Senior Compliance Specialist – Central Compliance
Vanguard
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dublin • Ireland
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About the role
- Act as a trusted advisor to Compliance colleagues and business stakeholders, providing guidance on policy governance expectations and compliance risk methodology
- Coordinate governance cycles, annual assessments, stakeholder engagement, and reporting across frameworks
- Monitor performance, identifying gaps, and produce clear, high quality reporting for senior management
- Lead the operation of the European Policy Framework, coordinating drafting cycles, annual reviews, stakeholder engagement, change control processes, and Senior Manager approvals
- Provide expert guidance to Compliance colleagues and business stakeholders
- Monitor the effectiveness of the Policy Framework by tracking overdue items, identifying gaps or inconsistencies
- Own and coordinate core activities under the Compliance Risk Management Policy across Europe
- Work collaboratively with the US Methodology Team
- Represent Compliance at internal meetings, presenting updates, risks, and insights clearly and confidently to senior audiences
- Partner with Compliance Advisory and first-line teams to embed compliance frameworks and strengthen risk-management practices across the business
- Contribute to wider Central Compliance activities
Requirements
- Previous significant experience in compliance, risk, or a related governance function, ideally within financial services
- Experience working with first‑line and second-line teams to embed compliance frameworks and strengthen risk‑management practices
- Understanding of policy governance, regulatory frameworks, or enterprise risk practices — or the ability to rapidly develop this expertise
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex regulatory themes into clear, actionable guidance for stakeholders
- Strong organisational and analytical skills, capable of managing multiple governance cycles while maintaining high‑quality documentation and accurate record‑keeping
- Confidence in engaging with crew at all levels to support collaborative working
- A proactive, improvement‑focused mindset, with enthusiasm for using technology to streamline processes, enhance reporting, and increase operational efficiency
- High levels of integrity, sound judgement, and the ability to handle sensitive information with discretion
- A collaborative working style, comfortable partnering across Compliance, OGC, business teams, and global colleagues
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Remote work options
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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