In our Compliance team, you help protect the trust our clients place in Van Lanschot Kempen. You are a hands-on sparring partner for Investment Banking, turning complex rules into clear, workable guidance for the front office and supporting functions. Your day-to-day focus is on our Investment Banking activities, including Equity Capital Markets (ECM), Corporate Finance, and Equities Trading & Research, so our compliance framework stays robust and fit for purpose.
The Client Protection team supports all client groups across Van Lanschot Kempen (Private Clients NL, Investment Management and Investment Banking) and, where needed, corporate functions such as Corporate Centre, DAAT and Operations. In this role, you focus on Investment Banking: you advise and challenge stakeholders in ECM, Corporate Finance and Equities Trading & Research, and continuously improve our processes, systems and procedures to manage risks effectively and efficiently. Working closely with the business and driving a harmonized approach are key to a strong Compliance programme. In this role you will report to the Manager of the Client Protection team.
Furthermore you are responsible for:
- Providing pragmatic, hands-on compliance advice to Investment Banking stakeholders (ECM, Corporate Finance and Equities Trading & Research) and act as a trusted advisor who guides and challenges the business.
- Identifying, analyse and help mitigate compliance and conduct risks across products, services and transactions (including conflicts of interest and client protection considerations), and execute risk-based monitoring with clear reporting and follow-up.
- Advising on key Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and MiFID II topics, including inside information assessments, wall-crossings, market soundings, insider lists, trade-surveillance escalations, inducements, best execution, product governance, appropriateness (where applicable), conflicts of interest and record keeping.
- Help design, implement and maintain effective controls and information barriers (e.g., public/private side, research independence, deal team restrictions) and monitor their effectiveness.
- Maintaining and further developing relevant policies, frameworks and procedures, and support teams in implementation to strengthen the control environment in Investment Banking.
- Contributing to the strategic and tactical Compliance programme, collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders, support training and awareness initiatives, and facilitate change within Compliance and the business
Your talentsHands-on, solution driven and well organized. Enthusiasm, communicative and a drive to perform and the ambition to elevate compliance to a higher level. This is how we can best describe you as Compliance Officer Client Protection. You strive for the best possible result and have a pragmatic attitude. You can simplify complex matters and keep the business necessity in mind. You use these talents to guide our colleagues and clients in a constantly changing world every day.
You also have:
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Compliance within a banking environment, preferably covering Investment Banking activities (e.g., ECM, Corporate Finance, Equities Trading and/or Research).
- An university education, preferably supplemented with relevant compliance training.
- Solid knowledge of key regulations and conduct topics relevant for Investment Banking, including MAR, MiFID II, conflicts of interest and information barriers.
- The ability to identify complex and/or risky situations in an investment banking environment and to propose pragmatic mitigating measures.
- Strong communication skills and credibility to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across the Investment Banking value chain.
- Strong mastery of English, both written and spoken.
Move ahead at Van Lanschot KempenInvesting in a more future-oriented, sustainable, and data-driven way with various clients. Both nationally and internationally. With nearly 300 years of experience, we make this ambition a reality at Van Lanschot Kempen. We do this with some 2,200 colleagues in various fields of expertise.
The Compliance team of Van Lanschot Kempen consists about 30 driven professionals in the Netherlands and in addition the Compliance teams in our offices abroad. We approach compliance at Van Lanschot Kempen in line with our strategic objective "to act as one" and strive for harmonized solutions for all our business segments.
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BenefitsThat's what we do! And if you add value, you can expect the same from us in return. A good work-life balance with our 'hybrid way of working' is a good example of this. As Compliance Officer Client Protection, you can count on:
- A gross monthly salary between € 5.500 and € 7.400 based on a fulltime contract and commensurate with your experience and knowledge;
- Additional flexible budget of 19.47% of your gross salary (containing a 13th month, 8% holiday allowance & 7 extra legal leave days) You can utilize this by buying a bike, monthly gym membership, but also to save up for a sabbatical! It's also possible to get the full budget paid out at any moment in the year.
- Participation in our employee share plan, where Van Lanschot Kempen doubles your investment (of max. €3.500 a year) in Van Lanschot Kempen shares.
- 27 leave days of which 7 are part of the flexible budget.
- 1 month fully paid when you take a sabbatical of 3 months or longer.
- Your commute to work is compensated, including green options of walking and biking to work!
- Equipment to work from home and a working from home allowance.
- The possibility of exchanging national public holidays for religious holidays.
- A babysitting budget for working parents with kids in the age category 0 -12 years.
- A market competitive pension scheme. The exact contribution is based on your salary and age, generally, most people can expect around 20% contribution, which 4% is employee contribution.
- A bike lease plan.
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Do you have any questions? Please get in touch with Bart van de Sande, Corporate Recruiter via b.vandesande@vanlanschotkempen.com
