Regulatory Compliance Officer

The role

The Regulatory Compliance Officer will support the compliance framework in connection with the ESMA EU ESG Ratings Regulation. You will embed and maintain governance arrangements and work with the global team to address regulatory issues.

What you will do

• Advise senior management and the board on regulatory compliance matters and provide regular compliance reporting
• Act as a primary point of contact with ESMA and manage regulatory correspondence, notifications and information requests
• Monitor developments in the ESG Ratings Regulation, associated Delegated Regulations and ESMA guidelines
• Develop, maintain and enforce compliance policies, procedures and monitoring programmes
• Maintain appropriate records to demonstrate compliance to ESMA on request
• Identify, manage, mitigate and disclose actual and potential conflicts of interest
• Maintain a conflicts of interest register
• Deliver training to relevant staff on regulatory obligations and policies
• Promote a culture of compliance across the Irish entity and the wider Sylvera group

Required qualifications

• A minimum of 3-5 years' relevant compliance experience
• Is based in Ireland
• Experience developing a regulatory framework within a start-up or scale-up environment
• Working knowledge of the ESMA regulatory framework applicable to ESG ratings including governance, conflicts-of-interest and internal-control requirements
• Experience analysing, assessing and managing regulatory and compliance risks
• Experience designing and implementing effective systems and controls for regulatory and governance
• Experience of engaging with a regulator
• Strong drafting, verbal, analytical and stakeholder-management skills
• Ability to work autonomously while collaborating with a global team

Nice to have

• Familiarity with the voluntary carbon market and/or ESG data and analytics is desirable

Benefits

• Equity in a rapidly growing startup
• Private Health Insurance and Life Assurance
• Unlimited annual leave
• Enhanced parental leave
• Up to 20 days paid sick leave
• No corners cut in having the best tech to do your job
• Access to Mental Health support
• Monthly team socials

Before you apply

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About the company

Sylvera helps organisations make confident decisions in carbon and commodity markets. The team consists of 130+ scientists, engineers, and market experts based across London, New York, São Paulo, Singapore, and Tokyo.