Business Unit: Discovery Central Services
Function: Compliance
Date: 7 Aug 2025
Discovery – Group Compliance
Head of Compliance: Financial Crime and Central Functions

ABOUT GROUP COMPLIANCE

Group Compliance is looking for a dynamic individual to join the Group Financial Crime Compliance team. The core purpose of the Group Compliance department is to ensure that Discovery Group’s core purpose and reputation is protected. The immediate 3-year ambition of the Group Compliance department is to be the most respected and trusted compliance practice in the financial services sector. The department must be visible, trusted and respected.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• A Postgraduate degree in Law, in addition, ACAMS or equivalent will be advantageous
• Extensive knowledge of the financial crime regulatory requirements (FICA, POCA, POCDATARA, PRECCA, etc.) and best practice relating to compliance frameworks, processes, and operating models in the Long-term Insurance and Banking environments.
• Good knowledge of general corporate compliance requirements (Companies Act, Employment Equity Act, Labour Relations Act, etc.).
• A minimum of 7 years’ experience in a senior financial crime compliance management role.
• Experience in an operational compliance environment advantageous.
• Experience in overseeing the drafting and implementation of financial crime compliance frameworks, processes and operating models that are fit for purpose in respect of their different divisions.
• Experience and demonstratable excellence in analysing and interpreting data, identifying risks and gaps, and supporting the design of appropriate management actions across multiple disciplines as well as the impact to the Group.
• Experience in managing a team of senior managers and compliance professionals.
• Experience and a proven track-record of executing cross-disciplinary strategies to meet regulatory requirements.
• Extensive experience in applying the risk management and compliance programme.
• Extensive knowledge of the financial crime regulatory universe. Good interpretational skills and understanding of what is required to meet the intent of regulatory requirements considering the changing compliance landscape from rules based to risk based.

Please refer the Job description for details