Business Aligned Compliance Officer

Are you interested in developing and driving solutions that advance UBS’s strategic objectives? Do you execute with excellence? Are you entrepreneurial, proactive, and forward looking?
As a Business Aligned Compliance officer, you will support the Compliance function for UBS Securities Canada Inc. and perform the following:
• partner with legal counsel to ensure that policies, guidelines, standards and Compliance monitoring and testing procedures and business procedures are consistent with local regulatory requirements and interpretations of laws, regulations, rules or any other related industry regulatory standards or guidelines
• liaise with senior management as well as functional leaders in compliance, legal, risk, and IT to provide subject-matter expertise on existing, new, or updated laws, rules, and regulations as well as effective challenge, guidance, and advice
• participate in relevant Committees as well as various other global, regional, and cross-product committees
• draft and publish policies and procedures and maintain a local compliance training program
• conduct daily and periodic trading activities review, including exception monitoring and trade surveillance alerts
• identify, investigate and escalate potential regulatory breaches and/or issues
Assist with regulatory compliance exams and interacting with provincial and federal regulators, including regulatory filings as applicable.
• provide strategic direction and oversight to the IB / stakeholders in relation to IB CORC deliverables and initiatives (taking into account applicable : (i) legislation, (ii) rules and guidance, (iii) industry best practice).

Your team

Our team sits within the Global Compliance and Operational Risk (GCORC) which aims to build trust, help safeguard our business, and strive for new ways to proactively identify and control existing and emerging risks in a rapidly changing and increasingly digital world. The Investment Bank Divisional Compliance and Operational Risk (CORC) team helps accomplishes this by providing independent oversight, challenge and control over the non-financial risks arising from UBS’s business activities across multiple levels to ensure compliance, conduct and operational risks are understood, owned, and managed to the Firm's risk appetite. As part of the second line of defense, Canada Compliance identifies and assesses compliance, regulatory and reputational risk by providing independent oversight and challenge of risks, and establishing independent frameworks for risk assessment, measurement, aggregation, and reporting, protecting against non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
You will be a member of the team for our local IB business and the location is the UBS Toronto office.
Diversity helps us grow, together. That’s why we are committed to fostering and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. It strengthens our business and brings value to our clients

Your expertise

Your expertise :
• ideally 5+ years’ experience in Institutional compliance, legal or, risk control
• experience dealing with local regulators including: The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”), and the Ontario Securities Commission “(“OSC”).
• have a strong knowledge of Canadian securities laws and regulations, including the CIRO rules, Universal Market Integrity Rules ("UMIR”) and other applicable Canadian securities acts, regulations and rules
• drive change, shape regulation, and uphold industry standards
• synthesize information from multiple sources and collaborate to strengthen the risk control environment
• leveraging data analytics and technological capabilities
• able to adapt to a changing regulatory landscape

About us

UBS is a leading and truly global wealth manager and the leading universal bank in Switzerland. We also provide diversified asset management solutions and focused investment banking capabilities. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, UBS is present in more than 50 markets around the globe.
We know that great work is never done alone. That’s why we place collaboration at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves. Want to find out more? Visit ubs.com/careers.

Join us

At UBS, we know that it's our people, with their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds, who drive our ongoing success. We’re dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible. Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey. And we use artificial intelligence (AI) to work smarter and more efficiently. We also recognize that great work is never done alone. That’s why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves.
We’re committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.

Disclaimer / Policy statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.

UBS Canada is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. This applies to everything we do – hire, evaluate, promote, compensate, train and terminate. UBS Canada will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application, assessment or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation contact HR Employee Advisory by email [email protected] or phone +1 855-827-6947, option 2, option 5, option 1.