Sanctions Policy & Complex Advisory Manager | S3 | Economic Crime | FTC – 1 year

Country: United Kingdom

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A new and exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Santander L2 Economic Crime Risk team as Sanctions Policy and Complex Advisory Manager. This team is in charge for maintaining the Ring-Fenced Bank’s (RFB) Sanctions Policy and Standards.

The team ensures that Policies and Standards reflect external legislation, regulatory requirements, industry best practice and requirements issued by Grupo Santander. They are also an advisory escalation point for complex issues, and provides guidance on new, emerging, and current regulatory issues and developments.

You'll be providing advice and expertise on Sanctions matters to various stakeholders across the RFB. You'll be working closely with senior stakeholders, other key functions and business areas including Group Financial Crime Compliance and our first line Economic Crime Risk advisory colleagues. You'll also engage with our second line External Engagement Team, attend various internal and external stakeholder events and contribute to various external working groups, panels and benchmarking exercises.

The difference you’ll make:

• Playing a key role in the definition, maintenance, and oversight of implementation of Sanctions related policy documents
• Overseeing the effective implementation of the policy documents and representing Sanctions UK externally on technical sanctions matters
• Managing key sanctions trackers and supporting with the review of potential sanctions breaches, evasion attempts and policy exceptions
• Providing guidance on new and emerging regulatory issues and developments and communicating the policy position via appropriate communication channels
• Assisting with the compilation and reporting of Management Information to senior stakeholders, key forums, and committees
• Providing 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
   

What you’ll bring:

• Proven experience in Financial Crime, specifically in Sanctions and Sanctions Risk Management
• Expertise in drafting and experience in briefings to senior management, complex advisory responses, and financial crime policy documents

It would also be nice for you to have:

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the UK financial services regulatory framework, industry trends and best practice
• Ability to manage and analyse large volumes of data and draw out key conclusions for senior Management
• Experience of applying informed and risk-based judgement from a regulatory perspective to commercial situations
• Excellent analytical, interpretation, influencing and communication skills; with an ability to communicate and network effectively to influence management and external parties

What else you need to know:

Our preferred location for this 12 month fixed-term contract role is Milton Keynes, but we’ll also consider locating the role in Glasgow, Bradford and Sheffield.

We want our people to thrive at work and home, and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).

If you apply for this role in any of these location, it’s important you consider your travelling distance, time and cost from your home to the office locations.

We’re happy to discuss specific working patterns and arrangement within this hybrid approach during the recruitment process.

If you’re interested in this role but with part time hours or a job-share we would still love to hear from you and discuss these.

Inclusion:

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed.  We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you:

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs. For contract roles, your salary, bonus (where eligible) and certain benefits will be prorated to reflect your contract duration.

• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• 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, and health assessments.
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing in our share plans.
• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services.

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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 [email protected] or call 0870 414 908