07/03/2026 updated

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Senior Compliance & Regulatory Transformation Consultant

Paris, France
Only remote
MSc Business Ethics/CSR (Edinburgh); MA Philosophy/Humanities (Chicago); BA (Paris VII Diderot)
Paris, France
Only remote
MSc Business Ethics/CSR (Edinburgh); MA Philosophy/Humanities (Chicago); BA (Paris VII Diderot)

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Andrew Baker-Giafferi - Head of Compliance - CV.pdf

About me

Senior compliance and regulatory leader with 14+ years across Tier-1 banks in Europe, APAC and North America. FCA Approved Person (SMF16), Paris-based. I build, remediate and lead compliance functions and advise boards on regulatory risk, conduct and governance.

ComplianceGovernance Risk Management and ComplianceAnti Money LaunderingMiFID IIRegulatory ChangeRisk Management
Senior compliance and regulatory leader with 14+ years across Tier-1 banks in Europe, APAC and North America. FCA Approved Person (SMF16). I build, remediate and lead compliance functions through periods of regulatory pressure and organisational change, and advise boards and senior management on regulatory risk, conduct and governance. Currently leading Solaris SE's transition to the EU 2024 AML package (AMLR/AMLD, AMLA direct supervision).

Core expertise: Regulatory Frameworks & Governance; AML & Financial Crime; KYC/CDD; Conduct Risk & Market Integrity; Regulatory Change & Implementation; Compliance Monitoring & Control; Regulatory Engagement & Supervisory Relations; Policy, Training & Compliance Culture.

Frameworks & regulations: MiFID II, MiFIR, EMIR, CRD/CRR, GDPR, AMLR/AMLD, MaRisk, BaFin, ECB, ACPR.

Certifications: FCA Approved Person (SMF16); PMP (PMI); PRINCE2 Practitioner; CBAP (IIBA); BPMN/UML.

Based in Paris; available for senior interim and permanent engagements across Continental Europe — fully remote with occasional onsite travel.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2012

Languages

GermanFluentEnglishNative speakerFrenchNative speakerGreekFluentItalianFluentPortugueseGoodSpanishFluent

Project history

Interim Senior Compliance Consultant

Solaris SE (Solaris Group), Berlin
Leading Solaris SE's transition to the EU 2024 AML package (AMLR/AMLD, AMLA direct supervision). Advising senior management on regulatory change, financial crime controls and compliance framework uplift under BaFin/ECB supervision.

Interim Head of Compliance (Consultant)

Westpac Europe GmbH, Frankfurt
Interim Head of Compliance for the German entity — leading the compliance function, BaFin regulatory engagement, and remediation of the compliance and financial-crime framework through a period of organisational change.

Head of Compliance Oversight

Bank Pictet & Cie. (Europe) AG, London
Head of Compliance Oversight for the European private bank — second-line assurance, compliance monitoring and testing, conduct risk and governance, and regulatory engagement across EU and UK operations.

Senior Regulatory Risk & Change Manager (Consultant)

Legal & General, London
Senior regulatory risk and change manager (consultant) — leading regulatory change implementation and remediation programmes and advising on regulatory risk, controls and governance.

Senior Regulatory Change Manager (Consultant)

Rabobank International (Benelux), Frankfurt / Utrecht
Senior regulatory change manager (consultant) — delivering EU regulatory change and remediation programmes across the Benelux and German operations under ECB/DNB supervision.

Senior Regulatory Compliance Change Manager

Standard Chartered Bank, London / Singapore
Leading regulatory compliance change programmes across the bank's UK and APAC operations — regulatory implementation, remediation and controls uplift under FCA/MAS supervision.

Senior M&A Business Analyst

Willis Group Capital Markets, Paris
Senior M&A business analyst in capital markets — supporting transaction analysis, due diligence and integration workstreams.

Senior Public Revenue and Tax Reform Advisor

UK Government, FCDO (DFID), Kabul
Senior adviser to the UK Government (FCDO/DFID) on public revenue and tax reform — supporting fiscal governance, institutional capacity-building and reform delivery.

Senior Regulatory Advisor

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), London
Senior regulatory advisor supporting market-infrastructure and regulatory initiatives — regulatory analysis, engagement and implementation advisory.

Senior Regulatory Advisor & Project Manager

RBS / DSA Hellas, Athens
Senior regulatory advisor and project manager — leading regulatory and remediation projects and advising on regulatory implementation, controls and governance.

Senior Business Analyst & Process Architect (MSP & Finance VMS)

Bank of America, London
Senior business analyst and process architect on MSP and Finance VMS programmes — process design, requirements analysis and implementation.

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