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In this newly created role within the Financial Crime Risk Management Team, you’ll be instrumental in ensuring that Sanctions Risks are managed effectively across Santander UK.
If you’re a Financial Crime expert, who is process-driven, proactive, and passionate, this may be the role for you.
The difference you will make.
Conducting and driving ongoing improvement activity across the Sanctions control model, including technology, process, training and guidance
Providing advice and guidance across Santander UK on Sanctions matters
Advising on the FC Risk and Impact Assessment of new regulation or business initiatives
Assisting the implementation of relevant Sanctions Policy requirements
Supporting investigation teams to provide more holistic and targeted advice/review of an alert customer’s business model and activities
Guiding investigation teams and Front-Line business staff responding to queries or escalations
What you will bring.
We are looking for people who can help shape, influence and transform the bank’s capabilities, ensuring we continue to disrupt financial crimes, and support and enable the right outcomes for our customers.
Have at least 7 years’ experience operating at Senior Manager within a Sanctions environment.
You’ll be a strategic thinker with in-depth Sanctions subject matter expertise with a proven track record of leading high-performing Financial Crime teams.
You’ll have proven ability to drive efficiencies and produce metrics demonstrating the performance of a team.
It would also be nice for you to have.
Experienced with senior stakeholder management
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skill.
What our people say.
Financial Crime has a devastating impact on our communities through its association to illegal drugs, human trafficking and terrorism. Criminals will always look for new ways to evade our systems and controls so we must look to constantly evolve to address new threats that’s why our mission is to Deter, Detect and Disrupt Financial Crimes, ensuring that we protect our clients, our communities, our shareholders and the firm. Financial crime is a top priority risk for our bank.
What else you need to know.
This is a permanent role and can be based in our Milton Keynes
We want our people to thrive at work and home and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).
If you apply for this role in these locations, it’s important you consider your travelling distance, time and cost from your home to the office location(s).
We’re happy to discuss specific working patterns and arrangement within this hybrid approach during the recruitment process.
How we’ll reward you.
As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs
Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.
We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
£6,000 car allowance per year.
Company funded individual private medical insurance.
Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, and health assessments.
Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
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What to do next:
If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.
If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through email. You can contact us at resourcing@santander.co.uk.