Job Description

At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.

Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.

About the department

abrdn Ireland Investments Ireland Limited (aIIL) is a MiFID investment firm located in Dublin with six branches around Europe.

Our Risk & Compliance division currently has an exciting opportunity for a Compliance Manager to join our Dublin office.

About the role

As the Compliance Manager you will report to the Head of Compliance for aIIL and will get the opportunity to be responsible for providing all compliance advisory services to the aIIL business and branches. You will also get the opportunity to be involved in Group projects or support other offices in EMEA ex-UK, as may be required from time to time.

You will be supporting the development, implementation, execution and monitoring of the Compliance Framework for aIIL. In addition, you will be responsible for the effective provision of technical compliance advisory services required to support all aspects of aIIL’s business and will support and be an integral part of abrdn Investments’ EMEA-ex UK Compliance team. 

Key Responsibilities

• To be responsible for the provision of high quality, compliance advice through liaising with senior management and other employees and to support aIIL’s business activities in accordance both with the Firm’s risk appetite and all prevailing regulatory requirements.

• To monitor all relevant regulatory developments as well as evolving best practices in compliance control and to keep aIIL’s branches advised of any potential impact.  This includes ensuring the efficiency of compliance controls and processes and improving them continuously.

• To oversee the management of financial crime risks for the business and support the implementation of process to identify anti-financial crime (AFC) risk in line with Group AFC requirements and to act as MLRO if and when required.

• To prepare reports for Committee and Board meetings of aIIL and, when required other abrdn regulated group companies and committees, to ensure that management are suitably appraised of relevant and material regulatory compliance issues.

• To review and sign off presentation material used by Business Development with potential and existing clients/distributors as required. The role will require a close working relationship with abrdn’s Marketing Department and abrdn’s Business Development Department.

About the candidate requirements

• A strong track record in Compliance/Risk/Legal or similar functions

• Experience in the Asset Management or Fund Industry or in the broader Financial Services Industry, preferably in Ireland

• An understanding of MiFID II, AIFMD, UCITS Directive, ESG, SFDR and Anti Financial Crime legislation is preferable but not a prerequisite. Training on the job will be provided on all relevant legal and regulatory elements.

• Good understanding of EU regulatory regime is preferable but not a prerequisite.

• A good sense of integrity and a demonstrable approach to discretion recognising that he/she may periodically be in receipt of sensitive information.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. Therefore, if you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire and one of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment.  We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance.  We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.