Sanctions Compliance Officer in Milton Keynes

LOCATION: Remote Flexible Working

TYPE: Permanent, full-time (37.5 hrs per week)

Individuals will reside and have the Right to Work in the UK.

We provide key policy and claims processing services to the London Insurance Market (Lloyd’s and Company markets) through Velonetic — a joint venture between XIS and XCS, and part of DXC Technology. Velonetic is committed to full compliance with global economic sanctions, including UK, US, EU and UN regulations. Our comprehensive sanctions programme ensures that we meet these obligations and manage related risks effectively.

We are seeking a self-motivated Senior 2nd Line Compliance Officer with strong financial sanctions expertise. The role includes providing sanctions advice, acting as the senior sanctions SME, delivering staff training, and supporting complex sanctions referrals from the business through the sanctions screening. The ideal candidate will have solid general insurance experience, ideally in the London Insurance Market, and proven ability to interpret and apply the sanctions laws and regulations of the UK, EU and USA, to business written in the insurance market.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience within London Market (Lloyd’s and Company) including knowledge of products and processes.
• Knowledge of and experience with OFAC, OFSI, UN and EU sanctions laws and regulations, for both trade and financial sanctions.
• Experience working in compliance or legal, ideally in a second line function.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and mitigate compliance risk.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex compliance issues to non-compliance professionals.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, and collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Flexible approach – able to adapt to team priorities and tasks as required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Sanctions Subject Matter Expert (SME): act as the lead sanctions SME, serving as the primary point of contact for expert advice and complex substantive queries. Be a trusted advisor to the business, the key liaison with external legal counsel, and the interface with sanctions regulators on sanctions matters.
• Horizon Scanning: through the sanctions horizon scanning process, identify and interpret OFAC, OFSI and EU sanctions regulations and changes and understand their impact on Velonetic. Recommend updates to internal controls and work instructions as required.
• Training: provide oversight and expert guidance for sanctions education and training both internally and externally.
• Expert judgments: support the Compliance Function at Velonetic in providing advice to the business in response to sanctions case referrals (and provide final analysis) for claims and premium processing requests (both cash and non-cash), in line with OFSI, OFAC and EU sanctions.
• Stakeholder Management: represent the Velonetic position with customers and work with their compliance staff to work on complex sanctions matters, improve their understanding of our approach, enhance service delivery, and streamline the process for complex submissions.
• Attend appropriate industry groups to keep abreast of current or prospective regulatory developments and industry best practices and, where necessary, articulate our views.
• Risk and Control Assessments: provide substantive input to the quarterly sanctions risk and control assessment as part of the overall Sanctions Compliance Programme. Recommend controls to mitigate known risks and improve the overall sanctions risk profile.
• Projects: provide expert sanctions compliance advice for strategic business initiatives, ensuring regulatory requirements are embedded in project planning and execution. Support the delivery of internal sanctions compliance improvement projects.
• Reporting and Stats: Assist in providing stats and reports for use in the Velonetic Board and Audit and Risk Committee meetings.

INVESTMENT IN TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

We offer training and career development opportunities, a structured induction programme, tailored job training as well as mentoring. We’re developing an environment where people can grow and harness their careers and skills to be the best that they can be to focus on the long term.

OUR CULTURE

Here at Velonetic we support with care and compassion. We are constantly evolving our initiatives around equality, diversity, and inclusion to ensure that everyone feels equally involved and supported in the workplace no matter who they are or what they do. We are proud of the culture we are creating to ensure that our commitment is ongoing and have a diverse mix of employees working within an inclusive environment and culture to create a high performing workforce led by talented leaders. We aspire to be recognised for our innovative and modern thinking approach.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

As part of our competitive remuneration package, flexible benefits are available. There is an option to “flex up and down” on specific benefits, for example buy or sell annual leave, Private Medical Benefit, Dental and Travel Insurance. You will also have access to ‘Perks at Work’, a discount store to purchase gift cards at reduced rates and get discounts on holidays, restaurants, activities, groceries and more. At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritises in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.