Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) & MLRO, SCSA

Job Summary

Strategy

• Drive and implement the CFCC vision and strategy in line with Group and regional priorities
• Support the Bank’s growth aspirations while maintaining a strong compliance cultur

Business

• Provide strategic advice and challenge to business leaders to ensure sustainable and compliant outcomes.
• Anticipate emerging regulatory and financial crime risks that may impact the business

Processes

• Oversee implementation of compliance and financial crime frameworks in Saudi Arabia.
• Ensure policies, procedures and monitoring are effective and aligned to regulatory obligations.

People & Talen

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• Spearhead and develop the CFCC team, fostering a culture of openness, accountability and risk awareness.
• Build capacity, ensure training, and drive succession planning for critical roles

Risk Management

• Act as Risk Owner for regulatory compliance processes under the Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF).
• Identify, assess and escalate material risks, ensuring effective mitigation strategies are in place.

Governance

• Provide senior oversight and direction for CFCC governance in Saudi Arabia.
• Lead regulatory engagement and ensure findings from audits or reviews are addressed and embedded.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Uphold the highest standards of ethics and integrity in line with the Group Code of Conduct.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations and global financial crime obligations.

• Saudi Arabia Regulators

• Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Saudi Arabia (CEO, SCSA)

• Cluster / Regional CFCC Management

• Heads of Businesses and Functions

Skills And Experience

• Compliance Policies and Standards
• Compliance Advisory
• Compliance Review and FCC Assurance
• Surveillance (including Screening and Monitoring)
• Investigations

• Compliance Risk Assessment

• Regulatory Liaison
• Manage Change
• Manage Projects

Qualifications

• Experience in a regulated capital market or financial institution.
• Certifications: Capital Market Examination (CME1 & CME2) and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).
• Strong track record in compliance, governance and financial crime leadership.
• Excellent stakeholder management and regulatory relationship experience.
• High integrity, independence and resilience.

About Standard Chartered

Together We

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What We Offer

• In line with our Fair Pay Charter,
• we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.