Chief Compliance Officer - Bloomberg Scores Europe Limited (“BSEL”)

Bloomberg; Dublin; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Dublin is looking for an experienced Compliance Manager to advise on regulatory obligations and manage compliance with ESG-related regulations. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in financial services compliance, strong communication skills, and a solid understanding of EU regulatory requirements. This position plays a crucial role in maintaining compliance and supporting the firm's commitment to excellence in governance and transparency.

Qualifications

• Over 8 years of experience in financial services compliance and/or risk management.
• Experience engaging directly with regulators and managing regulatory relationships.
• Strong knowledge of EU regulatory requirements related to ESG ratings.

Responsibilities

• Advise management on regulatory obligations.
• Serve as regulatory liaison and manage filings.
• Develop and maintain compliance policies and procedures.

Skills

Financial services compliance experience

Regulatory relationship management

Strong knowledge of EU regulatory requirements

Excellent communication skills

Analytical problem-solving

Job description

Overview

The energy of a newsroom, the pace of a trading floor, the buzz of a recent tech breakthrough; we work hard, and we work fast - while keeping up the quality and accuracy we're known for. It's what keeps us inventing and reinventing, all the time. Our culture is wide open like our spaces. We bring out the best in each other through collaboration. Through our countless volunteer projects, we also help network with the communities around us, too. You can do amazing work here. Work you couldn't do anywhere else. It's up to you to make it happen.

Location: Dublin

Business Area: Legal, Compliance, and Risk

Ref #: 10050099

Bloomberg’s Legal & Compliance Department plays a critical role in supporting our businesses and operations around the world. We move quickly and thoughtfully to help address a variety of complex legal issues that arise across the Company’s various businesses. Our team is made up of talented and hardworking professionals who think creatively and work collaboratively in an open environment to deliver results, drive innovation, and solve difficult problems. We also recognize the value of diversity and inclusion in cultivating a supportive workplace and the importance of giving back to our communities as evidenced by our award-winning pro bono program.

The Global Compliance team within Bloomberg’s Legal & Compliance Department provides coverage of our regulated entities and products including support for our non-regulated products and services. We work to address regulatory issues, ensure compliance with current/developing rules and regulations, and correspond with regulators.

Responsibilities

• Advise and assist senior management, the Management Board and others responsible for carrying out regulated activities to comply with the regulatory obligations.
• Serve as the primary regulatory liaison, including drafting and submitting regulatory filings, managing ongoing notifications, and coordinating responses to regulatory information requests, reviews and inspections.
• Develop, implement and maintain entity-level Compliance policies and procedures (e.g., record keeping policy) to ensure ESG ratings are issued, published and distributed in compliance with the applicable regulatory requirements.
• Operate a conflicts of interest (CoI) framework, including maintaining a CoI register, overseeing staff attestations, related training, and maintaining staff-trading restrictions with support from Group Compliance.
• Conduct risk and controls monitoring and compliance oversight, partnering closely with Group Risk & Compliance; identify any deficiencies and report these to the Management Board as soon as practicable.
• Support relevant Board and governance bodies; develop and provide regular Management Information (MI) to the Board and relevant governance bodies.
• Oversee the ongoing compliance review and approval of ESG rating methodologies and related public disclosures, including methodology descriptions, rating transparency disclosures, website content, etc. with support from Group Compliance.
• Oversee public complaints procedure (including investigations and responses to “reasoned concerns” from stakeholders) and whistle-blowing reports.
• Oversee the effectiveness of any business-line separation measures and perform annual effectiveness reviews.
• Own and oversee the public complaints handling process.
• Identify compliance and regulatory training needs, coordinate delivery, track completion, and ensure that staff members are familiar with ESG compliance policies and procedures.

qualifications

• Over 8 years* working in financial services compliance and/or risk management, with exposure to ESG-related products, services, or regulatory frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience engaging directly with regulators and supervisors, and managing regulatory relationships, ideally in the EU.
• Strong working knowledge of EU regulatory requirements and interpretative guidance relating to the provision of ESG ratings (or closely analogous experience in pricing or credit ratings).
• The ability to conduct detailed, technical reviews of ESG ratings methodologies and related governance arrangements.
• Experience implementing ESG transparency, governance, conflict of interest management, including the design of effective systems and controls.
• Demonstrated experience identifying, assessing and managing regulatory and compliance risk, including operating risk frameworks and issue management processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong track record of drafting policies, procedures, manuals, reports and materials for senior management and governance bodies.
• Strong executive presence and sound professional judgment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across global teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.