Compliance Operations Manager, Money Laundering Reporting Officer UK

Compliance Operations Manager, Money Laundering Reporting Officer UK
Job Category Finance
Location London, England
Req. ID 235017
Job Type Full-time


What to Expect

Tesla is accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy. Revolutionary strategies and products were developed within a few years and successfully launched on a large scale. This is only possible through extraordinary speed, innovation and efficiency.

One of the core challenges of the European in-house leasing and financing entities (“captives”) is the management of the governance, risk, compliance & AML functions. Our EMEA Financial Services team is hiring a Compliance Operations Manager EMEA to join their team.

The focus of the role will be to ensure oversight, guidance and putting into practice policies for other compliance matters such as Consumer Duty, complaints, contract updates, fraud, training programs, regulatory reporting, amongst other topics. Extensive knowledge about all topics not required, but the ability and willingness to research and collaborate with internal and external teams to enhance knowledge is a must and it is expected that the Compliance Operations Manager is embedded into the day-to-day operations of the teams and processes they support.

As new topics arise, whether through operational changes or changes to the regulatory environment, the Compliance Operations Manager will be expected to scope out projects, create plans of actions for operational teams as well as requirements for our digital product teams and coordinate requests from other functions for input. They will take ownership of projects in full, to ensure that all requirements are fully scoped and met.

In addition, this role serves as the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for Tesla Financial Services Limited. As the MLRO, they will play an important role in ensuring the company’s regulatory compliance, especially with regards to the anti-money laundering (AML) setup. The focus will be on Tesla’s finance company in the UK and providing support to Germany and any future EMEA markets.


What You’ll Do

Conducting customer due diligence (CDD) checks and ongoing in-life monitoring
Efficient development of EMEA compliance setup, with regards to private and commercial customers, alongside the implementation of any controls.Regular and adhoc reporting for general compliance topics and anti-money-laundering (AML) related matters
Provide support to operational teams to ensure processes are completed in accordance with the defined policies and to quickly identify any gaps that may not meet the regulatory requirements.Conduct and support internal and external audits, or regulatory reviews are required
Regularly review, monitoring and reporting of KYC processes to ensure full regulatory compliance as well as carry out overall compliance training management, including design, presentation, tracking and reporting
Scope out and provide compliance requirements in new projects or IT system changes, be clear on what the requirements are and using the regulation to support the requests you make
The ability to test and provide sign off that these requirements are met and working as intended. Carry out assessments, monitoring, and documentation of internal controls in the areas of compliance, AML, prevention of terrorist financing and other criminal activities. Conduct periodic money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessments
Management advisory on legal challenges and regulations and review and update of associated written framework. Provide guidance to management and staff on AML-related issues


What You’ll Bring

You ideally hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in law, finance, business management or have relevant working experience
You have compliance experience in the financial services industry
Thorough understanding of the regulatory environment of financial services in the UK, with an interest in other EMEA markets
You have an entrepreneurial hands-on mindset in a true start-up environment
Must have a keen attention to detail, excellent analytical and organizational skills
Excellent communication skills, with a business fluency level in English
Willingness to travel to be on site at Tesla locations in the UK or other EMEA markets
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