Compliance & Risk Manager

Our client is a leading international law firm with a strong presence across multiple jurisdictions. The firm specializes in providing legal and regulatory services to corporate and financial clients, with expertise spanning banking and finance, corporate law, investment funds, dispute resolution, and private wealth management. With a reputation for excellence, the firm is committed to delivering innovative legal solutions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining the highest industry standards.

Your Role as a Compliance & Risk Manager

As a Compliance & Risk Manager, your key responsibilities will include:

• Acting as Compliance Officer and MLRO for the Luxembourg office, ensuring adherence to AML, data protection, and financial regulations.
• Developing, implementing, and monitoring risk and compliance policies, ensuring they align with Luxembourg and EU regulations.
• Conducting compliance risk assessments, audits, and internal monitoring programs to identify potential regulatory risks.
• Leading the Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP) and ensuring effective reporting to senior management and regulatory authorities.
• Acting as a key liaison with regulators, authorities, and internal auditors, ensuring timely reporting and responding to compliance queries.
• Providing strategic advice on legal and regulatory risks, supporting business initiatives while mitigating compliance risks.
• Training and raising awareness among employees on compliance standards, AML regulations, and best practices.
• Managing the firm’s regulatory reporting obligations, ensuring all deadlines are met and compliance requirements are fulfilled.
• Supporting the firm’s onboarding process, ensuring all risk and compliance requirements are met efficiently.

Your Profile

As a Compliance & Risk Manager, your qualifications include:

✔ Minimum of 5 years of experience in compliance, risk management, or regulatory affairs, ideally within a law firm.
✔ Strong knowledge of Luxembourg and EU regulatory frameworks, including AML/CFT, GDPR, financial crime regulations, and compliance best practices.
✔ Proven experience acting as a Compliance Officer (CO) and/or Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO).
✔ Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risks and develop effective compliance strategies.
✔ Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of advising senior stakeholders and regulatory bodies.
✔ Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, ensuring compliance processes align with business objectives.
✔ Fluency in English is required; additional European languages such as French are a strong asset.

What You Can Expect

As a Compliance & Risk Manager, you will benefit from:

✅ A dynamic and collaborative work environment, where compliance is valued at the heart of the firm’s strategy.
✅ The opportunity to work with highly experienced legal and compliance professionals across multiple jurisdictions.
✅ A challenging yet rewarding role where you will lead compliance initiatives and influence decision-making at a senior level.
✅ A salary package align with the market.
✅ Exposure to high-profile international clients and the opportunity to work on complex regulatory projects.
✅ A firm that prioritizes continuous improvement, innovation, and regulatory excellence.
✅ The chance to shape the firm’s risk and compliance framework, driving impactful changes at a global level.

💡 Interested? Apply now and take your compliance career to the next level!