Role Summary
Howden Specialty is a wholesale global broker, supporting international clients by delivering a range of insurance and reinsurance broking products and solutions, developed around specialist insurance lines. Howden Specialty is part of the London-headquartered Howden Group Holdings (the Group), a leading independent global broker, with offices in over 55 countries worldwide.
The Risk and Compliance Officer will play a key role in supporting the firm's risk and compliance frameworks and ensuring that our broking operations meet regulatory, ethical, and internal control standards across all jurisdictions in which we operate. This role provides broad exposure across the insurance and reinsurance broking lifecycle, from client onboarding and market due diligence, through placement oversight and policy issuance, to postplacement monitoring and recordkeeping. You will gain hands on experience in supporting audits, implementing compliance activities, and contributing to group wide risk and compliance projects.
This role is ideal for a motivated compliance professional looking to deepen their experience the insurance broking sector, work closely with senior stakeholders, and contribute to a growing regional platform. As a leading independent global broker with a notably flat hierarchy, good ideas are welcomed regardless of seniority, giving our people the opportunity to shape their own career paths and define their success.
Your Roles and Responsibilities
Compliance
- Stay up to date with changes in regulatory requirements and internal control processes and assess their impact on monitoring and testing activities.
- Support the execution of compliance monitoring activities across the APAC region.
- Assist in maintaining financial crime controls, including sanctions screening and related assessments.
- Work with the business to ensure that remedial action plans arising from monitoring, audit findings, or thematic reviews are fully addressed-both for oneoff issues and systemic concerns.
- Contribute to the development of the annual Risk & Compliance plans.
- Prepare monitoring reports and identify recurring themes or areas requiring improvements for brokers and other relevant stakeholders.
- Assist in drafting, reviewing, and maintaining policies and procedures under the Risk & Compliance function, where required.
- Deliver compliance training for new joiners and provide refresher training when needed.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to offer compliance advisory support on policy requirements and regulatory obligations.
- Collaborate closely with first and third lines of defence to support a wellcontrolled environment that enables safe business growth.
- Support the Security and Counterparty teams in the UK and APAC with KYC/CDD processes to ensure successful onboarding of clients, insurers, and third parties.
- Assist in group-level projects or internal initiatives to ensure objectives and timelines are met.
- Provide support for any other compliancerelated activities as they arise.
Risk Management
- Support the continued rollout and implementation of the Enterprise Risk Management ERM framework across APAC offices.
- Assist the Head of Risk & Compliance in developing the APAC Risk Appetite Framework and in monitoring risk exposures against defined appetite and tolerance levels.
- Maintain, review, and update risk registers across the region.
- Contribute to key ERM activities, including risk and control assessments, identifying emerging risks, and supporting incident/event reporting.
- Monitor the effectiveness of key controls and recommend enhancements where necessary.
- Support the preparation of governance reports.
- Carry out any other riskrelated responsibilities as required.
Our Ideal Candidate Will Have
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, risk management or related field professional certification or qualifications.
- Minimum 2 -3 years of relevant experience in audit, risk or compliance functions, preferably in the insurance/reinsurance broking industry, or a reputable financial services institution.
- Strong attention to detail, with good analytical and problemsolving skills.
- Ability to independently conduct monitoring and testing reviews.
- Able to work independently as well as collaboratively with team members across different levels.
- Some experience of and ability to challenge stakeholders, including presentation of risk and compliance reports.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Willingness to learn and adapt to a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to manage different priorities across multiple stakeholders.
Your Benefits
- Hybrid working arrangements 2 days WFH
- Salary to commensurate with qualification and experience
- Comprehensive health insurance plans
- The opportunity to learn and do more
- Joining an organisation that is driven by talented and motivated individuals
- Working in a collaborative environment
- Long term growth potential for the right candidate
