Distribution Governance & Oversight Business Analyst

at  ABRDN PLC

JOB DESCRIPTION

At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.
Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.

ABOUT THE CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Proven regulatory and industry awareness, together with a passion for developing & implementing robust and proportionate governance and control frameworks
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Experience managing data and automating processes
• Project experience, specifically; requirement gathering, data analysis and business implementation within a financial services organisation
• Strong understanding of business intelligence solutions and building dashboards
• Strong report writing and presentation skillset
  We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. Therefore, if you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire and one of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE OR AN ADJUSTMENT DUE TO A DISABILITY PLEASE LET US KNOW AS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION AND WE WILL ASSIST.

Job ID R0072293

As the Distribution Governance & Oversight Business Analyst you will be reporting to the Head of and be a member of the team responsible for abrdn Investments Vector Global Distribution Governance.
You will get the opportunity to deliver risk-based oversight of abrdn’s distributor population, you will work across internal and external parties to ensure abrdn adhere with Product Governance obligations. You will support abrdn with our strategic transformation initiatives, leveraging internal technology solutions, taking responsibility the development of process automation and driving efficient use of data and technology across the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct proportional, risk-based due diligence and oversight of distributors at onboarding and on an ongoing basis for the duration of each distributor relationship in line with current regulatory landscape (including CSSF circular 18/698 in Luxembourg and FCA Product Governance & Consumer Duty rules in the UK).
• Collaborate with stakeholders and team members to develop and automate data focused processes (including; distributor feedback (KPIs), board reporting metrics, cross border sales flows and daily management of distributor populations)
• Support ongoing and future transformation activities by assuming role of “Business Champion” for the Distribution Governance Team; documenting requirements, facilitating implementation of new technologies, systems and processes.
• Assist the Head of DG&O and work in conjunction with abrdn’s technology teams to develop, implement and maintain the teams data and technology strategy.
• Build and develop relationships with, and coordinate amongst, internal stakeholder teams (in particular the Distribution function, Client Service, KYC operations, Legal, Product Governance and CRM Team) to support the DG&O process, build team profile and awareness across the business of DGO’s remit & responsibilities.