Sanctions and Financial Crime Intelligence Manager

Envision Employment Solutions is currently looking for a Sanctions and Financial Crime Intelligence Manager for one of our partners, a leading Digital Bank! THE ROLE One prohibited relationship, one missed match, and the bank is exposed in a way that's very hard to walk back. You own the framework that prevents that: the screening, the watch lists, the escalation calls on a potential match, and the team that runs it day to day. It's exacting work, and it has to be, because sanctions risk doesn't give second chances. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Manage the Sanctions team, including work allocation, performance management, and staff development - Maintain the Sanctions & TFS Framework in line with applicable regulatory requirements - Oversee sanctions screening and related controls across relevant customers, transactions, and other applicable parties - Oversee the management and maintenance of applicable sanctions and watch lists, ensuring timely implementation of relevant updates - Oversee the effectiveness and performance of sanctions screening systems and related controls - Oversee the assessment and escalation of potential sanctions matches and related cases - Monitor sanctions risk exposure and the effectiveness of sanctions controls - Identify sanctions-related risks, emerging developments, and relevant typologies, ensuring appropriate consideration within the Financial Crime framework - Provide sanctions risk input to new products, services, and material changes - Maintain appropriate sanctions-related records, reporting, and regulatory correspondence - Escalate material sanctions risks in line with the approved escalation framework WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 7+ years of Financial Crime/AML experience, with significant experience in sanctions, TFS, and sanctions screening, including supervisory or management experience - Strong knowledge of sanctions risk management, sanctions screening, and sanctions screening systems - Knowledge of sanctions and watch-list management, including relevant regulatory and list-update requirements - Knowledge of CBE/EMLCU requirements, FATF standards, and relevant international sanctions regimes, including OFAC, EU, and UK sanctions - A relevant AML/Financial Crime or sanctions qualification is preferred YOU'LL THRIVE HERE IF YOU - You'd rather escalate a borderline match than clear it to keep the queue moving - You treat a watch-list update as time-sensitive, not something that can wait until tomorrow - You can explain a sanctions decision clearly enough that a regulator never has to ask twice - You want to own the control that keeps the bank out of relationships it can never afford to be in