Sanctions Director

A private bank is seeking a technically strong Sanctions Director to join its Financial Crime team. The role is focused on ensuring group compliance with EU, UK, UN, and OFAC sanctions across a multi-jurisdictional business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the sanctions subject matter expert across UK and European operations.
• Maintain and update sanctions policies and procedures in line with evolving regulatory requirements.
• Conduct detailed sanctions risk assessments.
• Oversee and advise on name and transaction screening processes.
• Manage sanctions investigations and reporting processes, including regulatory disclosures.
• Advise on system rules, tuning, and calibration related to sanctions screening tools.
• Provide technical input on enhancements to financial crime systems and controls.
• Ensure alignment of sanctions controls across different legal entities and jurisdictions.

Required Experience:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in sanctions compliance or broader financial crime within a regulated financial institution.
• Direct experience with UK, EU, UN, and OFAC sanctions regimes.
• Hands-on involvement in name and transaction screening systems (including rule tuning and escalation handling).
• Experience drafting and maintaining sanctions policies and procedures.
• Prior exposure to sanctions investigations and submitting reports to regulators or enforcement bodies.
• Familiarity with financial crime compliance frameworks in private banking or wealth management.
• Knowledge of relevant systems supporting sanctions and FCC (e.g. screening, monitoring, case management platforms).
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g. ICA, ACAMS) preferred.

If you are interested in this Sanctions Director opportunity and would like to apply, please submit your CV. Alternatively, call Pritesh Chudasama on +44 203 637 1607 for a confidential conversation.

Please note that feedback should not be received within 28 days due to the large volume of applications. Unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful. However, I may be in touch with similar relevant opportunities.