Director Wholesale Banking Compliance

at  Rabobank

At Rabobank, our commitment to our employees and clients is at the heart of everything we do.
As the world’s leading specialist in food and agribusiness banking, one of our key strengths lies in our people who have a deep understanding of agriculture and are committed to adding long-term value for clients
Our culture is unique, because every day our people work knowing that we are all playing our part in supporting our farmers to feed the world. We strive to create an open, balanced, and flexible workplace where people feel that they belong, can be open and honest and are supported…we are focused on growing each other.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING:

We are currently looking for a Director, Wholesale Banking Compliance to join our Wholesale Non-Financial Risk & Control Team on a full-time permanent basis to help realise the Wholesale Team’s strategic objectives, build a strong risk management and compliance culture and to provide general operational, compliance and advisory support across the Australian and New Zealand region.

Reporting to the Executive Director Wholesale Non-Financial Risk & Control, the role will require you to develop and drive the overall direction, maintenance and implementation of all compliance activities within Wholesale Banking including compliance with local legislation, regulation and internal policy requirements. You will be a subject matter expert and a valued advisor on compliance-related matters. In particular, you will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Compliance Advisory: provision of compliance advice for business as usual and change activities, this includes providing tailored communication and training to the business on compliance policies and procedures and any changes to legislative, regulatory and operational compliance requirements.
• Compliance Risk Management: support management to assess, manage and mitigate compliance related risks, including the assessment and testing of the adequacy of controls against obligations.
• Compliance Incident Management: support the business in assessing operational risk incidents for compliance impacts and applicable breaches of obligations, including facilitating/supporting incident owners in its remediation.
• Governance and Reporting: provide monthly compliance governance reporting and draft regulatory submissions and breach notices, as applicable.

The role is diverse and requires someone who can work independently within a dynamic and globally aligned department who thinks outside the box, is not afraid of challenges and looks to continually develop their career.