Job Title: Compliance Manager

Vacancy 123 - Compliance Manager

Description:

We have an opening for a compliance manager in our Sydney office with responsibilities across key Asian markets and jurisdictions. You will report to the Chief Risk Officer you will form part of the Risk Management Team. You will be involved in the management of the compliance framework and program, applicable statutory and market based laws, rules and regulations for the business. This will involve management of the regulatory reporting processes to exchanges and regulators in Asia/Pacific and application of internal requirements and policies and procedures relating to compliance. Important to this role will be regulator relationship management, regulatory research and you will have the responsibility of writing Optiver’s position papers. Some of your daily activities will comprise of: •Reviewing regulatory material and monitoring regulatory changes to ensure ongoing compliance with requirements in the Asia Pacific region. •Dealing with day to day licensing, lodgement and notification matters in the conduct of the business. •Management and co-ordination of the exchange reporting requirements in Asia Pacific. •Ensuring policies and procedures are applied in relation to market rules and requirements for the business. •Documenting compliance processes right across the organisation and ensuring implementation and maintenance of compliance policies and procedures. •Making recommendations for new application of compliance matters particularly in relation to electronic trading and business units including IT. •Liaising with trading desks to co-ordinate and manage exchange and market reporting and monitor trading desk activities to ensure compliance with reporting and operational requirements. •Compliance Committee secretarial functions, co-ordination and reporting functions including reporting, presentations, recommendations, meeting reports and related correspondence. •Ensure consistent application of compliance procedures throughout the organisation and promote compliance culture; and •Provide strategic advice to management regarding regulatory developments and expectations and its impact on the business. Essential Criteria: •Hold an undergraduate degree with a CA or Law qualification; •Have a minimum of 7 years’ experience in a compliance, audit or risk management position; •Proven experience in a senior compliance and regulatory role; •Be able to apply regulations at a practical level and have an in-depth understanding of Asian jurisdictions; •A genuine interest in financial markets; •Builds relationships with Optiver’s internal and external stakeholders; •The ability to deal with complex derivative transactions. You will be a compliance minded person, who is operationally focused, not just rules focussed with a the ability to learn quickly, with a strong attention to detail.