Compliance Officer

at  MFS Investment Management

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters - to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

THE ROLE

The Compliance Officer manages a team of compliance professionals to ensure that MFS in the assigned country or region is operating consistent with applicable legal, regulatory, and client-imposed requirements, implements suitable and effective local compliance monitoring plans, is the main contact point for the local regulator(s) and prepares and files reports with global regulators as to the extent required. The person interacts with and provides consultation to senior management and collaborates with functional leaders across Investments, Distribution, Investment Operations, Technology, Legal and Compliance.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Manages and oversees complex, strategic projects and significant regulatory initiatives.
• Leads a team of compliance professionals. Ensures daily, weekly, monthly and other interval controls are completed by the team in a timely and accurate manner.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with business partners, industry peers, trade associations. Interact and communicate frequently with internal business partners and senior management across MFS to understand business needs and opportunities, to assess and articulate regulatory risks associated with existing and/or new activities, and to provide a framework to enable well informed business decisions relative to regulatory risks.
• Produces, Reviews and disseminates (as appropriate) management reports, metrics, and other reporting as needed.
• Keeps current with evolving marketplace dynamics and global regulatory requirements, as well as emerging technology. Continually seek and implement new opportunities for improvement, efficiency and enhancement of the program.
• Establishes, implements and maintains global compliance policies and procedures appropriate to MFS and reflective of local industry best practices, regulatory requirements/expectations, and emerging risk
• Work with Global Compliance Education team to advise and develop education/training curricula for local needs, and develop, refine and deliver suitable content.
• Aid and participate in regulatory inquiries and/or investigations within or impacting local office.