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Fixed Income Regulatory/Compliance Manager

Fixed Income Regulatory/Compliance Manager

CompanyRoyal Bank of Canada
LocationMinneapolis, MN, USA
Salary$85000 – $150000
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelMid Level, Senior

Requirements

  • 3-7 years of industry experience with 1-5 years of fixed income and/or compliance experience in a broker/dealer or registered investment advisor.
  • Strong leadership skills and temperament with a proven ability to handle difficult people, situations, and conflict.
  • Series 7, 63/66 or ability to obtain within 6 months. Candidate is expected to acquire additional supervisory licenses (24, 52, 53).
  • An understanding of the securities industry’s regulatory environment and related policies and procedures.
  • Strong, proven verbal, written, and inter-personal communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a leader, subject matter expert, and point of escalation for all trade-related supervisory activities.
  • Assess regulatory, compliance, and business risk in all areas of responsibility and escalate potential problems and concerns to senior fixed income leaders.
  • Identify, design, and implement supervisory tools, policies, and procedures.
  • Maintain a high level of knowledge on industry and regulatory trends as it relates to fixed income to ensure appropriate supervisory practices are in place.
  • Complete daily supervision as it relates to reviewing executed trades, daily risk reports, TMS flagged trades, TRACE/RTRS results, and Municipal fails as well as approving trader responses to internally flagged trades.
  • Assist with responses to regulatory and internal audit inquiries and oversee the development and implementation of all findings.
  • Periodically review and update policies, procedures, and disclosures as well as oversee the implementation of regulatory rule changes.
  • Mitigate risk by influencing trader behavior through education of policies, procedures, risk, regulations, and potential problems.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree, or the ability to demonstrate experience or academic achievement in related fields such as Economics, Finance, or Mathematics, or equivalent work experience.
  • 10+ years of industry experience in the areas of fixed income, trading, risk, regulatory, and/or compliance.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of fixed income markets, economics, municipal sector, and other fixed income instruments as well as regulations governing these products.
  • Proficient with Bloomberg and other investment software packages.