Compliance Officer (Compliance Assurance) (Hybrid, 80-100%)

Are you passionate about risk management and compliance? Do you have a keen eye for detail and strong analytical skills? We're looking for a motivated Compliance Officer to join our dynamic and global Assurance Team and help strengthen our compliance framework!

About the Role

As a Compliance Officer, you'll play a vital role in our second line of defense, helping to identify, assess, and monitor compliance risks across the organization. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your expertise in compliance while contributing to the integrity of our business operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, design and execute compliance monitoring programmes and reviews
• Support the identification and analysis of compliance risks across the organization
• Identify and evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of existing controls mitigating compliance risks
• Monitor and track the timely resolution of identified compliance issues
• Prepare reports on monitoring results and compliance findings for senior management
• Support investigations, ad-hoc risk reviews and special projects as needed
• Provide compliance monitoring results for internal and external reporting
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders across different business units and group functions

About the Team

Compliance Assurance is a global team responsible for providing assurance oversight of Code of Conduct, Global Compliance Frameworks and material local regulatory requirements across the Swiss Re Group on a risk-based basis. The team serves as the primary liaison with Group Internal Audit (GIA), Operational Risk Management (ORM), and other governance functions, facilitating coordination among risk and control functions and Compliance units in relation to Compliance Assurance activities.

About You

You bring sound judgement, professional scepticism, and the confidence to challenge constructively where needed. You are able to build trusted relationships with stakeholders while maintaining independence and objectivity in your assurance work.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (qualification in Law, Business or Finance is a plus)
• 5+ years of experience in compliance, risk management, or audit in the financial services industry
• Understanding of compliance principles, monitoring and/or audit methodologies, and risk and control frameworks
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and accuracy, with the ability to work independently on monitoring exercises and projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

These are additional nice to haves:

• Experience in the (re)insurance industry, with exposure to global compliance, risk, or assurance teams
• Knowledge of conduct risks and/or financial crime risks
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications (Excel and PowerPoint for data manipulation and analysis), data analytics tools (Power BI and Stargate) and interest in applying AI-enabled tools to enhance compliance monitoring activities
• Project coordination experience
• Additional language skills 

For Spain, the base salary range for this position is between EUR 58,000 and EUR 96,000 (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers:

• the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,
• the applicant's own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.

In situations where you do not meet all the requirements or you significantly exceed these, the offered salary may be below or above the advertised range.

In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for additional rewards and benefits including an attractive performance-based annual bonus.