Risk Control Manager at KERUI Group

Job Description

• To ensure the firm and individuals within the firm maintain and promote the highest standards of legal and regulatory compliance; advancing and protecting the vital interests and reputation of the firm; and leading thinking on risk management and legal and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Managing Partner, the Board and the Risk Committee to ensure co-ordination and alignment with our business objectives and a “clear line of sight” and accountability in respect of all areas of risk.
• Advance and empower a risk aware culture based on ethics and integrity
• To work in partnership with all levels of staff to give integrated legal, risk and regulatory advice and support
• To provide proactive and aligned business enabling solutions to protect and promote organization’s reputation
• Act as a first point of contact for internal risk and compliance queries
• Address all areas of legal and regulatory compliance, including issues concerning the regulation of the firm, its international operations, its adjacent businesses, and its lawyers
• Assist with the continued development and implementation of a risk management framework for the firm across its operations, including:
  • Drafting risk and compliance policies and procedures
  • Development of the firm’s risk framework and maintaining risk registers for the
  • Assisting with preparation of reports to senior management and the Board on key risk issues
• Work with senior management across the firm to:
  • Design and manage implementation of risk projects to respond to key areas of risk to the firm, regulatory developments or other thematic areas of strategic development or re-investment for the firm
  • Support the regulatory aspects of strategic projects
  • Communicate key regulatory and compliance issues
  • Draft and deliver training to mitigate key risks
• Draft consultation responses in respect of issues of interest or concern to the firm
• Advise on the firm’s contracts with suppliers
• Responding to pitch queries
• Represent the firm at external conferences or other stakeholder events

Candidate Requirements

• Experience in regulatory compliance, ideally in an international firm or other professional services environment
• Experience in private practice (or in-house or with a Regulator) in any of corporate, commercial, litigation, regulatory and/or data protection
• Experience in design, implementation or management of any technology-based compliance systems and processes also an advantage
• Ability to integrate the local law agencies' resources
• Must be fluent in English
• Must have a degree in Law