Sanctions Risk Manager

4 days ago


Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bank of America Full time

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Sanctions Risk Manager to join our team. As a key member of our Compliance function, you will play a critical role in helping us manage and mitigate sanction risks.

Your primary responsibility will be to advise and direct the development and maintenance of financial crimes-owned policies and standards, and review relevant Front Line Units/Control Functions-owned policies and standards to ensure that regulatory requirements and operational risks are appropriately addressed specific to sanctions.

In addition, you will produce and/or oversee independent sanctions-related risk management reporting to senior leaders and business partners.

You will work closely with other teams to identify, aggregate, report, escalate, inspect, and challenge the remediation and thematic analysis of issues and control enhancements related to sanctions.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Advise and direct the development and maintenance of financial crimes-owned policies and standards.
  2. Review relevant Front Line Units/Control Functions-owned policies and standards.
  3. Produce and/or oversee independent sanctions-related risk management reporting.
  4. Work closely with other teams to identify, aggregate, report, escalate, inspect, and challenge the remediation and thematic analysis of issues and control enhancements related to sanctions.

Required Skills:

  • Bachelor's or equivalent with at least five (5) years' experience in a financial institution, legal, or consultancy firm or with a regulatory authority.
  • Sanctions experience in a financial institution or government position in a Financial Services institution and/or related government entity is strongly desired.
  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Coaching
  • Issue Management
  • Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
  • Strategy Planning and Development
  • External Resource Management
  • Reporting
  • Talent Development


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