Director - Regulatory Intelligence

Location: Europe - Ireland: Cashel/Dublin, UK: London/Leeds, Luxembourg or fully remote

Part-time: 5 half days per week

Director - Regulatory Intelligence will oversee the Group’s external facing regulatory intelligence activity, ensuring that all relevant regulatory developments are identified, assessed, and communicated to clients, prospective clients and internal stakeholders. The role ensures that clients, prospective clients and client facing internal stakeholders are regularly briefed in a structured manner on regulatory change through newsletters, insights, and tailored communications.

Working with Product and Business Development, this role will also identify commercial opportunities arising from market and regulatory developments and contribute to the Group’s Product Roadmap and revenue generation strategy.

The role will work closely with the Group’s Head of Horizon Scanning which sits within the Compliance Function and which focuses on ensuring that all relevant regulatory and market developments are identified, assessed and actioned to enable the Group to remain compliant with its legal and regulatory obligations. The role will also work closely with local compliance and legal teams to ensure on the ground insight and expertise is harnessed and that local client updates are tailored appropriately.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Work closely with the Group Head of Horizon Scanning to agree effective methods of monitoring all relevant market and regulatory developments that may impact the Group’s clients, prospective clients, or delegates (in particular, Investment Managers) and maintain a centralised, easily accessible repository of regulatory updates and insights.

Work with Waystone’s industry forum representatives to collate, assess and interpret global developments impacting our products and clients.

Develop and deliver regular (monthly/quarterly) client newsletters summarising regulatory and market changes, tailored by client type and jurisdiction.

Create and deliver targeted client briefings, webinars, and thought leadership on significant changes, including preparation of communications for LinkedIn and website publication by Group Senior Management or the Director of Regulatory Intelligence as appropriate.

Partner with Product teams and Business Development and to translate regulatory change into new or enhanced product offerings; seeking opportunities for revenue growth.

Coordinate with Compliance and Legal (local or Group as needed) to ensure consistency, accuracy and regulatory compliance in client communications.

Support the training and enablement of internal teams to ensure regulatory changes are understood and leveraged effectively in client discussions.

Support the Relationship Managers and Key Account Managers including with regulatory updates for use in Board Reports.

Provide technical sales support through training the Business Development team in new regulation, new product offerings and changes to existing products, supported by impact and change analysis by the Group Head of Horizon Scanning.

Represent Waystone at industry events/panels and take part in Waystone marketing campaigns as needed.

REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education:

An internationally recognised professional qualification.

Strong academic background including at minimum a degree in law, business, economics or related field.

Experience:

Minimum of 10 years in professional services, preferably in the funds industry or law firm

Proven success and advancement within a risk, research, legal, compliance or portfolio management team

Networking skills, be highly motivated, and adept at building relationships.

Capacity to apply real-world research to the Waystone’s business model.

Client-facing background with strong presentation skills.

Outstanding time management, organisational skills, oral/written communication skills, critical thinking and attention to detail is required.

Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment including reporting and providing support to various members of the team.

Strong MS Office Skills; CRM software experience required.