Markets Compliance Specialist

Job Description:
Job Title:
Markets Compliance Specialist

Corporate Title:
AVP/VP

Location:
Paris

Company Overview:
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We're devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us

Location Overview:
Based in the 8th arrondissement and within the Parisian Golden Triangle, our beautiful Art-Deco era office benefits from luxury modern workspaces, an abundance of natural light and is easily accessible by public transport.

The Team:
The Paris-based Compliance and Operational Risk team engage in activities to provide independent compliance and operational risk oversight of Front-Line Unit/Control Function (CF) performance and any related third party/vendor relationships in alignment with the Global Compliance – Enterprise Policy.

Role Description:
The Markets Compliance Specialist is responsible for executing second line of defense Compliance and Operational risk oversight for the Equities front-office team.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in assessing risks, associated controls and their effectiveness, while driving compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, adherence to policies, and developing reporting and documentation.
• Engage in activities to provide support to the Compliance & Operational Risk team to provide compliance and operational risk oversight of Front-Line Unit or Control Function performance.
• Assist in identifying and escalating problems or issues that arise and drive actions to address the root causes that result in compliance risk issues and/or operational risk losses.
• Assist in the development of risk management reporting for respective area(s) of coverage as input into management routines.
• Conduct independent reviews and monitoring of the Front-Line Unit.
• Assist in responding to trading venue and regulatory inquiries, and other audits and/or examinations.
• Assist with investigation of escalated trade surveillance alerts and continual enhancement of the trade surveillance program elements.
• Apply knowledge of the regulatory environment and applying regulatory changes to area(s) of coverage.

What we are looking for:

• A versatile, confident individual with relevant work experience in a front-office/Markets Compliance team.
• Ability to engage and communicate confidently and professionally with Trading and Sales teams, and with other internal stakeholders.
• Knowledge of relevant EU and US regulations, including but not limited to MiFID II, MAR, Dodd Frank, Volcker.
• Ability to interpret relevant laws, rules and regulations.
• Excellent communication skills and strong English language skills are essential.

Skills that will help:

• Ability to work in a high-energy and demanding environment, taking care of multiple deliverables.

Benefits of working at Bank of America:
France

• Competitive retirement plan in addition to State plans
• Mandatory Medical Plan provided by the bank as a top-up to Social Security health benefits for you and your family.
• Employees and family members can receive free health advice 24/7 through a range of English and French speaking medical providers
• Life and disability insurance
• Time Savings Account ('CET') to save some of your leave days, cash them out or use them later
• Reimbursement of 50% of your commuter pass
• Nursery scheme for children under age 3
• Works council benefits
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support and help for everyday matters
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering with local charities
• Opportunity to receive free entry to arts exhibitions sponsored by Bank of America in Paris

Bank of America:
Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It's important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.