legal Compliance specialistFactSet Research Systems

Role/Department Description:
FactSet is looking to recruit a mid-level Compliance Specialist for the in-house Legal Department. The Compliance Specialist will be part of the global legal team based in Manila. Under the guidance of the Chief Compliance Officer based in FactSet's headquarters in Norwalk, CT, the Specialist will assist in developing and administering polices, programs, and procedures to facilitate FactSet's compliance and manage tactical and enterprise risks associated with applicable global regulatory requirements, including but not limited to anti-bribery and corruption, cybersecurity, data privacy, discrimination and harassment, employment, export control, intellectual property, and securities trading. The Specialist will work closely with various groups in the Asia Pacific region but with an emphasis on the Philippines, in particular with business leaders in Finance, Human Resources, the IT Security group, Facilities, and others, to promote security and mitigate risks associated with self-evaluation of program effectiveness and management of potential or actual breaches. The Specialist is comfortable building relationships throughout the organization, including senior leaders across FactSet's Asia Pacific Region, to exercise influence to achieve results.
Responsibilities:
Implement, review, revise and institutionalize policies to encourage appropriate and compliant conduct and detect compliance risks in the organization and provide advice on possible non-compliance issues
Administer and track the roll-out of compliance policies using adopted tools, communication policies, and methodologies to identify, classify, remediate and track enterprise risk; evaluate and counsel on change management associated with remediation, and administer legal compliance requests and compliance reports, along with monitoring of internal mailboxes and responding to general inquiries in terms of compliance of our companies and offices and other administrative requirements
Liaising and advising different stakeholders on the importance of compliance and navigate the rapidly evolving global compliance landscape
Participate in activities to create risk and compliance awareness within the organization, organize and conduct training for employees about various risk and compliance areas
Required Skills:
A minimum of 5 years' experience in a compliance or advisory role, gained as a compliance specialist, compliance officer, legal counsel, or other similar role
General understanding of compliance systems or programs and identifying compliance risks
General knowledge of data privacy, anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, cybersecurity, workplace harassment, intellectual property, securities and insider trading, and corporate governance
Excellent communication skills and fluency in English and the local language of the jurisdiction
FactSet Research Systems

Manila City, Metro Manila
Permanent
Full-time