Junior Compliance Officer

Job Description

With the acquisition of illion, Experian is in a strong position to capitalise on significant growth potential in our Australia and New Zealand markets (A/NZ). Experian's Compliance function will play an important role in this journey, supporting the business to manage regulatory risks and opportunities in a way that benefits our colleagues, our customers and our communities.

Compliance are responsible for advising Experian colleagues on our regulatory obligations (mainly relating to data privacy, financial services regulation, and corporate ethics regulation such as Whistleblowing and Modern Slavery) and supporting the business to understand, implement and meet them accordingly.

Expanding our A/NZ Compliance team is a top priority at Experian. Building the skills and capabilities we need to deliver a best-in-class service across our combined, much larger organisation is crucial. A key focus will be continuing to deliver our acquisition integration plan, ensuring that all colleagues understand their regulatory obligations, the Experian policies and standards that apply to their roles, and the processes and tools we have in place to support them.

What you'll need to bring to the role & Experian

Essential experience:

• Working in an advisory, assurance or audit role, in the field of regulatory compliance (at least 2 years);
• Supporting risk assessments and advising internal stakeholders on remediation;
• Assisting with the preparation of high-quality compliance reporting for internal stakeholders; and

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Australian and/or New Zealand Privacy regulation; and
• Experience performing compliance-focused Due Diligence on clients and/or suppliers.

Work that matters - What you'll be doing

The Junior Compliance Officer's primary responsibility will be to support the effective day-to-day operation of Experian's Compliance Management Programme in A/NZ. Specifically, this will include:

• The provision of advice to the business on the reporting, investigation and remediation of identified compliance risks and issues;
• Supporting the practical implementation of new or updated Compliance-owned policies and standards;
• Maintaining and improving local processes, tools and templates to support day-to-day compliance (e.g. for regulatory record-keeping;
• Performing Third Party Risk Management and Client Due Diligence activities, for example, review of cases escalated by 1LOD colleagues; and
• Using Experian's Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) system, Archer, to maintain an organised and accurate system of records including details of the business's regulatory obligations and the status of relevant regulatory changes).

Qualifications

More about you

You will have:

• Strong personal organizational skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise effectively;
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build partnerships across the business and act as a trusted advisor;
• Teamwork and an ability to collaborate with others, share knowledge and experience, and support colleagues in the pursuit of team goals;
• The ability to think commercially, taking full account of business goals and priorities when providing advice and recommending action; and
• Willingness and enthusiasm to take a hands-on approach where needed.

Why this role is important to us

In this new position, the Junior Compliance Officer will play a key role in embedding Experian's Compliance Management Programme across the business and supporting its ongoing development.

This role will report to Experian's Head of Compliance & Privacy A/NZ, working closely with Compliance and Legal colleagues to deliver a fully joined-up and collaborative approach to supporting the business's regulatory compliance