Compliance Consultant

You are a Compliance Officer with initial experience in the second line of defense.  At Projective Group, we offer you exciting project opportunities at top tier financial institutions and tailored training to deepen your expertise and help you grow into a certified Compliance Officer.

Join our team as a Compliance consultant, and help financial institutions strengthen their regulatory frameworks, provide independent oversight, challenge and advise to ensure alignment with key regulations, shaping compliance programs, and guiding clients through complex regulatory environments. Acting as a trusted second line of defence, you will support clients in enhancing governance, risk management, and operational resilience in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.

We are Projective Group, a leading financial services consulting firm where innovation and technology meet business. Our focus on the financial sector enables us to develop comprehensive solutions within the Risk & Compliance, Data, Payments, Transformation and Talent practices.

With our Risk & Compliance practice, we have a fast-growing and challenging portfolio of assignments as external compliance experts within the financial sector. We help them understand how and where the upcoming regulations have an impact within their organization and help with remediations of gaps within existing regulatory guidelines.

What will you do?

Your dedicated affinity and practical expertise in Compliance enable you to provide free oversight and advisory support, helping organizations strengthen their compliance posture, ensure adherence to legal and industry standards, and foster a culture of integrity and accountability.

Your key responsibilities:

• Provide assurance and question client compliance frameworks, ensuring effectiveness of controls and governance structures.

• Advise senior stakeholders on regulatory obligations within frameworks such as GDPR, MiFID II, Solvency II, Basel III, and DORA.

• Assess and review compliance policies and governance frameworks, recommending enhancements aligned with industry standards and best practices.

• Monitor regulatory developments and evaluate their impact, guiding clients on proactive adjustments to compliance strategies.

• Guide thematic reviews, compliance risk assessments, and second-line audits, ensuring consistency and accountability across client operations.

• Identify gaps and propose remediation plans, strengthening compliance effectiveness and operational resilience.

• Deliver training and awareness programs, promoting a dedicated compliance culture within client organizations.

Your Skills & Qualifications

• +5 years of professional experience

• Knowledge or understanding of some of the following domains: governance, conduct and integrity (i.e. MiFID/MIFIR/IDD), AML/CFT, sanctions, market abuse, tax, GDPR, etc

• Knowledge of the regulation in the above domains (national and EU) 

• A degree in law, criminology or business

• Fluent English with fluent Dutch or French

• At least 1 year of experience within the financial services sector

• Experience in consulting is an asset (preferably on Risk & Compliance topics)

• A plus: recognized compliance certificate (e.g., Febelfin, ICA, ACAMS).

• Good analytical skills with a keen eye for identifying monitor emerging risks and regulatory changes that may impact the organization.

What can you expect from us ?

At Projective Group, we believe in rewarding ambition and supporting growth—both professionally and personally. From a competitive benefits package to a vibrant company culture, we make sure you have everything you need to thrive.

• A competitive salary topped with a daily net allowance, meal - and eco vouchers

• A flexible FIP budget for bike leasing, multimedia, or mobility expenses

• A company car with charging setup. Prefer something else? Switch it up with a mobility budget, your call

• €5.000 annual training budget to boost your growth. You choose how to invest it

• A yearly company bonus, with additional referral and sales incentives

• A hybrid work setup with flexible hours and part-time remote options

• Regular fun events (from game nights to padel tournaments and everything in between) and a yearly group offsite abroad

• An international setting with plenty of growth opportunities, serving top clients in the financial sector

• An entrepreneurial scale up spirit with a pragmatic can-do mentality, all within a collaborative and solid corporate framework

For more information, visit projectivegroup.com

We are also happy to share that we’ve just launched the first edition of the Journal of Financial Services (JoFS), published by the Projective Group Institute. You can easily download it for free here: institute.projectivegroup.com.

Some of the topics covered: Digital and central bank digital currencies; AI in payments; Regulatory change and cross-border challenges.

At Projective Group, we celebrate diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, religions, and abilities.

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