Senior Compliance Officer

**At a glance**:

- The salary range for this role is up to £80,000
- This is a fixed term position up to 12 months
- This is a blended working role, therefore your time will primarily be split between working from home and the London Head Office. However, there will also be an expectation to visit other locations as the need arises.

**About the role**:
As the Senior Compliance Officer, you will be accountable for ensuring John Lewis Partnership (JLP) is compliant with all regulatory and legal requirements for financial services (FS) products. You will be the compliance SME supporting FS product lines and the monitoring of the FS regulatory compliance policies, procedures and controls as well as supporting ad hoc projects relating to regulatory permissions, notifications and Senior Manager and Certification regime (SMCR).

**Key responsibilities**:

- Ensuring JLP’s credit broking and insurance intermediary activities operate in accordance with all regulatory and legal obligations.
- Building close and effective relationships with JL Retail and Trading teams to ensure legal / regulatory compliance and to minimise any brand or reputational risk to JLP.
- Ensuring robust controls are in place and work effectively.
- Ensuring auditable reporting of the Compliance framework, including all supporting policies and procedures.**What will you be doing?**
- Providing advice on consumer credit, insurance intermediary and core compliance requirements for new and future propositions to ensure good customer outcomes throughout the product life cycle
- Embedding and monitoring the Risk and Compliance Framework which evidences JLP’s adherence to all relevant laws and regulations- Implementing policies and processes to ensure effective oversight and robust controls are in place.
- Work with JLP stakeholders to develop / embed an appropriate risk and control environment and a customer centric culture.
- Providing training to the JLP business on applicable consumer credit and/or insurance regulation
- Attend relevant governance fora, and create reports for internal governance committees as required.
- Work with learning and development and Retail to input into compliance training and monitoring programs to ensure shops comply with our regulatory obligations.

**Essential skills you’ll need**:

- Experience in compliance/regulatory advisory, ideally with experience of implementing large regulatory change projects.
- Deep understanding of FCA rules and regulation, with particular focus on consumer credit and/or insurance and regulatory permissions.
- Significant and demonstrable experience in stakeholder management (including regulatory engagement) Reporting and analytics.
- Risk Management and organisation skills.
- Knowledge and awareness of UK Financial Services regulatory framework and understanding of FCA Conduct requirements and Consumer Duty.

**Desirable skills you’ll have**:

- Planning and organisation experience
- CISI Compliance Diploma or equivalent experience
- ICA/CII Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance

**Benefits of the Partnership and the role**:
- Hybrid Working.
- ️ - Full - time working holiday entitlement 25 days holiday, plus public and bank holidays- Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy- Defined Contribution pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay) and, after three years’ service, you’ll receive an additional Partnership contribution of 4% of pay, regardless of whether you pay in or not- You’ll get Partnership discount in store and online once you complete Probation. That’s 25% off in John Lewis & Partners (12% off electrical products) and 20% in Waitrose & Partners. You’ll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount- Simple cycle to work support scheme- We’re really proud of our exclusive hotels based in some of Britain’s most beautiful areas and once you’ve been with us for three months, you’re welcome to explore them

**Next Steps**:

- You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.
- Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining JLP.

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