Associate Director, Regulatory Change & Enablement

SS&C is a leading provider of mission-critical, AI-powered technology and services empowering financial services and healthcare organizations to work smarter, faster, and securely. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices worldwide. More than 23,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Job Description

Get To Know Us:

SS&C is a global provider of investment and financial services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Named to the Fortune 1000 list as top U.S. company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut and has 20,000+ employees in over 90 offices in 35 countries. Some 18,000 financial services and healthcare organisations, from the world's largest institutions to local firms, manage and account for their investments using SS&C's products and services. 

As a leading innovator in technology-powered solutions, outsourced administration and operational services focused on the global financial services industry, SS&C has a network spanning the major financial and commercial centres of North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.  SS&C is also the world’s largest hedge fund and private equity administrator, as well as the largest mutual fund transfer agency.

As a provider In Australia, SS&C is a specialist provider of outsourced registry services with a technology focus and high levels of automation across institutional & retail solutions.  Predominantly located in Melbourne and Sydney with 600+ employees, most of the Australian division work on Unit Registry (referred to as Transfer Agency around the world) technology and services. SS&C’s Transfer Agency business is the largest provider of Unit Registry services in Australia, providing Fund Managers, Custodians and end to end service offering. 

Why You Will Love It Here!

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model

• Your Future: Income Protection Insurance

• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Time Off

• Your Wellbeing: Private Health Insurance discount, Primary & Secondary Paid Parental leave, Death & TPD Insurance

• Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity

• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised, including SS&C University

• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!

What You Will Get To Do:

The Associate Director, Regulatory Change & Enablement, is responsible for providing regulatory advisory, impact assessment, and enablement services across Asset Services, supporting both Transfer Agency and Fund Accounting operations. 

Operating within the Operational Governance, Risk and Regulatory Enablement function, the role ensures consistent interpretation of regulatory obligations while working closely with Operations, Product, and clients to deliver practical, commercially aligned outcomes. 

The role focuses on: 

• Monitoring and interpreting regulatory developments 

• Assessing impacts across operations, products, and service models 

• Developing clear analysis, guidance, and business-ready collateral 

• Supporting BAU regulatory queries and interpretation 

• Engaging directly with clients and Responsible Entities (REs) on regulatory change 

The role combines advisory and execution, leading the development of impact assessments, recommendations, and enablement material, while partnering with PMO and business teams to support delivery and implementation.

Regulatory Change Advisory & Impact Assessment

• Monitor regulatory developments from APRA, ASIC, AUSTRAC, ATO and other bodies

• Interpret regulatory requirements and translate into operational, product, and client impacts

• Perform structured impact assessments across:

  • Transfer Agency operations

  • Fund Accounting operations

  • Client service models

• Partner with Product and Operations to:

  • Assess implications

  • Develop practical, scalable response options

• Produce high-quality outputs including:

  • Impact assessments

  • Recommendations

  • Business guidance material

Execution Through Analysis & Enablement

• Lead development of regulatory change collateral, including:

  • Impact summaries

  • Process and operational guidance

  • Business-facing documentation

• Ensure outputs are:

  • Clear and actionable

  • Aligned to regulatory intent

• Support translation of regulatory change into operational understanding and readiness

• Work closely with PMO and delivery teams to:

  • Provide SME input

  • Clarify requirements

  • Review and refine proposed solutions

BAU Advisory & Regulatory Support

• Act as SME for regulatory queries across Operations and Product teams

• Provide practical, timely interpretation of:

  • Existing regulatory requirements

  • Emerging regulatory expectations

• Support consistent application of regulatory requirements across the business

• Escalate or engage specialist SMEs (e.g. tax) where required

Client Engagement & Regulatory Forums

• Lead and coordinate Client Regulatory Forums, including:

  • Defining and agreeing content internally

  • Coordinating inputs across Product, Operations, and stakeholders

  • Preparing materials and presentations

  • Presenting and facilitating discussions with clients and REs

• Engage directly with clients and Responsible Entities to:

  • Present regulatory changes

  • Explain impacts and considerations

  • Discuss approach and implications

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients on regulatory change matters within the context of a service provider

Operational Readiness Support

• Support assessment of business readiness for regulatory change, including:

  • Identifying gaps in processes, controls, or capability

  • Highlighting risks and dependencies

  • Provide guidance to support readiness planning across Operations

• Contribute to building stronger regulatory readiness capability over time

Training & Capability Uplift

• Develop and deliver training and guidance on regulatory matters

• Translate complex requirements into clear, practical learning content

• Support uplift of regulatory awareness across:

  • Operations

  • Product

  • Client-facing teams

• Build internal capability in regulatory interpretation and application

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with:

  • Operations (TA and Fund Accounting)

  • Client facing teams

  • Product

  • PMO / delivery teams

  • Line 2 Risk & Compliance

• Ensure alignment of regulatory interpretation with Line 2 expectations

• Act as a conduit between Line 2 and Operations for regulatory change matters

• Build strong relationships with clients and external stakeholders

• Communicate clearly on:

  • Impacts

  • Risks

  • Recommended approaches

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve:

  • Regulatory change assessment

  • Communication and guidance

  • Business readiness practices

• Contribute to a scalable and consistent regulatory enablement capability

What You Will Bring:

• 10+ years’ experience in regulatory change or compliance within financial services.

• Strong experience across APRA, ASIC, AUSTRAC, ATO regulatory and reporting requirements.

• Proven track record in risk frameworks, compliance controls and data governance.

• Experience managing audits and regulatory engagement.

• Demonstrated experience in regulatory impact assessment and advisory roles

• Strong written communication skills, including Board and Committee reporting.

• Experience supporting client-facing regulatory discussions or forums

• Exposure to Transfer Agency and Fund Accounting functions

• Experience developing training or capability uplift material

• Strong knowledge of financial services regulation, including APRA, ASIC, AUSTRAC and ATO requirements.

• Ability to interpret regulation and translate requirements into clear operational, product and client impacts.

• Experience across Transfer Agency and/or Fund Accounting environments, with an understanding of service provider obligations and client impacts.

• Strong advisory, stakeholder engagement and presentation capability, including confidence engaging with clients, Responsible Entities and senior stakeholders.

• Ability to develop clear analysis, guidance and business-ready collateral that supports practical implementation and decision-making.

• Experience supporting regulatory change initiatives, including impact assessment, enablement, readiness planning and capability uplift.

• Comfortable operating in a lean, evolving team structure, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

• Demonstrates a builder mindset, with the ability to establish, uplift and continuously improve processes rather than operate solely in mature BAU environments.

• Able to navigate ambiguity and shifting priorities while maintaining ownership, accountability and follow-through on commitments.

• Proven ability to operate autonomously, manage competing priorities and influence outcomes without direct authority.

• Pragmatic approach to risk and compliance, translating regulatory requirements into operationally workable solutions.

• Strong problem-solving capability, applying critical thinking and sound judgement in complex or transformation environments.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.

Thank you for your interest in SS&C! If applicable, to further explore this opportunity, please apply directly with us through our Careers page on our corporate website @ www.ssctech.com/careers.

Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.