Senior Compliance Officer, Financial Times
2+ days a week in office
Global business publication
Open for applications
Global business publication
1001+ employees
Open for applications
2+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
The FT has an uncompromising mission: delivering independent, quality information, news and services to individuals and companies around the globe. It’s the cornerstone of our reputation and the heart of our ambitions for the future.
Role
Who you are
- This role is suited to a compliance professional with at least 6 years experience and a desire to learn, and who has the ability to multi-task and take a pragmatic approach to compliance in a fast-paced commercial environment
- Expertise in global data protection compliance is essential
- At least 6 years of experience advising on global data protection and privacy matters
- Privacy qualification(s) such as CIPP/E
- Expertise of European, US and other global data protection laws - including those relating to marketing and cookies
- Knowledge of matters relating to AI, including privacy implications as well as specific AI laws and regulations, such as the EU AI Act
- Ability to manage large tasks and projects, including overseeing the work of others in the team
- A sound understanding of the principles of risk management and compliance
- Experience of working in a general compliance role
- Ability to understand regulations and legal principles and their application to the FT Group business, for all of the compliance areas outlined
- Proactive, able to work on own initiative, with good organisation and time management skills and happy to work as part of a team
- Able to effectively communicate with people internally and externally at all levels
- Accurate, with an eye for detail, and able to meet deadlines
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent
What the job involves
- Reporting to the Head of Regulatory Compliance, and part of the Legal, Secretariat and Compliance team, this varied role will cover general compliance duties for a private multinational group
- These include managing the compliance work with several business units in relation to GDPR and emerging global privacy laws, anti-bribery and corruption, sanctions, and modern slavery requirements, as well as overseeing the compliance team’s input to the vendor due diligence process and the areas of compliance outlined
- Responsibility, management and a point of escalation for risks in relation to the following areas:
- The provision of ‘front-line’ ad hoc guidance to business stakeholders on all compliance areas with direct responsibility for agreed business divisions and oversight/risk escalation for Compliance Officers
- Final review point for responses to customers on access requests and complex enquiries, including those relating to the use of cookies
- Management and oversight of the process for due diligence on vendors as part of the contract life cycle; being the point of escalation for risks and determining appropriate mitigations
- Identifying where assessments relating to data processing activities must be conducted, for example privacy impact assessments, and reviewing the risks and mitigations identified
- Proactively identifying the need for new compliance projects and (with support of the Head of Regulatory Compliance) managing new projects
- Supervising and coaching other members of the team to support their development
- Assisting with the development of compliance programmes for joint-ventures, including recent and future acquisitions, and managing the integration phase ensuring identified actions are completed
- Responding to changes in global laws that will impact the business and managing the compliance work to implement changes, including overseeing the development of new processes and policies
- Contributing to papers on data protection risks for the board level Data Governance Council and answering questions from members
- Lead the investigation and management of data breaches and security incidents, ensuring appropriate reporting and mitigation measures are in place
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Founded in 1888, the FT has grown into one of the world's biggest online and broadsheet economics and business news providers. It has a strong focus on financial journalism and economic analysis, and provides this essential analysis to companies and individuals across the world.
As well as economics and business, the FT also offers sections on opinion, life and arts, how to spend, and more. In 2022, six of its writers won awards in science, data and investment categories, illustrating the breadth and quality of the FT’s journalism.
The company adapts well to changes in the market to maintain its readership. For example, it recently launched a digital hub and weekly newsletter called Cryptofinance to shine a light on the digital asset industry and how innovations are rippling into mainstream finance.
The FT Group employs more than 2300 people worldwide, including 700 journalists in 40 countries. It includes the FT, FT Specialist, and a number of services and joint ventures. FT's focus on providing impartial, high-quality content has gained it a record-paying readership of over a million, three-quarters of which are digital subscriptions.
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23% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- A range of training courses as well as confidential career coaching and mentoring
- Flexibility - working from home, job sharing, compressed weeks, and flexible working hours
- Enhanced parental leave, flexible leave allowance and paid volunteer leave
- Pension contribution
- Local health coverage plans
- Gym memberships and healthcare schemes, professional counselling sessions, 24-hour employee wellbeing helpline, weekly meditation classes
- Financial wellbeing products and services
Company values
- Ambition
- Curiosity
- Integrity
- Trust
- Inclusion
- Subscriber focus
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
John Ridding
(CEO)After studying for a degree in PPE at Oxford, John worked as Chairman of Pearson Asia, as well as editor of the FT in Asia. In 2006, he was appointed CEO of the FT Group.
Roula Khalaf
(Editor)Following a degree at Columbia University and four years at Forbes, Khalaf joined the FT in 1995 as Associate Editor and Middle East Editor. Since January 2020, she has served as Editor.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Financial Times
Yasir Mirza (Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion)
- D&I annual report
- Reporting pay gaps
- Next generation board
- Employee networks, including Proud FT, FT Embrace, FT Women, FT Families, FT Sustainability, FT Mental Health and FT Access,
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