Join the team and be a deep subject-matter expert, engaged in a wide variety of work. The team is part of the Finance function, reporting to the Regional Controller.
As a Vice President within the EMEA Capital Policy team, you will be responsible for advising on the capital regime, interpreting the current framework and providing advice to a range of teams across Finance, Risk and the business.
Job responsibilities
- Be a key participant in the process of approving new business initiatives and other significant changes;
- Support and participating in the firm’s interactions with its regulators in the region;
- Review upcoming changes to the regime (ranging from Basel, through CRD/CRR, to EBA, UK and other country-specific requirements), analysing impact and ensuring that we are properly prepared for these changes;
- Help to shape the firm’s stance on such developments, and participating in industry discussions, consultation and feedback to policy-makers.
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills
- Good working knowledge of the current international, EU and UK capital regimes, particularly as applied to banking and investment banking businesses;
- Ability to understand and interpret complex rules frameworks;
- Ability to communicate clearly, and explain unfamiliar concepts or rules in simple, memorable terms; good written and oral presentation skills;
- Good task / project management skills and ability to work to tight deadlines;
- Gravitas to be able to deal with very senior staff in other areas of the firm (MD / ED level);
- Excellent judgement and the ability to prioritise, focusing on the most important aspects of an issue;
- Collaborative approach to working within a team.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills
- Experience of providing policy advice;
- Knowledge of upcoming changes to the capital regime;
- Knowledge of the banking and investment banking industries and products;
- German language knowledge.