Key Responsibilities

• Managing within tolerance the risk of financial, regulatory or reputational loss to SCB by assisting the Group and Regional Sanctions teams to meet the sanctions requirements of the Group and all applicable local laws, rules and regulations concerning Sanctions.
• Carrying out basic investigation (incl. but not limited to, CDD profiling, transaction look-back, identification of transactions of potential sanctions concerns, perform watchlist review/assessment) on sanctions cases for stakeholders in accordance to Group and FCC policies and processes.
• Making recommendations (and/or implement) to relevant stakeholders on possible risk management responses to identified risks and/or findings of concerns from investigations.
• Providing intelligence (to internal forums) on specific clients, client-types and emerging risk typologies.
• Analyse comprehensive impact of financial crime related matters on the relevant business area and keep the Group and Regional Sanctions teams informed at all time.
• Accountable for the data quality, completeness and overall clarity of watchlist entries reviewed, including the actioning of any update on behalf of the watchlist owner.
• Deliver/support sanctions training programs to meet the training needs of FCC.

Skills and Experience

• A minimum of 2 to 3 years' practical experience in Sanctions Compliance roles within the financial services industry, demonstrating an ability to manage complex compliance challenges.
• Advanced sanctions knowledge is a must - in-depth understanding of global sanctions regimes, coupled with a keen awareness of regulatory updates and implications for banking operations.
• Proven ability to work effectively across multiple teams, business units, countries, and regions to align sanctions compliance efforts and share best practices.
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
  
• Attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills.
• A passion for continuous learning and extending expertise in sanctions compliance, embracing advancements in regulatory frameworks and compliance technologies.
  

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.