Program. The Compliance team leads the management and coordination of the requirements of our global regulators.

The Business:

Our global Investment business provides advice and discretionary investment management solutions to defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans as well as to a range of other client types including insurers, endowments and foundations, and private wealth investors.

Principal Accountabilities

• Manager of People: No
• Applicable Segment(s): HWC Investments.
• Geographic Scope of Role: Global
• Budgetary and risk management responsibilities: No
• Revenue responsibilities: No

Principal Duties/Responsibilities

The role will provide support to the Investment Compliance teams globally (Investment CBPs), in the following activities:1.

Identify, Plan and Apply

• Assess whether investment specific policies and procedures, systems and controls fully

address regulatory or compliance strategic requirements applicable to the Investment

Business. Support the development, implementation, embedding, and maintenance of

an efficient Compliance framework of investment specific policies and procedures,

systems and controls.

• Review of financial promotions and marketing materials to ensure they comply with

respective laws and regulations.

• Identify and assess compliance and regulatory risks in the Investment Business, taking

into account relevant internal and external sources of data as well as changes to

assessments of other risk types.

• Support Investment CBPs with the delivery of the annual Compliance Plan for the

Investment Business.

• Develop risk and control assessments for the Investment Business

Support

• Support investment CBPs with the development and delivery of compliance training

within the Investment Business.

• Support investment CBPs with closure of Compliance owned actions and supporting

the closure of regulatory recommendations following internal/external audits.

• Support investment CBPs in the development of global communications to colleagues

in the Investment Business as set out in the Compliance Plan and on an ad hoc basis.

• Champion Compliance at all levels of the Investment Business, , support and provide

pragmatic risk-based advice and counsel to all appropriate stakeholders as well as

provide effective challenge and oversight.

• Provide guidance and advice in developing appropriate ‘tone from the top’ and

awareness of required business conduct and ethical standards, including the Code of

Conduct.

• Record keeping in line with regulatory requirements and/or WTW policies and

procedures.

• Support Investment CBPs when investigating suspected, alleged or actual breaches of

regulatory requirements or WTW Compliance policies and procedures within the

Investment Business and ensure resolution. Develop corrective action plans and track

implementation status for revisions of other compliance-related controls.

• Support Investment CBPs with ad hoc requests to be managed within quality standards

and defined timelines.

Monitor

• Help develop and conduct periodic monitoring reviews, reporting results to the

relevant CBP, and ensuring that all incidents are escalated appropriately.

• Support the Excellence function in the performance of selected Excellence Reviews,

focusing on compliance with regulatory requirements and Compliance

policies/procedures.

• Collate and deliver accurate and appropriate compliance metrics and information to

the Investment CBPs..

Engagement

• Ensure quality and proactive engagement with the Investment CBPs at all levels, by e.g.

attending relevant meetings, and supporting the business in meeting its regulatory

obligations..

• Foster close relationships with other Functions including Legal, Risk, CoSec and Internal

Audit

Communications and Relationships

Internal:

• Strong relationships within compliance team.
• Trusted relationship with business team.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• 1-2 years’ experience in compliance within an investment funds/asset management business.
• Understanding regulatory topics impacting the investment business in general, e.g., conflicts of interest, inducements, cross border rules, etc….
• Strong regulatory and corporate governance knowledge/understanding required.
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels to promote an effective and business-focused compliance culture.
• Ability to work, both individually and within a team, under pressure to tight timelines and without direct supervision.
• Commercial awareness – a commercial and pragmatic approach to managing compliance risks.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and maintaining excellent understanding of regulatory developments.
• Must be committed to maintaining a robust compliance culture and high ethical standards.
• Always demonstrates high integrity.
• Proactive.
• Organised and methodical.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing.

Qualifications:

• Graduate in Banking and Insurance
• Supplementary or Additional qualification in investment business, asset management, would be preferred

Behaviors:

• Team player with good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work well under pressure to tight timelines when needed
• Organised and methodical and able to prioritise workload effectively
• Desire to learn and develop both industry and technical knowledge