Senior Managers Regime Analyst/Associate

Join the HR Regulatory Affairs team responsible for firmwide implementation of the UK Senior Managers Regime (SMR) and Ireland Accountability Framework (IAF). This includes engagement with regional senior management, governance leads and other key stakeholders to prepare and submit new Senior Manager applications, as well as oversight of regulatory initiatives and changes which impact the Firm's implementation of the UK SMR and IAF.

As a Senior Managers Regime Analyst/Associate you’ll be working in the HR Regulatory Affairs team that is responsible for effectively assessing regulatory commitments owned by HR across all lines of business and corporate functions and completing certain deliverables and running ongoing processes.

In this role, you will be focused on EMEA regulated employees – Senior Individuals who fall into scope under PRA/FCA regulations (SMR) and CBI (IAF).

Job responsibilities

• Lead the development and submission of SMF applications (including responding to regulator queries)
• Draft and review updates to the Firm's Management Responsibility Maps (MRM) and PCF Statements of Responsibilities (SoR)
• Oversee the Senior Manager handover process, including maintenance of internal templates and guidance
• Advise internal stakeholders on application of the SMCR rules and regulatory guidance
• Identify and implement SMCR regulatory change
• Prepare regulatory submissions and correspondence with the Firm's regulators
• Report on implementation of SMCR across the Firm and prepare metrics on performance of the team

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Ability to engage senior stakeholders and their support teams
• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to understand and navigate regulatory requirements
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and with competing priorities
• Ability to work well across a team and with different stakeholders
• Takes initiative and is proactive in raising issues or identifying opportunities for partnership and operational excellence

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with the UK Senior Managers and Certification Regime would be desirable, although not essential