Financial Crime Americas Sanctions Advisory Director

Job Reference #

288695BR

Job Type

Full Time

Your role

Do you want to protect the financial system from direct and indirect sanctions risk? Are you someone who likes to do the right thing? Do you know how to maintain independence and objectivity?

We are looking for someone like that who can

assess sanctions risks - analyze sanctions direct and indirect risks in transactions, client on-boarding/periodic reviews, securities related escalations, as well as third party payments and is familiar with sanctions laws and regulations including OFAC and EU/UK sanctions, export controls and other regulatory guidance conduct various sanctions control tests as appropriate and escalate potential sanctions control gaps and being proactive in recommending ways to enhance or change existing controls or where new controls may be appropriate assist with all aspects of U.S. regulatory reporting including voluntary self-disclosures, rejects and blocked property reports; provide direct assistance in in drafting disclosures and other sanctions relevant regulatory notifications support senior staff in researching and responding to U.S. regulatory and related requests and Sanctions Risk Assessments, ensure proper maintenance of the proprietary watch lists and keywords sanctions list, support the maintenance of OFAC-related logs and documentation for Audit, regulatory and supervisory reviews, and departmental procedures. update training materials related to sanctions risks, update team policies and procedures, compile metric statistics to help compile management information documents

Your team

The salary range for this role is $150,000 to $190,000 based on experience, education, and skill level. This role may be eligible for discretionary incentive compensation. For benefits information: ubs.com/usbenefits.

We are currently seeking a Financial Crime Americas Sanctions Director who will be working within the Financial Crime Prevention team. Our role is to assist UBS in the fight against sanctions.

Your expertise

4 year college degree or international equivalent ideally 8+ years of Financial Crime Prevention experience, preferably in Sanctions, with a wealth management, broker dealer, retail and/or private bank, and/or correspondent bank or equivalent experience at a law firm, regulatory agency, financial institution, regulated industry, major consulting firm, government agency, or in law enforcement relevant experience with sanctions laws and processes including having the ability to analyze the sanctions and export control requirements for determining permissible transactions and business activity knowledgeable in drafting training documents, writing procedures, and compiling management information documents experience handling payments and other sensitive information with a high degree of discretion with a focus on the maintenance of client privacy proficiency using Microsoft PowerPoint to create presentations and Microsoft Excel for v-look ups, pivot tables and macros working knowledge and ability to navigate a variety of other computer based and proprietary systems to include LexisNexis, Internet Explorer, other MS Office applications, and/or various compliance related and database systems excellent verbal/written and should be analytically and technologically advanced analytical, with the ability to provide practical solutions and prioritize a diverse workload with multiple deadlines result-oriented and assertive (you don’t shy away from challenging situations) detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task and change directions based on business demands

About Us

UBS is the world’s largest and the only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors..

We have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries.

Join us

At UBS, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

From gaining new experiences in different roles to acquiring fresh knowledge and skills, we know that great work is never done alone. We know that it's our people, with their unique backgrounds, skills, experience levels and interests, who drive our ongoing success. Together we’re more than ourselves. Ready to be part of #teamUBS and make an impact?

Disclaimer / Policy Statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.