Sanctions Director

A private bank in London is seeking a technically strong Sanctions Director to join its Financial Crime team. The role is focused on ensuring compliance with UK, EU, 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 0203 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.