Head of Compliance, the Netherlands
Assurant
Europe, Netherlands, Amsterdam
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Salary
Rank
Director
Responsibility
Functional Tower Lead
Scope
Regional
Workplace
Hybrid
Functions
Legal
Reports to
Regional Compliance Officer
Level
N-2
Travel Max:
0%
Posting Date
08-05-2025
Description
Reporting to the Regional Compliance Officer, the goals of this role aim to ensure the organization operates within its regulatory compliance & legal boundaries, manages risks effectively, and continuously improves its compliance and operational practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring all activities adhere to relevant laws and regulations, maintaining lawful and ethical integrity.
- Risk Mitigation: Identifying and mitigating regulatory and conduct risks, supporting effective risk management.
- Reporting Lines: In this role, you will report to both the local CEO and the group Senior EU Compliance Officer, ensuring alignment with local and EU compliance standards through a matrix reporting structure.
- Effective Communication: Keeping stakeholders informed about regulatory changes and compliance issues and providing training where necessary.
- Continuous Improvement: Regularly updating policies, procedures, and compliance systems to enhance effectiveness and efficiency.
- Strategic Alignment: Translating strategy into actionable plans, driving initiatives that align with the company’s vision and create value.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Building and maintaining strong relationships with business and regulatory partners.
- Performance Management: Leading the function to embrace change, optimize resources, and continuously improve performance.
- Culture Promotion: Fostering a compliant and customer-centric culture within the department, ensuring fair outcomes for customers
Qualification & Requirements
- English language skills both oral and written are mandatory.
- Fluent in Dutch is preferred; and proficiency of any other European language is beneficial
- Experience in a compliance leadership role within a regulated organisation
- Development and delivery of strategic, risk-based compliance objectives and plans.
- Extensive regulatory experience in the Netherlands to demonstrate compliance knowledge and understanding of DNB and cross boarder rules and regulations by keeping up to date with all relevant regulations and understand how these will impact the business.
- Experience of managing relations with regulators
- To be based in the Amsterdam office, but to have the flexibility to travel occasionally as required to other EU locations, specifically UK
Benefits
- Hybrid/flexible work arrangements
- Bonus Scheme
- Premium Free Pension & WIA
- Car allowance
- 28 days holidays
- Contribution to Health Insurance
- Internal Wellbeing Programme
- Learning and Development opportunities
Company Profile
Assurant
Industry
Insurance
Revenue
$10.19B
Employees
15,600
Fortune 500 Rank
#384
Global 500 Rank
NA
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