Sanctions Risk Manager (Economic Crime Risk and Control in Cater Allen) | S3 | Everyday Banking | Milton Keynes

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Sanctions Risk Manager (Economic Crime Risk and Control in Cater Allen) | S3 | Everyday Banking | Milton KeynesCountry: United Kingdom

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

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We’re looking for a proactive Sanctions Risk Manager within Economic Crime Risk and Control in Cater Allen Private Bank. You’ll manage and support the Sanctions economic crime, regulatory and risk management agenda for the Bank across the Directorate. 

As the Sanctions Risk manager you’ll play a key part in continuing the growth of the Line 1 Economic Crime unit within Cater Allen Private Bank. You’ll use your experience to embed the defined operating model and support or manage the impacts of any regulatory requests, as well as providing advice, support and liaising with key stakeholders within Cater Allen Private Bank, the Economic Crime Centre of Excellence (EC CoE) and other stakeholders.

The difference you’ll make.

• Identifying, assessing, managing, and reporting risks, taking proactive personal responsibility for ‘doing the right thing’ in compliance with regulatory requirements and our frameworks

• Applying and overseeing policies and risk appetite, through formal governance and other informal interactions

• Ensuring stakeholders identify, understand, and assess the changing Sanctions risk environment and obtaining buy-in to mitigate these risks and providing a forward-looking view

• Promoting compliance to risk policies across the Directorate and to all business stakeholders/internal network

• Working in partnership with EC CoE and relevant stakeholders to set Sanctions economic crime risk appetite, thresholds, and tolerances, setting requirements for building, maintaining and reporting relevant KRIs and MI for management reporting

What we’re looking for

• Current and proven experience in Economic Crime, specifically in Sanctions and Sanctions Risk Management

• Experience of working with Sanctions economic crime policies, frameworks and controls gained from working within an FC specialist/core role

It would also be nice to have

• Ability to provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) advice and guidance in relation to sanctions-related queries received from various stakeholders with your extensive knowledge of US, UK, EU and UN sanctions regulations

• Experience of applying informed and risk-based judgement from a regulatory perspective to commercial situations

• An acceptable financial crime qualification, ideally with an emphasis on Sanctions regimes

• Analytical skills with the ability to rationalise data from several sources and create insights

What else you need to know.

We want our people to thrive at work and home, and we recognise that many people benefit from flexible arrangements. To enable us to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop we understand the importance of having the right balance of spending time together in an office while maintaining flexibility.

By working this way, we can continue to create moments that matter for everyone. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and we’re happy to discuss specific requirements throughout the recruitment process.

This is a permanent role which can be based in Milton Keynes or Sheffield and our current expectation is at least 2 days in an office every week.

How we’ll reward you.

As well as a competitive salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs. 

• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus

• Pension with generous contributions of up to 12.5% from Santander, depending on your own contribution and length of employment with us

• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year

• £6,000 car allowance per year

• Company funded individual private medical insurance

• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments

• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover

• Share in Santander’s success by investing in our share plans 

Learn more about our benefits and family friendly policies

#ThePlaceToBeYourself – Everyday Inclusion at Santander

We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our people, so we welcome applications from across society.

You can find out more about how we’re embedding an inclusive culture that encourages our people to bring their full and authentic selves to work on our Inclusion and Belonging page.
 

A bit more about Santander  

At Santander we’re driven by our purpose - to help people and businesses prosper.  This means we help customers to create change for themselves and those around them, and we champion businesses to grow sustainably. We do this by always living our values of Simple, Personal and Fair.  

At Santander, we each take personal responsibility for managing risk by embracing the I AM Risk framework - to Identify, Assess, Manage and Report risks, and to continuously build a deeper understanding of the risks we face. It is an important part of our culture at Santander and we will provide you with knowledge to help you manage risks in your role.
 

What to do next:

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at or call 0870 414 9080.