Compliance officer

Are you ready to take your compliance career to the next level? Join our dynamic team in The Hague as a Medior Compliance Officer and immerse yourself in a progressive environment where learning and collaboration are at the forefront. 

Why You'll Love Working with Us: 

• Innovative Team: Work alongside a small, forward-thinking team that values growth and strong relationships. 
• Constant Evolution: Engage with all departments within the value chain, ensuring your expertise is always expanding and keeping your work exciting. 
• Knowledge Sharing: Contribute new insights and developments, and participate in expert training courses, knowledge sessions, and working groups within the Global Aegon Asset Management organization. 
• Room for Initiative: Have a great idea? We provide ample space for you to develop and implement your initiatives. 

Your Role: As a key member of the Aegon Asset Management Compliance team, you will: 

• Support and Collaborate: Assist your colleagues, the Head of Compliance, and the management team in executing local and global compliance programs. 
• Drive Projects: Lead and contribute to local and global compliance projects and initiatives. 
• Align Standards: Ensure alignment of compliance practices and standards across local and global operations. 
• Liaise Effectively: Work closely with various areas of the Global Asset Management Compliance departments and business affiliates to achieve compliance objectives. 

Responsibilities: (List below) 

• Compliance Program Implementation: Assist in the execution of local and global compliance programs, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and internal policies. 
• Project Management: Contribute to compliance-related projects and initiatives, both locally and globally. 
• Policy Development: Develop, review, and update compliance policies and procedures to ensure they are current and effective. 
• Training and Education: Conduct training sessions and workshops to educate employees on compliance standards and practices. 
• Monitoring and Reporting: Monitor compliance activities with regulations and procedures. 
• , identify potential risks, and prepare reports for senior management and regulatory bodies. 
• Stakeholder Liaison: Collaborate with various departments and business affiliates to ensure consistent compliance practices and standards. 
• Regulatory Updates: Stay informed, with the support of our Regulatory team, about changes in regulations and ensure the organization adapts accordingly. 
• Incident Management: Investigate compliance incidents and breaches and implement corrective actions. 
• Local Compliance Coordination: Coordinate and administer assigned local compliance responsibilities. 
• Organizational Support: Support compliance across our organization 
• Compliance Reporting: Lead, coordinate, draft, and deliver local compliance reporting. 
• Advisory Role: Advise and challenge internal stakeholders on compliance issues.  
• Liaison Role: Act as a liaison between the AAM local compliance team, Global compliance teams and Aegon Group Regulatory Compliance to ensure consistent compliance standards. 
• Policy Alignment: Assist in the development and alignment of compliance policies, including annual policy reviews and attestations, in accordance with applicable regulations and consistent with the AAM policy framework. 
• Specialist Role: Act as the specialist for ALM (Asset Liability Management) and KYC/CDD (Know Your Customer/Customer Due Diligence) in relation to institutional clients.  

 Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's or master's degree in law or equivalent education and experience.  
• Minimum of at least five years relevant work experience in the asset management or banking industry or equivalent professional experience. 
• In-depth understanding of local and international (EU) compliance regulations, particularly those relevant to asset management. 
•  Strong oral and written communication skills in both Dutch and English. 
• Ability to work in a small-team environment and to work independently with a hands-on mentality and to multi-task with minimal supervision. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and collaborate with various stakeholders. 
• Attention to detail, with ability to multi-task deliverables in a fast-paced environment. 
• A strong sense of accountability with a drive for results. 
• Professional maturity and ability to be discreet in working with highly sensitive information. 
• Familiarity with compliance-related software and tools, as well as general proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite 

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Strong knowledge of Sanction regulation; AML and KYC/CDD 
• Strong knowledge of financial instruments 
• Understanding of AI applications in compliance, including how AI can be used to enhance compliance monitoring, risk assessment, and regulatory reporting. 

Aegon Asset Management

Aegon Asset Management (Aegon AM) is a leading global investor. Our 385 investment professionals manage and advise on assets of US $337 billion for a global client base of pension plans, public funds, insurance companies, banks, wealth managers, family offices and foundations.

We organize our firm around four investment platforms: fixed income, real assets, equities and multi-asset & solutions, which includes a fiduciary and multi-manager business. Each investment platform has dedicated teams with deep asset-class expertise, organized globally and committed to maximizing client benefit from their specialist areas.

We are an international business: Our 1,160 employees work from 13 locations across Europe, the Americas and Asia. We share a common belief in fundamental, research-driven active management, underpinned by effective risk management and a commitment to responsible investment.

What will you be getting?

• Compensation level depend upon an applicant’s qualifications and will be determined by hiring supervisors/managers and HR;
• Plenty of scope and budget for your personal and professional development;
• You will be able to work from home and in the office, and even have the possibility to work from abroad a few weeks per year;
• You are entitled to 227,5 hours holiday per year and you can buy up to 143 hours of additional holiday hours;
• Every 5 years you have the opportunity to go on partially paid sabbatical leave for two months.
• Vitality is important to us, so we support you with a vitality budget of EUR 200 gross which you may use to enhance your vitality.
• For your commuter travel we will reimburse your door-to-door travel as per our mobility policy.
• A good pension scheme.
• In May 2025, Aegon will move to its new office at Schiphol WTC.
• By Q2 2025 Aegon will move to our new office at Schiphol WTC.

Interested? Apply!

Are you interested in joining our Team? We look forward to receiving your resume and motivation letter. Then make sure you apply immediately! Do you have some more questions? Send an email to Talent Acquisition via people@aegon.com.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Aegon Asset Management, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We are more than a global Asset Management firm – we are a people business, and we recognize that delivering excellent client outcomes comes from harnessing diverse perspectives. We value diversity in the full range of human uniqueness without limitation including race, gender, ability, language, culture, beliefs, age, origin, background, perspectives and experiences.

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