At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world. For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.
What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?
- Flexible work options
- Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans
- Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs
The Opportunity
We have an opportunity for a Head of Business Acceptance Team - APAC to join our Risk & Compliance team, on a full time permanent basis in Australia.
The Head of Business Acceptance Team APAC is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing the operational delivery of the integrated Business Acceptance Team (BAT) function across APAC. The BAT team is responsible for processing all business acceptance requests, encompassing both Conflicts and Risk Assessment & Business Protection (RABP) work streams.
Working alongside the Heads of Conflicts, Ethics & Commercial Advisory and Financial Crime, and the Director of Risk & Compliance, this role supports the firm to: (i) meet its global compliance obligations (through the effective operational delivery of business acceptance processes across conflicts of interest, AML/CTF compliance, sanctions screening, PEP identification, and client-related reputational risk assessments) and; (ii) operate its business acceptance risk management controls in a way that ensures associated risks remain within risk appetite.
Some of the key areas of responsibility for this role include (but not limited to):
- Operational leadership & delivery
- Performance reporting & targets
- Policy, process & projects
- Team management & development
- Stakeholder engagement
- Collaboration with subject matter experts & cross-functional support
A comprehensive job description, including a breakdown of responsibilities, is attached to the advertisement on our careers page: www.ashurstperkinscoie.com/en/careers/
We are interested in hearing from people who have:
- Strong relevant experience in Compliance and Risk Management at a like-minded international law firm, with deep expertise in conflicts, ethics, AML/CTF, and commercial risk issues.
- Sound understanding of the nature of work in a multinational corporate law firm, demonstrating knowledge of the client base, markets, and commercial strategy.
- A legal qualification (or LPC minimum) or a degree in Law, Risk Management, Business, or a related discipline.
- Proven track record in managing and mentoring teams, with strong supervisory and leadership experience.
- Experience of designing and producing performance reports, KPIs, and management information for senior stakeholders is essential.
- In-depth knowledge of the SRA Code of Conduct, Authorisation rules, and other jurisdictions' professional Codes, as well as international sanctions and AML regulatory frameworks.
- A track record in delivering compliance projects, operationalising legal requirements, and leading change management initiatives is required.
- Strong analytical, research, and organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
We value diverse perspectives at Ashurst Perkins Coie, so even if you don't feel you meet all of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply.
If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process or in the workplace, please contact: [email protected] for a confidential conversation.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Ashurst Perkins Coie. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.
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