Compliance Officer - in Frankfurt am Main bei Société Générale

You will focus on providing proactive real-time compliance and regulatory advice to some of the business and service units of Societe Generale Frankfurt branch. Your role will involve advising on daily compliance questions relevant to the Branch business and will include amongst others the following tasks:

• Identify compliance risks and advising the business and service units with regards to the set up of mitigating procedures, controls and trainings.
• Support in monitoring applicable regulatory developments impacting the Branch business and assessing local implementation needs.
• Proactively maintain relationships and open communication with business lines and other control functions and actively promote Compliance in front of them.
• Responsible for conducting recurring internal controls (GPS - Global Permanent Supervision) and organizational tasks (e.g. maintenance of employee lists).
• Organize and conduct regular general (for new joiners in Frankfurt) and specific Compliance class trainings.
• Support in the update of existing local Compliance procedures and in the identification of the necessity/preparation of German appendices for global procedures due to local specifics.
• Work in close cooperation with the central compliance teams.

Experience and technical skills:

• Master’s degree in law, business administration or finance.
• First work experience in a Compliance, Legal or Regulatory position in a Bank/Financial Institution.
• Previous work experience on Private Side business topics is of advantage.
• Good knowledge of the applicable regulatory framework and its German implementation into local law (WpHG, MiFID II, MAR etc.).
• Fluency in German & English (written and oral) is required; French language skills would be of advantage.
• MS Office skills (like Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Personal Abilities/ Competencies:

• Good analytical skills and the capability to interpret and communicate compliance guidance internally.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to address conflicts and difficult issues in a professional and proactive manner.
• Ability to quickly understand the bank’s strategy, its organization, the products and management of Compliance risks, as well as respective laws and regulations.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, as well as good presentation skills.
• Ability to work with different business lines and locations.
• Independent and organized working approach.
• Cooperation & team spirit.
• Ability to work under pressure while being structured and accurate.
• Highly motivated and reliable.

At Societe Generale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.

If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

If you thrive on a challenge and want to become a part of a dedicated and driven team that strives for success, then please apply with a CV, a cover letter and all your educational and professional certificates.

Societe Generale Frankfurt Branch operates in a wide range of business activities every day. The Compliance Department protects the Branch by facilitating lawful and ethical business conduct, identifying regulatory solutions, safeguarding the integrity and reputation of the Branch and promoting, in partnership with the business and service units a culture of compliance.

The Compliance Expert is involved in almost all relevant compliance tasks of the branchs’ Compliance team.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.