Mission Statement and position Summary:

The Compliance Department of CACIB Americas is seeking an experienced candidate to serve as the Head of Compliance Regulatory Affairs. The candidate will be responsible for animating the regulatory watch performed by the Compliance department, providing analysis and advices regarding the impacts of new or amended laws, rules and regulations and their translation into the Department’s Policies and Procedures. The candidate will work closely with all the teams of the Compliance department, and other teams within the bank. The candidate is an attorney with experience both with the laws, rules and regulations applicable to CACIB activities and entities in the US, and preparing associated compliance policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

-       In charge of the regulatory watch performed by the Compliance Department of CACIB and to work closely with the heads of teams of the Compliance Department on their perimeter.

-       Maintenance and update of the inventory of Laws, Rules and Regulations applicable to CACIB US entities and activities used to perform the Compliance Risk Assessment,

-       Preparing, updating and reviewing Policies and Procedures.

-       Communicating on the evolution of the regulatory environment and its impacts to the senior management and the bank’s governance committees.

-       Ensuring that the evolution of laws, rules and regulations are properly taken into account by the Compliance department, but also the other teams impacted within the organization.

Following the developing risks and in particular the evolution of the laws, rules and regulations related to ESG and Data Privacy.

Salary range: $140,000 - $220,000

Essential

- JD or equivalent Law Degree

- Extensive experience at a senior level with a financial institution or regulator.

Desirable

- Master’s Degree

- Minimum 12 to 15 years of experience in a regulatory agency, a comparable banking organization or law firm working on Banking regulatory topics.

- The individual should be familiar with institutional foreign banking organizations operating within the US and have a deep understanding of the applicable regulations, including direct interaction with regulators. The individual must also be capable of effectively communicating with executives and colleagues across various lines of business and throughout a global Compliance organization.

Essential

- US Banking Regulations,

- Strong analytical and communication skills required as well as the ability to work autonomously and to cooperate/work effectively across all disciplines in the bank. 

- Capable of leading multiple, simultaneous and various ad-hoc requests

- Strong intellect with consistent application of analytical skills and a capacity to translate technical and complex issues in a straightforward manner for broader audiences

- Result oriented: setting goals and priorities that maximize the use of resources available to consistently deliver quality results.

- Knowledge of and experience in the main activities of corporate and investment banking services such as commercial financing, debt and equity capital markets, merger and acquisitions services, derivatives and secondary markets, structured finance, trade finance, etc.

- Technical rigor and attention to detail coupled with good presentation skills that demonstrate the practical implications of issues. 

- Must be completely fluent in English (written and spoken).  

Desirable

- Knowledge and previous experience on SEC/FINRA, Dodd Frank Act, Swap Dealer requirements and expectations

- French desirable.