Head of Conduct Risk, Financial Crime and Compliance Frameworks.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Group Compliance team as the Head of Conduct Risk, Financial Crime and Compliance Frameworks. This role is pivotal to executing QBE Group's Compliance strategies and ensuring our objectives are met. As a trusted business partner, you will form a key part of the compliance function through establishing robust policies, frameworks, systems, and reporting mechanisms. Your efforts will enable QBE to maintain a sound compliance management system that adheres to all relevant laws, regulations, codes, and standards, with a special focus on conduct risk and financial crime.

Your New Role:

• Support the Group Head of Compliance to develop QBE Group’s strategy for the management of Compliance Risk.
• Lead Enterprise-wide risk assessment activities on in scope portfolios to maintain an up-to-date view of exposure and determine relevance of management strategies.
• Develop, implement and maintain Group Compliance strategies, policies and frameworks, with specific focus on Conduct Risk and Financial Crime to meet business and regulatory requirements.
• Lead the Group’s oversight of key reporting metrics to provide a real time view on the state of in scope compliance portfolios.
• Lead the development of QBE’s GRC system - Compliance Modules, to ensure they remain fit for purpose responding to both internal and external requirements.
• Develop QBE’s approach to effective obligations management and lead the implementation with support from Divisional teams for locally specific obligations.
• Provide Compliance SME input into broader Group Risk and Compliance Frameworks in support of Head of Compliance.
• Monitor, advise and report on regulatory change impacting Group.
• Influence, foster and promote the highest standards of ethical conduct and compliance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure Policy and Framework team priorities and resources are managed effectively to achieve objectives.

About you:

• Previous experience leading Compliance teams within large financial services organisations, particularly within the insurance industry.
• A strong background in all aspects of Conduct risk management and customer lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing Conduct Risk management strategies.
• Proven experience working within an operating division to ensure practical application of strategies.
• Extensive expertise in managing financial crime within the financial sector.
• Possession of a tertiary degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience in business, accounting, finance, or law.

Why QBE?

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation.

With more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in.