Global Economic Sanctions (“GFC�) Specialist

Job Description:

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Job Description:

This job is responsible for supporting the execution of substantive money laundering, Economic Sanctions and fraud compliance and operational risk practices. Key responsibilities include assisting Global Financial Crimes executives and managers with activities that support the identification, escalation and timely mitigation of compliance and operational risks in alignment with the Compliance and Operational Risk Management (CORM) Program, the Financial Crimes and Global Compliance - Enterprise Policies and the Enterprise Fraud Risk Management Standards.

Responsibilities:

• Supports the development and maintenance of financial crimes owned policies and standards, and reviews relevant Front Line Units/Control Functions-owned policies and standards to ensure that regulatory requirements and operational risks are appropriately addressed
• Assists in the production of independent financial crimes risk management reporting to Global Compliance & Operational Risk (GC&OR) Senior Leaders and FLU/CF Senior Leaders
• Assists in the monitoring of changes in regulations applicable to Global Financial Crimes, including advising business leaders, directing the appropriate areas to implement or amend policies, standards, procedures and/or processes to address regulatory requirements, and challenging the implementation plan as needed
• Contributes to risk coverage plans, executes independent risk monitoring, testing, and risk assessments
• Supports with escalating financial crimes related compliance and operational risks and issues to appropriate governance routines, management/board level committees
• Assists in the identification, aggregation, reporting, and escalation of the remediation and thematic analysis of FLU/CF-owned issues and control enhancements related to financial crimes
• Assists in the review of internal and external operational loss events, including the development of remediation plans to strengthen controls and providing oversight to ensure they are addressed appropriately
• Deep understanding of Economic Sanctions regulations and laws (OFAC, UN, EU, UK etc.), internal sanctions screening processes, and the ability to apply that knowledge for risk analysis, monitoring and testing, and sanctions list management
• Provide oversight of Front Line Units with matters involving Economic Sanctions concerns, specifically with understanding investment and corporate banking financing, products, and terminology
• Support the Economic Sanctions list management function; including, but not limited to, vendor engagement, development of technology requirements, governance of changes, and monitoring of list content, delivery, and timeliness

Skills

• Regulatory Compliance
• Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing
• Critical Thinking
• Risk Management
• Issue Management
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
• Written Communications
• Talent Development
• Coaching
• Reporting

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or Equivalent experience is required
• 3+ years’ experience in Economic Sanctions
• Preferred candidates with experience in Economic Sanctions advisory and risk analysis
• Preferred candidates with understanding of business, markets, and products
• Ability to handle multiple compliance projects in a dynamic environment with competing priorities across a global team setting
• Excellent business stakeholder management and communication skills

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