Regulatory Compliance & Quality Assurance Expert

The Regulatory Risk & Compliance Expert position is a contracting assignment with 36 hours per week, starting ASAP, ending 31-12-2026, with possible extension. ZZP is allowed; relocation is not possible. The Regulatory Risk Oversight (RRO) team within Regulatory Risk & Transformation is rolling out a regulatory adherence attestation process for a priority set of material regulations. The Regulatory Compliance & Quality Assurance Expert will support this initiative by helping regulatory owners complete the regulatory adherence attestation questionnaire, reviewing responses and supporting evidence, challenging inconsistencies and gaps, and contributing to a consistent bank-wide view of regulatory adherence.

Key activities include: supporting the roll-out of the regulatory adherence attestation questionnaire; preparing and facilitating discussions with regulatory owners and subject matter experts before and after questionnaire completion; reviewing questionnaire responses and supporting evidence, including documentation, controls, findings, self-assessments and sign-off; identifying gaps, inconsistencies and unclear conclusions and providing constructive challenge; supporting the formulation of conclusions and identification of emerging themes and trends; contributing to reporting and management information for senior governance bodies; drafting clear documentation of the methodology, process and approach used for regulatory adherence assessment, monitoring and reporting.

The assignment is expected to run until year end.

The successful candidate delivers: completion support for the regulatory adherence attestation process for the agreed set of material regulations within the assignment period; review of submitted questionnaires and supporting evidence, resulting in documented findings, observations and recommendations; identification and documentation of gaps, inconsistencies and areas requiring clarification or additional substantiation; consolidated conclusions and management information supporting governance decision making and reporting; documentation of the regulatory adherence assessment methodology and process, including roles, activities and reporting approach; high-quality written output delivered within agreed timelines and accepted by Regulatory Risk Oversight stakeholders.

Requirements: Education – Master’s degree preferred in Law, Business Administration, Economics, Risk Management, Compliance or related field. Knowledge & Experience – 4-10 years experience in Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Risk, Non-Financial Risk, Audit, Quality Assurance or Regulatory Governance; experience working within highly regulated financial institutions; knowledge of banking regulations and regulatory frameworks; experience with regulatory adherence assessments, attestation processes, supervisory findings and/or remediation activities is preferred; experience preparing materials for executive committees, regulatory committees or senior governance forums is an advantage.

Skills & Competencies – strong analytical and critical thinking skills; excellent stakeholder management capabilities; strong quality assurance mindset; ability to challenge constructively and evidence-based; excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; strong organisational skills and attention to detail; ability to work independently in a dynamic environment; pragmatic and outcome-oriented approach.

Additional information: assignment duration until year end; location Netherlands / hybrid working, at least 1 office day required on Thursday, with Wednesday and Thursday preferred; business area Regulatory Risk & Transformation; team Regulatory Risk Oversight (RRO) with approximately 10 members, including 3 dedicated to this work and support from other teams; senior stakeholder exposure across Risk, Compliance and Business functions; strong experience in regulatory compliance, regulatory governance, audit or quality assurance is essential; excellent English communication and writing skills are required; banking experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities include distributing a 20-question questionnaire to senior regulatory owners and subject-matter experts, coordinating pre- and post-questionnaire meetings, reviewing responses for completeness and inconsistencies. Requirements include direct regulatory traceability experience, practical experience implementing regulatory requirements through policies and controls, relevant backgrounds may include credit, market, liquidity, conduct, integrity, operational risk, data, and other financial or non-financial risk disciplines, and financial reporting experience is optional.