
Senior Regulatory Compliance Officer
Pactum Collections GmbH
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Gzira • 🇲🇹 Malta
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Senior
About the role
- Support the Head of Legal and Compliance and Deputy Head of Regulatory Compliance in maintaining an effective control framework and ensuring adherence to external laws, internal policies, and best market practices
- Serve as a key advisor on regulatory impact analysis, ensuring compliance standards evolve alongside regulatory requirements
- Conduct internal compliance reviews, assess regulatory and policy adherence, and prepare reports on findings and follow-up actions
- Assist with thematic reviews by coordinating data collection, preparing documentation, and ensuring timely responses to regulatory authorities
- Contribute to the compliance risk assessment process, identifying risk areas and advising on mitigating actions
- Support the Regulatory Compliance agenda within governance forums and provide targeted compliance training to employees
- Oversee and maintain an independent Compliance Management System, ensuring regular updates and adherence to new standards
- Develop and maintain a Compliance Monitoring Manual that reflects current regulations and industry standards
- Oversee incident reporting and corrective action coordination, ensuring effective follow-up and communication to management
- Ensure compliance with all license and permit conditions, codes of practice, and compliance registers
- Maintain up-to-date compliance policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with evolving regulatory requirements
- Coordinate reporting to regulatory authorities and prepare comprehensive internal and external compliance reports
- Provide guidance on regulatory obligations and liaise with supervisory authorities on compliance matters
- Review legal notices and advise management on regulatory changes to ensure adherence to new frameworks
- Conduct annual risk evaluations, oversee assessments of outsourced activities, review marketing materials, and ensure product and service compliance
Requirements
- 2–3 years of experience in a compliance or risk-related role within the financial services industry, ideally with exposure to banking or fintech
- A degree or certification in Banking, Finance, Risk Management, or Compliance is highly desirable
- Strong familiarity with key regulations such as CRR, CRD, PSD2, and CCD, as well as MFSA requirements applicable to the financial services sector
- Proven ability to objectively assess compliance issues and present sound, impartial recommendations
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across departments
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines
- Sound understanding of banking and payment products, services, and the related regulatory landscape
Benefits
- A Truly Global Workplace – work with professionals from 40+ nationalities, bringing diverse expertise, perspectives, and a collaborative international culture
- Hybrid & Flexible Work – we support work-life balance with remote work options and modern office spaces across Europe
- A Culture of Growth – we invest in your future, offering LinkedIn Learning, mentorship, and professional development programmes, including HiPo and leadership development initiatives to support career advancement
- Financial Growth Opportunities – benefit from our share purchase matching programme, allowing you to invest in your future with matched contributions and long-term financial rewards
- Workation Programme – work remotely from different countries for up to 2 months per year, experiencing new cultures while staying connected and productive
- Wellbeing Benefit – receive an annual allowance to support your physical and mental wellbeing
- Private Health Insurance – access comprehensive medical coverage to support your health
- Weekly Office Breakfast – enjoy a fresh start with breakfast at the office
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
compliance reviewsregulatory impact analysiscompliance risk assessmentCompliance Management SystemCompliance Monitoring Manualincident reportingrisk evaluationsregulatory reportingpolicy adherencedata collection
Soft skills
communication skillsinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsability to influencecollaborationability to manage prioritiesability to meet deadlinesimpartial recommendationsadvisory skillsreport preparation
Certifications
degree in Bankingdegree in Financedegree in Risk Managementdegree in Compliance