Vice President, Global Financial Crimes Specialist (Sanctions)

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• Apply knowledge of economic sanctions laws, rules and regulations in the non-US (EMEA and APAC) regions to the disposition of sanctions alerts generated on customer or transactional data.
• Working an operational queue environment of sanctions alerts in a timely and accurate manner.
• Liaison with stakeholders are required to resolve alerts, e.g. country MLROs, Sanctions Ops (SSCoE), Legal as required.
• Drafting relevant regulatory reporting as required and working with the relevant MLROs to ensure the appropriate filings are made.
• Escalating key items for MLRO awareness as required.
• Producing metrics and reporting on volumes/decisions/ reporting, etc.
• Establishing periodic Monitoring & Testing routines
• Communicating MI and M&T results as to relevant stakeholders/ forum as required.
• Continually looking for opportunities to strengthen reporting, governance and the controls environment and process around alert reviews. 
• Supporting the wider Global Economic Sanctions (GES) team and regional GES Execs on other sanctions matters as and when required.

Skills:

• Significant experience and knowledge of non-US economic sanctions program requirements, particularly with EU, UK, and APAC-related sanctions regulations.
• Experience with the disposition of sanctions alerts or similar both in a transactional and customer setting
• Possess a strong risk framework and approach, and the ability to manage the risk-reward trade off; follows the proper risk routines to achieve the right outcomes for the business.
• Analytical and detail oriented.
• Good oral and written communications skills.
• Proficiency in a regional language (either Japanese, or Korean, or Mandarin) is required due to the business need to review sanctions from our regional offices.

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