Compliance Officer – Regulatory & Governance

Bank of China Paris Branch; Paris; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of China Paris Branch is seeking a Compliance Officer Middle Level to strengthen regulatory risk management and ensure BAU activities are properly handled. You will monitor the regulatory landscape, implement requirements (MiFID, EMIR, GDPR, DORA, CRD, etc.), lead regulatory projects, develop policies, perform 2nd level controls, and prepare reports to authorities.

Fluency in French and English is essential; Mandarin is a plus.

Qualifications

• University degree in Law, Finance, or Compliance.
• Minimum 4 years of regulatory compliance experience in a bank, financial institution, or consulting for bank/finance clients.
• GDPR practice in a banking/financial environment is a plus.
• Professional certifications such as AMF, CFA, ACAMS, DPO are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor regulatory landscape evolution and prepare a monthly regulatory watch.
• Ensure that the implementation of regulatory requirements is properly applied.
• Participate in and lead regulatory projects; develop and update compliance policies and procedures.
• Perform 2nd level controls according to the team’s plan and maintain regulatory registers.
• Prepare reports to regulatory authorities (OIB, QPC, RACI, etc.).
• Provide training for bank employees and raise awareness of regulatory risks.

Skills

French & English fluency

Mandarin a plus

Education

Law/Finance/Compliance degree

Job description

Established in February 1912, Bank of China is the oldest bank in China. Throughout its history, it has successively served as the central bank, the international foreign exchange bank, and the international trade bank of the country.

Bank of China is the most globalized and integrated among Chinese banks, with a presence in 64 countries and regions across mainland China and overseas.

You are going to join the Compliance Regulatory & Governance team within the Legal & Compliance Department of BOC Paris Branch as a Compliance Officer Middle Level.

The main mission of the Compliance Officer within the Regulatory & Governance team is to participate in the improvement of the compliance risk management process within the bank as well as ensure that the BAU activity of the team is handled properly.

You will contributes to the implementation and proper application of French and European legislation, as well as Bank of China Group’s rules, in terms of regulatory compliance (MiFID, EMIR, GDPR, DORA, CRD, etc.), with a focus on risks other than AML/CFT (e.g. customer protection, protection of market integrity, conflict of interest amongst others). At the same time, the Compliance Officer ensures adherence to the bank's rules and codes of conduct.

You will also participates in second-level controls towards the activities carried out by the various business lines.

Your main tasks will be:

• Monitor the overall regulatory landscape evolution and prepare a monthly distribution of regulatory watch (“veille règlementaire”) ;
• Ensure that the implementation of the regulatory requirements is properly applied;
• Participate in and lead regulatory projects;
• Development and updating compliance policies and procedures;
• Perform 2nd level controls according to the control plan of the team;
• Preparation of reports to regulatory authorities (OIB, QPC, RACI, etc.);
• Preparation of training courses for bank employees;
• Support and raise business awareness of regulatory risks and issues;
• Maintaining various regulatory registers, such as the register of conflicts of interest, personal transactions, claims, insiders according to the procedures;
• Participation, whenever necessary, in GDPR-related activities;
• Preparation of Compliance committees;
• Contribution to all types of LCD Department tasks as requested by the management.

Your qualifications are :

• University education with a degree in Law ("Droit financier" or "Droit bancaire"), Finance or Compliance. Professional certification such as AMF, CFA, ACAMS, DPO is a plus.
• A minimum of 4 years' experience (off-internship and off-apprenticeship) in regulatory compliance (including customer protection and financial market compliance) within a bank, financial institution or in a consulting firm on behalf of bank/finance clients. GDPR practice in a banking/financial environment is a plus.
• Fluent in French and English with excellent writing and speaking skills, Chinese (Mandarin) is a plus.