Assistant Manager - Sanctions

lloyds banking group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization is looking for an Assistant Manager in Edinburgh to manage sanctions risk assessments. You will collaborate closely with teams to ensure compliance with regulations. This role requires a keen awareness of the global sanctions landscape and a proven ability to investigate and assess risk. The company supports hybrid working and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous holidays and a pension plan.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution

Performance-related bonus

Share schemes

Discounted shopping

28 days’ holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven ability to investigate and assess sanctions risk.
• Experience in coordinating work to achieve expectations.
• Technical knowledge in an ECP role.

Responsibilities

• Conduct risk assessments on customers linked to sanctioned countries.
• Make recommendations to senior management for approval.
• Stay informed about industry developments and regulations.

Skills

Investigation and assessment of sanctions risk

Partner management

Coaching skills

Job description

End Date

Thursday 18 December 2025

Salary Range

£43,803 - £48,670

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Title

Assistant Manager - Sanctions

Salary

£43,803 to £48,670

Locations

Edinburgh

Hours

Full-Time

Working Pattern

Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week or 40% of your time at one of our office sites.

About This Opportunity

We’re a small team in the Commercial Banking 1st Line Economic Crime Prevention (ECP) function. We handle Sanctions risk across Business & Commercial Banking (BCB) & Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) clients.

The remainder of the team have responsibility for conducting enhanced due diligence on new and existing Correspondent Banking and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) relationships. We’re highly collaborative and encourage innovation, to be best in class among our peer banks!

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll conduct risk assessments on customers believed to have a connection to sanctioned countries/entities and make recommendations to senior management for approval. As a subject matter expert, you’ll keep abreast of industry developments and regulation, sharing information across appropriate teams within the division.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

We’re on an exciting journey and there couldn’t be a better time to join us. The investments we’re making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.

What You’ll Need

You’ll need to show a passion for the subject matter and keeping abreast of the global Sanctions landscape as well as knowledge or a keenness to learn about the intricacies of KYC, and payments, alongside these essentials:

• Proven ability to investigate and assess sanctions risk.

• Track record in coordinating work in order to achieve expectations and follow established timelines.

• Partner management skills, to collaborate closely with Coverage and ECP colleagues.

• Experience and technical knowledge in an ECP role.

• Knowledge of, or a passion to learn about, KYC and international/domestic payment mechanisms.

And any experience of these would be really useful

• Coaching skills and track record of personal development.

• Experience of reviews involving Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs)

• Experience in the design and implementation of a compliance programme while ensuring adherence to regulatory and compliance standards.

• Ability to identify shortcomings, then suggest and implement improvements to existing business practices.

About Working for Us

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.