Compliance & Conflicts Manager

Contract: Full-time, Independent Contractor

Our Firm:  

Sterlington is an international law firm that combines legal and commercial excellence with modern ways of practicing. Our high-caliber partners work on complex business matters with a tailored approach to client service and a focus on financial flexibility and innovation.

Requirements: 

As Compliance & Conflicts Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the Firm’s compliance with its legal and regulatory obligations as well as optimizing the operation of our client onboarding function through ownership of planning, execution, and continuous monitoring. The key responsibilities of this role include:

• Managing conflict search results, conducting legal and commercial analysis of potential conflict and confidentiality issues (including desktop due diligence where necessary), reporting only key issues to partners, fee earners or the internal GC&R team
• Interpreting the results and providing options and recommendations to mitigate risks (including but not limited to regulatory, reputational, commercial and credit) and drive solutions in a positive and constructive manner
• Managing project work in relation to BAU workflows, monitoring systems and controls and compiling Management Information statistics for stakeholders
• Responsibility for drafting, reviewing and updating Firm-wide policies and guidance on key compliance and risk management obligations as well as ensuring adherence and declarations among team members and managing KYC, fund flows or other client due diligence
• Driving strategic process improvements through identifying and implementing relevant efficiencies as well as evaluating existing and potential technology solutions

About you: 

• Wide-ranging compliance and conflict clearance experience of onboarding scenarios for clients based in US, offshore, higher risk territories and/or other overseas countries – minimum 5+ years of experience
• Experience of dealing with compliance and conflicts for a wide range of client types, including private individuals, corporates, partnerships, trusts etc.
• Possessing relevant certifications in regulatory compliance or conflict management as well as proficiency in associated technology solutions
• Highly desirable equivalent experience within the legal services industry, although other financial services experience will be considered
• Exceptional problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a strong attention to detail and demonstrable experience of having reviewed, transformed and launched new processes and systems successfully
• Sophisticated business focused writing, speaking, negotiation and presenting skills to communicate and liaise across all levels both in legal and business teams, adapting the messaging to the stakeholder.
• A client-centric mindset, strong project management skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• The ability to work both collaboratively and independently across multicultural teams in multiple locations, thriving in a remote-first environment with a strong self-starter and autonomous mindset and comfort handling highly confidential and sensitive information with discretion

If you’re an innovative thinker, enjoy driving change and want to be part of a business that values your input as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor, then we would love to hear from you.

Sterlington is a full-service law firm that combines legal and commercial excellence with modern ways of practicing. 

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