Compliance Officer - Monitoring - Hybrid

Wakam is a European B2B2C insurer that designs whitelabel general insurance (GI) products for its partners(e-retailers, brokers and fintechs / insurtechs, ...). Our insurancesolutions are embedded within the products orservices offered tothe end- customer. Wakam operate in 32 countries across Europe withmost of the revenues generated outside of France. Most of ourproducts are delivered through API and hosts white label insurancesolutions via our Play&Plug platform. Since March 2021, we area Mission-driven company. We defined 9 concrete commitments toillustrate thismission, such as writing our insurance contracts inplain language. We also create insurance products at cost forassociations. Our culture? Free to impact. A culture whereeverything is possible, where all ideas are taken intoconsideration, where everyone has an impact! Hungry for freedom?Thirsty for autonomy? If you are curious, then the Wakam adventuremight be made for you! Main Tasks & Responsibilities OverallJob Purpose Responsible for assisting the Head of UK Compliancewith delivering an effective, high quality, risk-based risk andcompliance assurance plan across Wakam UK. Assessing the adequacyand effectiveness of the measures, controls and procedures put inplace by the 1st Line of Defence to address compliance with allrelevant regulatory obligations and with the ERM framework throughspecific thematic reviews. Accountabilities Assist in thedevelopment of an annual, risk-based Compliance Monitoring planwhich focuses on identifying, measuring and managing regulatory andbusiness risks Assist with maintenance of a comprehensiveCompliance Risk Universe Takes responsibility for delivering robustcompliance based assurance reviews and oversight activities toprovide Senior Management an insight into the efficiency andeffectiveness of managing regulatory compliance and commenting onbest practice Develop high quality, succinct, timely and accuratemonitoring and oversight reports Collaborate with the business todetermine and agree pragmatic and effective remedial andpreventative recommendations where vulnerabilities and risks exist,monitor corrective plans and provide guidance, advice and supportto deal with and avoid similar situations in the future Liaise withkey stakeholders in the business to effectively track, manage andreport on open, closed and overdue actions through to successfulimplementation Assist the Head of UK Compliance in developingmonthly and quarterly management information on all monitoring andoversight activities, risks and issues, which contribute to theAssurance reports for the Board and Executive Management Regularlyliaise with 1st, other 2nd and 3rd Line functions to disseminateassurance activities and understand business needs Develop internalrelationships with the wider Compliance Team. This may includeoffice visits to Paris. Support the combined assurance approachacross the business Seeks to enhance monitoring and oversightactivities to increase productivity and add value to the business.Deputise for the Head of Compliance when required Drive and embed acompliance culture at Wakam. Regular trips to our headquarters inParis might be required. Your profile To succeed at this position,you will need to : You will have strong insurance experience with astrong cross-functional understanding; You must have significantexperience working within a compliance function; You will haveexpert technical knowledge; You will be pro-active and not afraidto challenge the status quo; You will have a professional approachand delivery of work product; You must have energy, enthusiasm,persistence and adaptability; You will have the ability toinfluence and lead others; You can focus on timely delivery ofquality outputs; You will have excellent communication andinterpersonal skills Recruitment process : Screening interview withCharlotte, Talent Expert Technical & fit interview with ourHead Of Compliance UK Leadership fit interview with our Head ofRisk Officer UK HR culture fit interview with Laura, Head of TalentPositive energy, agility, and team spirit are essential to supportWakam in its hyper-growth! You have the Wakam mindset? Join us!More about us Our culture? Free to impact. A culture whereeverything is possible, where all ideas are taken intoconsideration, where everyone has an impact on the transformationof insurance! Hungry for freedom? Thirsty for autonomy? If you areadventurous and like challenges, then the Wakam adventure might bemade for you! Discover -on our website- who we really are with the11 cultural markers that so well describe us! What we are lookingfor Mindset compatibility with our ‘Free to Impact’ culture : Thinkbig Biased for action Curious and eager to learn Can say no andfind solutions Aims for the moon (but please don’t stick on themoon) And above all : have fun working together 🤜🤛 ! Good to knowWakam is not based on a hierarchy but on a methodology whereeveryone finds his role and knows his objectives. With a flathierarchical system and a highly collaborative operating model,Wakam is an extremely agile and transparent company. Every lastFriday of the month, it's Free.day at Wakam, a day without meetingsto take a step aside and dedicate ourselves to skills sponsorshipor other activities (because we are curious, I remind you).Full-remote is a reality at Wakam (there is even one Wakamee whoworks from his sailing boat ⛵) Last but not least : we are nice andwe have fun! (you'll find out by yourself 😉)