Sanctions Advisory Lead

Department / Branch: Compliance Department

Reports To: Deputy Head of Compliance

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Downtown Head Office

• Act as a subject matter expert for the Canadian and global economic sanctions.
• Manage the completion of the periodic sanctions risk and controls process.
• Assess the performance of sanctions screening and assist in developing suppression rules to reduce non‑productive alerts.
• Serve as Level 2 reviewer in the process of alert investigation, escalation, and reporting.
• Assess sanctions risks for the Bank’s product & service offerings.
• Produce sanctions dashboard and management reporting on sanctions compliance program.
• Assist in audit, testing or regulatory exams related to sanctions. Assist in tracking and closing sanctions‑related issues.
• Assess and review sanctions policies and procedures and recommend amendments to the enterprise sanctions policy based on knowledge of the global sanctions environment.
• Develop and update sanctions related training.
• Complete other ad‑hoc assignments supporting the sanctions program.

• Bachelor’s Degree in applicable field such as Law, Finance, Business, etc.
• At least 5 years or more prior progressive experience in a financial institution or similar role.
• Experience in dealing with the Canadian or international sanctions compliance.
• Experience in analyzing regulatory expectation in respect of sanctions.
• Management experience and proven decision‑making ability.
• Ability to lead projects, develop timelines, coordinate project teams and implement action items during the life of a project.
• Ability to multi‑task, work independently and as part of a team, establishing cooperative and collaborative working relationships.
• CAMS, CSS or equivalent certification is required.

Mid‑Senior level

Job function: Finance

Industry: Banking