Regulatory Compliance & Sustainability Lead

What is the opportunity? An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the regulatory compliance and sustainability agenda within the Procurement TPRM function. This role is essential in ensuring that all third-party engagements comply with Irish and EU regulatory requirements and align with the Bank's Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments! In this role, you will; Support the Head of TPRM in the development and execution of the TPRM strategy and roadmap. Develop, maintain and enhance the TPRM governance framework, ensuring alignment with internal risk appetite and Irish and EU regulatory requirements. Provide leadership, coaching and performance management to develop high-performing team members, fostering a culture of accountability, development, and collaboration. Lead regulatory and best practice horizon scanning to track critical TPRM developments and assess their impact on the framework. Lead TPRM improvement projects to align with regulatory developments. Support TPRM-related regulatory inspections, taking lead role in coordinating regulatory submissions and responses to information requests from the Central Bank of Ireland and other relevant stakeholders. Integrate ESG criteria into third-party onboarding, due diligence, and monitoring processes. Collaborate with the Sustainability team to align vendor practices with the Bank's ESG strategy and reporting obligations (e.g., CSRD, SFDR). Engage proactively with 2LOD & 3LoD colleagues to build collaborative working relationships and ensure alignment Collaborate with Legal, IT Security, and Business Units to ensure cohesive third-party risk practices What will make you stand out? We are looking for a candidate that has significant experience in regulatory compliance, risk management, or sustainability within Irish or EU financial services. A solid understanding of Irish and EU regulatory frameworks relevant to outsourcing and ESG and experience working with the Central Bank of Ireland or other regulatory authorities. You will also have strong leadership skills with experience in mentoring and developing hard-working teams, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and good communication and interpersonal skills. Essential Qualifications Qualification in Law, Risk, Compliance, Sustainability, or a related field. More about the team Group Procurement & Partner Management (Group Procurement) is a Bank of Ireland Group-wide function that provides Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, Partner Relationship Management, Supplier Risk Management & Governance and Procurement Services & Transformation support to all Divisions and Business Units. Group Procurement is part of Group Technology & Customer Solutions. This job can be done anywhere in Republic of Ireland with the primary office location as Dublin to which travel will be required for in person collaboration. Exact frequency to be agreed with manager. Why work with us? The Bank of Ireland company environment prioritises work-life balance with an opportunity for flexible working, along with 23 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy and working parent supports. Your wellbeing is important to us; we have an employee assistance program, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches available. We also encourage and support staff to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and improve your career! Key Competencies Manage Risk - Leader Accountable - Leader One Group, one team - Leader Customer Focused - Leader Amplify Capability - Leader We're on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives. We provide reasonable accommodations at every stage of our recruitment process for disabilities, neurodivergence or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation please complete this form and one of our recruitment team members will be in touch via email. Any information provided will be treated as confidential within the recruitment team and used only for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations for the application and recruitment process. Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role. To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process click the Continue to Application or Login / Register to apply button below. Benefits : Work From Home