Regulatory Counsel & Compliance Strategist

Qover; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Qover is seeking a legally trained compliance professional to drive regulatory strategy, FSMA/FCA governance, and corporate compliance. This advisory & regulatory role focuses on policy, risk management, and authority relations rather than KYC processing.

Reporting to the General Counsel and collaborating with the LINC team, you will scale compliance architecture across EU and UK regimes, partnering with Product, Operations, and external experts to balance risk with growth.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Law required.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in a compliance function within Financial Services, FinTech or Insurance.
• Solid understanding of EU insurance distribution regulations (IDD, FSMA) and UK regulatory frameworks (FCA, Consumer Duty).
• Full professional proficiency in English; French or Dutch a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own compliance governance tasks across internal stakeholders.
• Draft quarterly compliance roadmaps, retrospectives, and the annual Compliance Report for the General Counsel and Management Team; lead Compliance Steerco.
• Coordinate FCA RegData/Connect reporting and FSMA filings; maintain regulatory declarations.
• Oversee Consumer Duty MI data pipelines and Product Oversight & Governance (POG).
• Lead sanctions screening, KYC guidance, and SAR investigations with Risk Carriers.
• Perform QA audits on tickets and claims files; support external audits; manage mandatory training for PCP/RD.
• Oversee EcoVadis sustainability assessment and ESG workflows.

Skills

Regulatory expertise

English proficiency

AI tools familiarity

Autonomy

Communication

Team player

Education

Master's degree in Law

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ComplyAdvantage

Vanta

Job description

Qover is seeking a legally trained compliance professional to drive regulatory strategy, FSMA/FCA governance, and corporate compliance. This advisory & regulatory role focuses on policy, risk management, and authority relations rather than KYC processing.

Reporting to the General Counsel and collaborating with the LINC team, you will scale compliance architecture across EU and UK regimes, partnering with Product, Operations, and external experts to balance risk with growth.