Senior Compliance Officer

About Us (GEMS):

ENGIE Global Energy Management & Sales (GEMS) provides energy supply solutions and risk management services to support its clients through their decarbonization journey, while optimizing ENGIE’s assets and contributing to value creation.

ENGIE is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services with a leading energy management business, piloted by its entity "Global Energy Management & Sales" who built its savoir-faire managing the Group’s large and diverse asset portfolio over 20+ years.

3,600 employees around the world develop our solutions, through +20 international business platforms. We cover the full energy mix: renewable and thermal power, natural gas & LNG, biomass, environmental products. Our experts provide tailor made solutions based on a wide range of savoir-faire in energy management with a strong focus on decarbonation and decentralization.

Our 190,000 clients span the entire value chain: producers, asset developers, financial players, utilities, distributors and industrials. Our global reach and strong local presence enable us to offer these diverse clients tailor-made services and respond to rapid changes in mature or emerging markets alike.

Our 4 expertises:

• Asset management

• Energy transition services

• Energy supply & global commodities

• Risk management & market access

At GEMS we encourage breakthrough results, team spirit, curiosity and innovation while preserving the right work/life balance for you.

 More info on GEMS Hub (https://gems.engie.com)

or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/engie-global-energy-management-solutions).

Context:

At GEMS, Compliance, Ethics and Privacy is part of an Expertise Center (“EC CEP”) and acts as 2nd line of defense by  ensuring a safe business development and operating environment, with respect of banking & market regulations, thereby preserving business continuity and mitigating reputational risk. At the heart of GEMS,  Engie Global Markets (EGM), asregulated entity, acts on the financial markets.

EC CEP reports to GEMS Executive Committee member and EGM CEO on EGM activities.

By joining EC CEP, you will be reporting to the Head of Compliance, Ethics and Privacy Leader and join a team of 5 compliance officers at central level while you will also be part of a compliance network at global level, composed of 6 additional local compliance officers. You will also be part of a global Ethics and Privacy officers at a global level of the activity.

What you will do:

• Develop, implement, enforce and update policies, procedures and control plan;
• Contribute to  a sound and robust compliance oversight and culture within GEMS in the scope of European regulations applicable to financial markets (MAD/MAR, REMIT, MIFID II, EMIR …);
• Ensure the implementation of the compliance framework including identifying and raising gaps for remediation if needed
• Developing and maintaining a transversal risked-based framework to focus on major compliance, ethics and privacy risks and perform an efficient risk-monitoring program;
• Contribute to implement and to ensure follow-up on compliance training and communication plan;
• Be a key referent on communication tools, ensure training on them to Compliance Officers, monitor their efficiency;
• Attend and/or animate internal committees related to compliance specific topics (as per e.g algorithmic trading, value trading, market conduct…);
• Deliver expertise and support internal stakeholders on compliance topics, in particular financial compliance, in answering their requests;
• Perform compliance controls, report on result and monitor action plans  on a regular basis;
• Monitor, analyze and escalate compliance alerts / risk indicators;
• Perform the mandatory/internal reporting, and follow-up to GEMS Head of Compliance, Ethics and Privacy;
• Contribute to advise, communicate and deploy ethics policies and procedures;
• Act occasionally as back-up on Privacy related topics with the GEMS DPM;
• Be an active member of our compliance officers network at GEMS.

What you will bring:

• Strong understanding of financial markets regulations at EU level
• Ability to work with a large variety of internal stakeholders at international level
• Excellent communication, presentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to adjust to a complex international organization
• Curiosity and autonomy to dive into a variety of subjects with a high degree of precision. Being pedagogue, persuasive and solution-oriented when needed are key
• Cooperative and proactive mindset and ability to tailor messages according to stakeholders. You will interact with different stakeholders at different organizational levels, facing various operational challenges  
• Discretion and confidentiality

Education and experience:

• Master Degree
• Significant experience within financial markets compliance management preferably in organizations structured at international  level
• Strong knowledge of regulations applicable to financial markets (MAD/MAR, REMIT, MIFID II, EMIR…)
• Proficiency with Powerpoint and Excel
• Experience of in the energy sector is a plus

Working place:

Bruxelles

Languages:

• Proficient in English and French
• Dutch is a plus

What we offer:

• Dynamic and collaborative work environment within a leading global energy company
• Opportunities for professional development and growth (including international opportunities)

About ENGIE:

Our group is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services.

ENGIE, our purpose (“raison d’être”):

“ENGIE’s purpose is to act to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral economy, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally-friendly solutions.

The purpose brings together the company, its employees, its clients and its shareholders, and reconciles economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet”.

We rely on our key businesses (gas, power, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to our customers. With our 96,000 employees, our customers, partners and stakeholders, we are a community of Imaginative Builders, committed every day to more harmonious progress.

If you meet these requirements, then you are the talent we are looking for. Do not waste time!

Apply by attaching your updated CV, regardless your gender.

ENGIE Global Energy Management & Sales is committed to create a gender-neutral environment that unlocks the potential of everyone and provide equal employment opportunities for all individuals. 

All our positions are open to people with disabilities, please let your recruiter know if you need reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the recruitment process, they will be happy to assist you.