Senior Compliance Officer

About the role

We're the world's leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value - across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we're proud to support the global economy. We're unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value - a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We're always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions. The Legal Operation department fulfils Swift Membership related due diligence, legal structure change management, merger & acquisition management, and customer key business activities. We are a dynamic group looking to continuously improve the customer experience of our services by meeting and anticipating the client needs. Great team spirit, customer centricity and Continuous Improvement (CI) mind-set are key elements you need, to fit in the team. In this context, we are looking for a dynamic candidate to reinforce our Membership Operation team! What to Expect? Your critical mission as a highly motivated team member will include: Data collection and validation process to feed our central database as well as managing the changes submitted by the clients in the frame of Swift membership, and follow up with customer in a timely manner Evaluate the risk and assess customer business activity, and assigned the correct Swift Membership category as per the Swift Corporate Rules. Due diligence activities for existing customers Quality Control and provide expert advice to junior team members Act as the Compliance adviser and be the go-to person for complex merger/ acquisition request in the team Managing project to enhance customer experience, internal procedures and tools Assess the impact of the legal change to the Swift internal infrastructure and collaborate with other operational stakeholders What will make you Successful? Bachelor's degree in Legal/ Compliance or equivalent work experience Legal background preferred At least 5 years' experience in legal/compliance/ KYC/ Due Diligence Professional knowledge and expertise: Familiar with compliance, legal group structure, merger and acquisition management Ability to work in a structured, high volume, time-sensitive and high-risk environment Well versed with Anti Money Laundering regulations Good understanding and analyze skill for complex merger/ acquisition/ re-structuring legal change knowledge Good analytical and communicating skills in English both verbally and in writing Continuous improvement mind-set is a must as is customer orientation Project management Risk management and conduct control testing with auditor Stress resistance and ability to work independently are required Dynamic, motivated, flexible, structured and well organized candidate Self-driven wanting to make thing happen Customer focused and able to establish and maintain warm and supportive interpersonal relationships with internal and external customers Team player, who shares problems and solutions, pro-actively offers to help others Exposure to platforms such as ProAct, Salesforce, Confluence, JIRA, and PEGA is desirable ACAMS or ICA certificate would be an advantage