Vice President, Sanctions Screening Operations – Training & Controls Improvements Lead
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At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world’s financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000+ employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.
We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.
We’re seeking a future team member for the role of VICE PRESIDENT to join our GLOBAL PAYMENTS – SANCTIONS SCREENING OPS/INVESTIGATIONS team. This role is located in MANCHESTER (UK) – HYBRID.
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
- Develop & Provide training to teams involved in reviewing and decisioning sanctions alerts, investigations on Sanctions matters – in line with policies, procedures, regulatory expectations, industry best practices. The goal being to reduce operational risk.
- Review operations performance on an on-going basis through metrics, KPI, KRI and appropriately adjust training to continuously improve.
- Provide expertise in the area and have a thorough knowledge of Sanctions Screening process and adhere to Compliance and regulatory guidelines.
- Identify and resolve a variety of potentially high impact issues through applying Subject Matter Expertise and evaluating complex business processes, systems and industry standards.
- Relationship management - working with Sanctions Compliance, Operations, Technology, Product, Risk & Control to improve the experience for all stakeholders and clients.
- Recruits, directs, motivates and develops staff, maximizing their own contribution, their professional growth and their ability to function effectively with their colleagues as a team.
- Responsible for achievement of function goals. Ensures team is equipped to operate and attain team goals.
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm’s reputation, safeguarding its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgement regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:
- 8+ years of relevant working experience (preferably in related roles).
- Subject Matter Expertise in the Sanctions screening domain.
- Demonstrable knowledge of key global Sanctions regulations (US, EU, UK).
- Broad understanding of sanctions designations, investigations
- The candidate must be a highly self-motivated and high performing.
- Must be able to handle all levels of complexity in their domain, be able to multi-task with relative ease by collaborating with multiple teams.
- Demonstrated line management experience in Operations; and Project management skills will be an added advantage.
- Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication with stakeholders.
At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards:
- America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024
- World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024
- Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024
- Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN – 100% score, 2023-2024
- “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2024
- Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024
- Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023
Our Benefits and Rewards:
BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.
BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
