Compliance Officer

As a Compliance Officer supporting Bernstein SG, you will form an integral part of the EMEA and APAC Compliance function. Reporting functionally to the EMEA/APAC Chief Compliance Officer, you will provide operational support to global Compliance teams, perform and coordinate key Compliance controls, and help ensure that regulatory risks, controls and reporting obligations are appropriately identified, tracked and communicated. You will work closely with Compliance colleagues and with Risk, Legal, Operations and business stakeholders across regions to support a consistent and effective compliance risk framework.

·                Maintain the compliance risk and permanent control frameworks, ensuring regulatory risks and mitigating actions are appropriately assessed and addressed.

·                Perform and manage key permanent supervision controls for global Compliance teams.

·                Liaise with Bernstein and Société Générale Compliance colleagues across London, Paris, New York and Asia, providing guidance on regulatory controls.

·                Coordinate market-integrity surveillance risks and outputs, supporting investigations, resolution and programme enhancements.

·                Manage the input, certification and reporting of Compliance datasets and metrics, including Conflicts of Interest and Key Risk Indicators.

·                Coordinate APRC blueprint and anti-bribery and corruption risk assessments, perform controls and liaise with Operations Risk Management.

·                Ensure regulatory reporting is delivered on time and coordinated across global Compliance teams.

·                Support Compliance Risk Assessments and the Compliance Monitoring programme.

·                Assist with registered staff management and the maintenance of staff referential data.

·                Coordinate the Normative Documentation roadmap, including policies and procedures.

·                Coordinate and respond to reverse KYC enquiries from clients.

·                Consolidate and report compliance risk metrics to management.

·                Provide business leaders with practical, timely information on key compliance and regulatory risks.

·                Collaborate with Compliance Management, Risk and Legal teams on regulatory risks, controls and remedial actions.

·                Comply with applicable risk, regulatory and internal policy obligations.

·                Undertake additional duties as required.

·                Financial markets knowledge

·                Compliance and control awareness

·                Strong analytical skills

·                Critical thinking

·                Clear written and verbal communication

·                Autonomy and proactivity

·                Global stakeholder coordination

·                Project management skills

·                Organisation and prioritisation

·                Adaptability

·                Sound judgement and escalation

·                Integrity and professional conduct

·                Team spirit and collaboration

Société Générale Global Solution Centre Morocco (SG GSC Morocco) is a subsidiary of the Société Générale Group and forms part of its international network of Global Solution Centres. Based in Morocco, with a presence in Abidjan, it provides operational, business and technology expertise to support several of the Group’s business lines and their transformation.

SG GSC Morocco brings together financial, operational and technology capabilities across the value chain, supporting Société Générale’s international Corporate and Investment Banking activities as well as Retail Banking activities in Africa. It offers an international and collaborative working environment focused on professional development, continuous learning, innovation and mobility.

Within this framework, SG GSC Morocco hosts teams that provide dedicated services to Bernstein SG.

Bernstein SG is a joint venture between AllianceBernstein and Société Générale. It combines high-quality independent equity research with cash equity execution services for institutional clients across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The Compliance function defines and supports a consistent compliance risk-prevention and control framework, helping to prevent, identify, assess and control regulatory and reputational risk across the firm.

The successful candidate will be employed by SG GSC Morocco and fully dedicated to supporting Bernstein SG. The employee’s day-to-day activities, deliverables and stakeholder interactions will contribute directly to the EMEA and APAC Compliance function, including compliance controls, regulatory reporting, risk assessments, surveillance coordination, management information and normative documentation.

The Compliance Officer will work under the functional supervision of the EMEA/APAC Chief Compliance Officer and within documented governance and delegated authority. The role requires day-to-day autonomy, active liaison with management and effective collaboration with global Compliance teams. Strategic, higher-risk and organisational matters must be referred to management as appropriate.