Senior Compliance Assurance Officer

Job Description

You will play a key role in delivering effective, risk-based compliance assurance across the EMEA and APAC (EMAP) regions. This role is suited to someone who can combine strong hands-on assurance delivery with a broader responsibility to contribute to the continuous improvement across the function.

You will lead and support compliance assurance reviews across a broad and varied business environment, working with stakeholders to assess controls, identify and test compliance risks, report findings clearly, and help drive actions through to resolution.

This role has a wider remit than the delivery of assurance reviews. Alongside assurance execution, you will help strengthen methodology, reporting quality, and manage GenAI-enabled tooling, while contributing to how the Compliance Assurance function evolves across the region. You will report to the Head of Compliance.

What you'll do:

Lead assurance reviews and regional delivery

• Plan and execute compliance assurance reviews following the Global Compliance Management Programme and the annual EMAP Compliance Assurance Plan
• Define review scope, testing approach, and review programmes
• Build and perform testing of compliance controls
• Conduct fieldwork, reviews, and fact-finding meetings
• Maintain clear, accurate, and high-quality working papers

Turn findings into action

• Prepare reports that set out findings, risks, conclusions, and required actions
• Work with business owners and management to agree practical action plans and mitigation steps
• Track agreed actions through to closure and report on progress
• Escalate high-risk issues

Shape the wider assurance approach

• Support the Head of Compliance Assurance in developing the compliance risk monitoring and testing process
• Contribute to the annual Compliance Assurance Plan
• Support other EMAP Compliance colleagues in undertaking compliance testing
• Help maintain and evolve the EMAP Compliance Assurance methodology, reporting templates, and GenAI tooling to improve productivity and effectiveness

Support governance and regional insight

• Maintain accurate records in Archer and track open issues raised by the team
• Help keep management informed through clear reporting on key indicators, deliverables, and review progress
• Maintain a broad understanding of the business and regulatory environment in which Experian operates
• Contribute insight on recurring risk themes and opportunities to improve assurance effectiveness across the region

Qualifications

What you'll bring:

• 5+ years' experience in compliance monitoring, testing, assurance, audit, or a similar regulatory compliance role.
• Experience working within a large, regulated environment
• Experience with EU privacy and data protection regulations
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent relevant experience.
• Fluent English.
• Professional audit qualification such as ACCA, CIA, or CISA

Additional Information

What you will get:

• Personal Development - career pathway for professional growth supported by learning and development programs and unlimited access to online educational training courses, learning materials and book.
• Work environment - excellent work conditions with friendly environment, recognized team spirit, and fun and quality recreation time.
• Social benefit package including life insurance, food vouchers, additional health insurance, monthly flex allowance and internet coverage, corporate discounts, marriage and childbirth / adoption allowance, Multisport card, Sharesave plan, Employee assistance program, а birthday gift and many other benefits!
• Work-life balance - 25 days paid vacation, 1 additional day off for your birthday and extra 3 paid days for participation in Social responsibility event.
• Opportunity for Flexible working hours and Home Office.

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Company Description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.