Compliance Associate

Compliance Associate (Must be fluent in French)Location: Paris, FranceWorking Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home/ Team OverviewThis role sits within a well-established Compliance function inside a French-regulated investment organisation. The team covers four core disciplines: Regulatory Compliance, Financial Crime, Data Protection, and Complaints & Information Governance. Together, these areas ensure the firm maintains robust controls, meets its regulatory obligations in France and internationally, and upholds its reputation as a responsible and well-governed investor.The Compliance Team is seeking a proactive Compliance Associate with a solid background in compliance—ideally with hands-on experience supporting employee compliance processes. This position plays a key role in strengthening the organisation's culture of integrity and ensuring adherence to all regulatory requirements and internal standards.Key ResponsibilitiesAct as a first point of contact for compliance queries, helping manage the team inbox and providing clear, well-reasoned responses.Identify potential conflicts of interest relating to market conduct, transactional activity, contractual relationships, and employee-related requests.Conduct monitoring reviews in line with the compliance monitoring programme and contribute to its ongoing development.Manage employee compliance activities, including Personal Account Dealing, Outside Business Interests, and annual declarations, using internal compliance systems and responding to ad-hoc queries.Support the drafting, review and updating of firm-wide and group-wide policies and procedures.Contribute to the design and delivery of training sessions to enhance compliance awareness across investment and business teams.Assist in preparing management information and reporting packs for senior leaders and governance committees.Engage with IT, cross-functional compliance specialists and business stakeholders to improve compliance systems, data quality, and processes.Candidate ProfileEssential Experience & Knowledge3–5+ years of experience in Regulatory Compliance within a financial institution (e.g., private equity, asset management, banking).Strong understanding of conflicts of interest management and market abuse controls.Solid knowledge of compliance expectations and regulatory requirements applicable to French-regulated firms with prior experience within 2LOD policies, procedures and Frameworks. Experience supporting projects such as remediation exercises, data clean-ups, or system migrations.Ability to work with sensitive information, conduct reconciliations, and maintain a high degree of accuracy.Strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail.Confident user of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.Degree in Law, Finance or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.Personal SkillsHighly organised with a structured approach to work and strong attention to detail.Able to plan ahead, anticipate issues, and take proactive steps to resolve them.Comfortable assessing the broader implications of compliance matters.Skilled at managing differing viewpoints and building consensus around standards and controls.Capable of independently managing a varied workload with multiple deadlines and stakeholders.Strong communicator with excellent written and verbal skills.Collaborative team player who enjoys working in a close-knit environment and supporting colleagues across different initiatives.Motivated, driven, and keen to deliver high-quality outcomes.Strong research, analytical and report-writing abilities.Flexible, hands-on, and willing to get involved in all aspects of team activity.Our ValuesWe seek individuals who share our commitment to:Acting with purpose and delivering meaningful impactApproaching challenges with tenacity and professionalismWorking collaboratively and supporting one another