Compliance Officer - Praha 1, Czech Republic

Join our Global Risk Management Group, where you’ll play a key role in safeguarding the company, ensuring we deliver on our commitments to customers and stakeholders, and driving responsible growth. As part of our team, you’ll identify, monitor, and mitigate both financial and non-financial risks across the organization. Leverage your expertise as the second line of defense to advise our business on effective risk management strategies. This means challenging ideas, implementing robust controls, and enforcing guardrails to foster responsible business growth. Join us in advancing MetLife’s legacy of trust through exemplary risk management practices.

The Compliance Analyst (Fixed-Term / Backfill) role supports the Compliance function across Czech Republic and Slovakia, with exposure to selected EMEA initiatives. This position plays a key role in ensuring that the company operates in line with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and global standards, while actively supporting business growth in a highly regulated environment.

Guided by our purpose - always with you, building a more confident future - and our New Frontier strategy, this is a great opportunity for someone who wants to gain hands‑on experience with implementation of new regulatory requirements, work closely with regional and global stakeholders, and further develop your professional expertise within a collaborative, open‑minded team.

This is a one‑year fixed‑term position.

• Support risk assessments and control activities within the global Non‑Financial Risk Management framework, including documentation and follow‑up.
• Coordinate regular compliance activities such as monitoring and testing, and prepare reports, statistics, and analyses in line with internal and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to projects related to legislative changes and the implementation of new policies, standards, and procedures.
• Review, identify, and monitor activities that may not be compliant with applicable regulations or internal rules, including escalation where appropriate.
• Coordinate the preparation, update, and maintenance of internal compliance policies and guidelines.
• Provide professional compliance advice and guidance to employees on topics such as AML, GDPR, IDD, Product Oversight & Governance (POG) and related regulatory areas.

• University degree in Law. 
• Solid knowledge of applicable legal and regulatory requirements. 
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and integrity. 
• Ability to identify issues, propose solutions, and escalate risks in a timely manner. 
• Good communication and stakeholder‑management skills, including the ability to explain complex topics clearly. 
• AI Fluency: Ability to effectively use AI tools in day-to-day work, critically evaluate outputs and apply appropriate human judgment in a regulated environment.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).

• Previous experience in Compliance or Risk Management within a financial services or insurance company. 
• Knowledge of the insurance sector and its regulatory environment. 
• Proactive, solution‑oriented mindset with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team. 
• Interest in professional growth and continuous learning within Compliance and regulatory topics.

The expected salary range for this position is 732 000 - 960 000 CZK annually. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms. 

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