Job Description
Who are we?
Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries.
People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.
Based in our Ringsend - Dublin office, Howden Ireland are delighted to have a vacancy for a Compliance Business Partner on a full-time, permanent basis. This role is a hybrid working opportunity that will be an integral part of our wider Compliance team.
About the Role:
Reporting directly to the Central Compliance Director, the successful candidate will provide independent second-line compliance oversight and advisory support to business stakeholders, ensuring that regulatory requirements are understood, implemented and embedded within business processes. The role will play a significant part in maintaining a robust compliance culture, supporting positive customer outcomes and ensuring adherence to regulatory obligations.
This position is suitable for an existing Head of Compliance PCF-12 holder or a high-performing Senior Compliance Manager with the experience, capability and regulatory knowledge to step into a PCF-12 role. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the ongoing development of the compliance function.
Key responsibilities:
- Act as the primary compliance contact for our general insurance business including personal, commercial and wholesale.
- Provide practical, risk-based regulatory advice to management and operational teams.
- Support the business in meeting obligations under the Consumer Protection Code, Individual Accountability Framework, Fitness & Probity Standards, Minimum Competency Code and Insurance Distribution requirements.
- Promote a culture of good conduct, accountability and customer-focused decision-making.
- Support key strategic initiatives, acquisitions, integrations and business transformation projects.
- Support the delivery of the annual risk-based Compliance Monitoring Plan across the Irish business.
- Identify regulatory risks, control weaknesses and emerging compliance issues, ensuring appropriate escalation and remediation.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of compliance policies, standards and procedures.
- Monitor regulatory developments and support implementation of regulatory change initiatives.
- Support responses to regulatory requests, inspections and reviews.
- Assist in maintaining effective relationships with the Central Bank of Ireland and other relevant regulators.
- Ensure regulatory developments are communicated effectively across the business.
- Maintains an unwavering customer focus and instils the same in both colleagues and stakeholders;
- Acts as a role model for positive management and team behaviors;
- Remains aware of external, industry, legal and regulatory developments to ensure practice and outputs are of a sufficiently high standard;
- Keeps informed of all legal and regulatory developments relevant to the role.
About You:
- Significant compliance experience within general insurance, financial services, intermediary sectors.
- Strong working knowledge of Irish regulatory requirements, including:
- Consumer Protection Code (CPC)
- Individual Accountability Framework (IAF)
- Fitness & Probity Regime
- Minimum Competency Code (MCC)
- Insurance Distribution requirements
- Experience delivering compliance monitoring program and oversight activities.
- Experience engaging with senior management and key stakeholders.
- LCI - Professional compliance qualification
- Previous Controlled Function/PCF experience.
- Experience within a medium / large insurance brokerage or multi-entity regulated business.
- Experience supporting regulatory inspections, audits and acquisitions.
- Strong regulatory knowledge.
- Commercial awareness and pragmatic decision-making.
- Influencing and stakeholder management.
- Risk assessment and problem solving.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Leadership capability
- High levels of integrity, professionalism and accountability.
About Howden Ireland:
Howden Ireland is part of Howden, the global insurance intermediary group, and has over 600 employees across 24 local offices advising clients on their commercial insurance, personal insurance, health insurance, life and pensions and mortgage requirements. Our success is primarily down to the incredible people we employ.
What do we offer in return?
A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:
Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new
We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges
We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond
Reasonable adjustments
We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.
If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.
*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.
Permanent
