EMEA Regional Sanctions Operations Manager recruitment
EMEA Regional Sanctions Operations Manager
Primary Objective
To standardise, increase efficiency and effectiveness sanctions screening processes across the business. This role will assist in the coordination screening activities among the different operations groups for each region, covering multiple business sector/countries, and conducting continued oversight of the groups responsible of sanction screening operations to ensure consistency and adequacy of screening mechanisms under sound internal control practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the regional Subject Matter Expert for Sanctions Screening Operations and Match Verifcation Disposition using global standard application systems.
- Leads the implementation of the Standard Operating model across the region and gains stakeholder approvals.
- Coordinate regional implementation of sanctions screening operational processes to identify operational efficiencies and ensure consistency.
- Provide guidance on sanctions screening operations and serve as point of escalation to route emerging issues to Sanctions Compliance.
Qualifications:
- 5 years OFAC/Sanctions experience in financial services, preferably a chartered bank or bank holding company.
- Familiarity with the Bank Secrecy Act, Suspicious Activitiy Reporting , OFAC
- Significant knowledge and expertise of AML and Sanctions regulations (OFAC, UN), risks and typologies, other regulations applicable for EMEA (eg, EU, UKHMT( and other contries specifics regulations.
- Prior experience in AML Systems, regulatory compliance, fraud or other major complaince functions would be preferabel.
Further information:
Contact Carl Brogan on +353 15240600 or email your cv to cbrogan@peerexecutive.com