Regulatory Compliance, Emea Head Of Equities

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Our Risk and Compliance function has a critical role to play in supporting, challenging and advising across all areas of the business through establishing policy, monitoring profiles, and identifying and managing forward-looking risk and compliance. We focus on creating an environment that encourages our people to speak up and do the right thing, as well as protecting our customers, the organisation and the integrity of the financial markets in which we operate.

Already an industry-leader in many respects, we want to continue setting standards and evolving to respond to strategic changes.

The EMEA Head of Equities will form part of the Global and Regional Regulatory Compliance leadership team and will be managing a team of three. They will act as a main leadership point of contact on matters related to Equities, Equity Derivatives, Structured Products, and Prime.

The successful candidate will report directly into the EMEA Head of Markets and will play an integral role in providing compliance leadership and oversight of the business across the EMEA region to ensure that the business is conducted in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and codes of practice.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

We are currently seeking an experienced individual to join this team in the role of Regulatory ComplianceEMEA Head of Equities

In this role, you will:

•     Act as the manager and lead for the Regulatory Compliance risk stewardship of the Equities, Equity Derivatives, Structured Products, and Prime businesses across the EMEA region.
•    Be the senior leader point of contact for all matters related to those businesses. 
•    Responsible for ensuring robust review and challenge of relevant Regulatory Compliance risks.
•    Ability to liaise, influence and challenge senior stakeholders and wider teams on matters related to relevant businesses. 
•    To provide the business with clear challenge, analysis, decisions and guidance in relation to business proposals, transactions and plans in the context of regulatory rules and regulatory change.
•    Successfully manage three people in London.

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

•    Thorough understanding and ability to demonstrate advisory compliance experience in Equities and Securities Financing products.
•    Knowledge of key UK and EU financial services regulations including, MAR, MIFID II, EMIR and the FCA Handbook.
•    Knowledge of internal policies with the ability of staying on top of regulatory developments.
•    Strong written, influencing and communication skills in order to effectively engage with senior stakeholders and wider teams on matters related to Markets and Securities Services Compliance.
•    Investigative mindset to thoroughly analyse and review business conduct whilst ensuring HSBC is in line with internal and external policies and procedures.

The base location for this role is London / Hybrid.

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