Group Senior Compliance Manager, FTC - 12 Months

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Company Description

At Informa, no two days and no two people are the same, and you'll find the freedom, opportunity and support of a fantastic community to make a real impact.

We're an international business that connects specialists with knowledge, helping them to learn more, know more and do more through live and on demand events, digital and data-driven services and academic research.

We are home to over 10,000 colleagues across 30 countries and are a member of the UK's FTSE 100 group of leading public companies.

In Global Support, we provide expert guidance and hands-on support to the Informa Group and Informa's many business teams. Across tech, finance, legal, corporate development, HR, communications, operations and many other areas, we work collaboratively and flexibly to help our brands serve their customers and help the company succeed.

Job Description

About Our Team

At Informa, we've established a Group Compliance team within our Global Support Division. We're responsible for maintaining, executing, and enforcing the Group Compliance Programme. Our team reports to the Group General Counsel and is part of the wider Legal Department.

As our Group Compliance Senior Manager, you'll play a crucial role in safeguarding Informa's reputation and ensuring we operate ethically across the globe. Reporting to the Group Head of Compliance and working closely with our Divisional Compliance Managers, you'll help develop, implement, and enforce our risk-based compliance strategy.

What You'll Do

1. Champion Our Code of Conduct and Policy Framework

• Manage and maintain our global Code of Conduct and Policy Framework
• Engage with subject matter experts to embed relevant processes and procedures
• Ensure consistent implementation of our risk and compliance framework across the group
• Lead simplification initiatives and enhance the use of technology in policy management

2. Navigate International Regulations

• Oversee our Sanctions programme, staying informed of key regulatory changes
• Manage our Human Rights programme, ensuring compliance with Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD)
• Monitor and interpret changes in global compliance laws and regulations
• Develop new processes and draft policies in response to regulatory changes

3. Protect Our Growth

• Support merger and acquisition due diligence and integrations
• Conduct risk assessments and report to management
• Identify areas of potential compliance vulnerability and develop corrective action plans

4. Lead Global Projects and Investigations

• Spearhead initiatives to maintain high compliance standards across Informa
• Lead compliance investigations and provide guidance on resolving complex issues
• Collaborate with Internal Audit, Controls, and Treasury to ensure effective controls

5. Educate and Advise

• Provide face-to-face training and conduct awareness-raising activities
• Offer 'front-line' ad hoc guidance to business stakeholders on compliance areas
• Support Divisional Compliance managers and advise on escalations

Please note that this is a maternity cover for 12 Months

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong experience of advising multinational businesses on compliance risks and obligations
• Ideally, a degree-level education or equivalent
• Deep technical knowledge of global anti-bribery, corruption, and international trade sanctions
• Strong investigative skills and a knack for resolving issues promptly and effectively
• Excellent project management abilities and experience working with diverse stakeholders
• A proactive attitude and exceptional interpersonal skills
• Flexibility to manage multiple wide-ranging compliance matters
• Proven ability to identify, prioritize, and resolve issues in a commercial and practical manner
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills

Additional Information

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here's some of what you can expect when you join us. But don't just take our word for it - see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com

Our benefits include:

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it's time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

We're not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most - although not all - of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

At Informa, you'll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.

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