Compliance Analyst

The Group Compliance Function’s aim is to proactively support Willis Towers Watson to generate sustainable value, helping the company to deliver good client outcomes, manage its conduct, protect against regulatory risk, and to maintain strong regulatoryrelationships. We aim to be a trusted partner to the business. Within Willis Towers Watson’s internal control system, we form part of the Second Line of Defence, as a function independent from daily business activities.
Reporting to the Compliance Director Regulatory within a team of skilled colleagues, the Compliance Analyst is a key contributor to the departments’ aim of maintaining an efficient, independent Compliance Function and framework.
**The Role**:

- Oversee and maintainthe global regulatory strategy framework.
- Production, review and analysis of internal and external reports, including metrics, to identify emerging regulatory issues and trends
- Support horizon scanning for regulatory developments and reporting any new or proposed regulation or legislation that may impact the Relevant Business to relevant business and Compliance stakeholders
- Support the Relevant Business in assessing and understanding the impact of new and/or amended regulation or legislation and delivery
- Support the Compliance Director for Captives, Risk and Analytics and ICT
- Support the Global Policy lead
- Support the wider Compliance Function in ad-hoc strategic or operational projects as requested
- Under the direction of the Compliance Director of Captives, Risk and Analytics and ICT, undertake required monitoring activity
- Review existing WTW policies, process and controls against emerging regulatory requirements.

**The Requirements**
Essential
- Strong regulatory and corporate governance knowledge/understanding required.
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels to promote an effective and business focused compliance culture.
- Ability to work, both individually and as a team, under pressure to tight timelines and without direct supervision.
- Commercial awareness - a commercial and pragmatic approach to managing compliance risks.
- Commitment to continuous professional development and maintaining excellent understanding of regulatory developments.
- Must be committed to maintaining a robust compliance culture and high ethical standards.
- Always demonstrates high integrity.
- Proactive and a self-starter.
- Organised and methodical.
- Excellent analytical problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing.
Desirable
- Educated to degree level
- Relevant professional qualification - legal, accountancy or business

**Equal Opportunity Employer