CAREER OPPORTUNITY – SENIOR CORPORATE COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST

Our client, Canada Life Reinsurance (CLRe), a division of Great West Lifeco Inc., (“Great West”) is a leading provider of innovative reinsurance and capital management solutions to insurers and reinsurers worldwide, with clients across North America, Europe, and Asia delivering tailored, client-focused solutions covering mortality, longevity, health, lapse, property & casualty, and investment risks. CLRe offers a range of innovative risk and capital management solutions and operates from offices in Barbados, Bermuda, Philadelphia, Toronto, Dublin, and Regina.

The Opportunity

Canada Life Reinsurance Barbados is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Senior Corporate Compliance Specialist to support and strengthen its compliance, governance, risk management, and regulatory activities across its entities in Barbados and Bermuda.

Key Responsibilities

• Compliance Risk Assessments, Testing & Monitoring.
• Coordinate assigned compliance risk assessments and testing programs.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement, evidence collection, issue tracking, and remediation monitoring.
• Coordinate annual compliance testing activities in line with approved methodology, scope, and sampling requirements.
• Support control assessments, compliance risk management activities, and reporting through the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) platform.

Internal & Regulatory Audit Coordination

• Coordinate internal and regulatory audit requests.
• Facilitate information gathering, timelines, documentation, and audit evidence management.
• Track findings, recommendations, and remediation activities through completion.

Regulatory Filings & Governance Support

• Coordinate Economic Substance and other assigned regulatory filings.
• Support governance reporting and corporate compliance requirements, including corporate policy and governance updates and assigned quarterly Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) and Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting (ICOFR) reporting requirements.
• Monitor regulatory developments relevant to assigned responsibilities.
• Maintain filing schedules, supporting evidence, and submission records.

Banking & Supplier Risk Management

• Coordinate non-Barbados banking and custodial account activities, including Know Your Client (KYC) and maintenance requirements.
• Facilitate third-party and supplier risk assessments, including Initial Risk Questionnaires (IRQs).
• Maintain contract and supplier risk assessment records and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate required disclosures and related reporting activities, including quarterly Tier 1 disclosures.

AML, KYC & MLRO Support

• Coordinate transaction-related Know Your Client (KYC) requests and related due diligence activities.
• Support Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) risk assessments and Risk and Control Assessment reporting.
• Complete assigned Common Reporting Standard (CRS) requirements for new business and transaction-specific activities.
• Review risk assessment monitoring processes and related changes to ensure procedural alignment and data quality.

Continuous Improvement & Team Support

• Identify opportunities to improve compliance processes, documentation, and controls.
• Maintain proficiency in compliance systems and technologies.
• Participate in professional development activities.
• Provide backup support and undertake other duties assigned by management.

Qualifications & Experience

• University degree in Compliance, Governance, Law, Business, Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, or a related discipline.
• Professional designation in compliance, governance, corporate secretarial practice, accounting, audit, risk management or a related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in compliance, governance, audit, risk management, or a related discipline.
• Experience coordinating audits, regulatory reviews and stakeholder-driven projects.
• Working knowledge of corporate governance, regulatory filings, Anti-Money Laundering/Know Your Client (AML/KYC) requirements, risk assessments, and compliance testing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications and compliance-related systems.

Core Competencies

• Compliance and regulatory knowledge
• Risk assessment and control evaluation
• Governance and stakeholder management
• Communication and relationship-building skills
• Analytical and critical thinking
• Attention to detail and quality focus
• Integrity and confidentiality
• Planning, organization and execution
• Problem-solving and adaptability
• Continuous improvement mindset

All suitably qualified candidates interested in this opportunity in a dynamic international reinsurance environment should submit their Curriculum Vitae with full details of their experience, achievements and qualifications, along with the names and contact details of two business references.  For full details of the opportunity, please click the link https://caribbeancatalyst.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0zcvy?source= The deadline for applications is November 20, 2026.