Sanctions Compliance Officer

About the Opportunity

We are recruiting on behalf of a leading global financial institution for an experienced Sanctions Compliance Officer to join its UK Financial Crime Compliance team on a 6-month contract.

This is an excellent opportunity for a sanctions specialist with strong experience within Corporate & Investment Banking to play a key role in supporting the firm's UK sanctions programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the UK Sanctions Programme Lead with day-to-day sanctions advisory activities.
• Review and provide guidance on sanctions-related transactions and escalations.
• Support the implementation and maintenance of UK sanctions policies and procedures.
• Conduct sanctions screening reviews for clients and transactions.
• Investigate, adjudicate, and disposition sanctions alerts and potential sanctions hits.
• Support sanctions risk assessments across the business.
• Maintain sanctions governance, reporting, and management information.
• Monitor changes in UK sanctions legislation, regulatory requirements, and industry guidance.
• Deliver sanctions compliance training to business stakeholders.
• Manage sanctions-related queries, mailbox activities, and administrative responsibilities.
• Work closely with first-line and second-line defence teams to strengthen the firm's sanctions framework.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Sanctions Compliance Officer, Sanctions Analyst, or Financial Crime Compliance professional within a Banking or Financial Services environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK Sanctions Regulations, including OFSI, OTSI, and FCA expectations.
• Experience investigating sanctions alerts and dispositioning sanctions screening hits.
• Strong understanding of sanctions screening systems and sanctions list management.
• Experience conducting sanctions risk assessments.
• Experience developing or delivering sanctions compliance training.
• Excellent understanding of Corporate & Investment Banking products and financial crime risks.
• Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced regulatory environment.