Sanctions Analyst

Gallagher; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global compliance firm in the UK seeks a professional to provide financial and trade sanctions support. Candidates should possess strong communication skills, be detail-oriented, and ideally have experience with UK and international sanctions. You will guide the business in managing risks while ensuring compliance with regulations. This role offers a hybrid working model and a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and generous holiday options.

Benefits

Flexible working

Competitive salary

Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience in UK, EU, and US sanctions/export control regulations.
• Ability to evaluate controls and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide support, advice, and guidance around financial crime.
• Supply expert sanctions guidance to the business.
• Support financial crime projects and initiatives.
• Conduct research and offer policy advice on sanctions.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Organised and detail-oriented

Client-focused

Proactive and commercially aware

Education

Degree-level education or equivalent experience

Job description

The role holder will provide financial and trade sanctions, export control, and anti‑boycott compliance support to Gallagher Re globally, as part of a global Centre of Excellence for Financial Crime and International Trade (CoE). They will ensure adherence to company, regulatory, and legal requirements while balancing commercial impact and stakeholder communication. The role may also support sanctions issues across Gallagher Global Brokerage.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the Sanctions Manager and colleagues in the CoE to provide support, advice and guidance around financial crime, with a particular focus on sanctions, guiding the business to identify, assess and manage the respective risks.
• Supply expert sanctions guidance to the business, taking into consideration business necessities, standard methodologies, and regulations.
• Support financial crime projects, business‑led initiatives, and M&A integration.
• Conduct research and offer policy advice on sanctions‑related developments.
• Address complex enquiries, ensuring clarity for the business.
• Help maintain a sanctions framework to ensure compliance with applicable laws.
• Be an escalation point to support resolution of sanctions screening alerts.
• Adhere to internal policies, laws, and Gallagher’s values.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree‑level education or equivalent experience.
• Ideally you will have experience in UK, EU, and US sanctions/export control regulations or with a strong (re)insurance sector understanding.
• Organised, detail‑oriented, and able to work under pressure.
• Client‑focused with a practical problem‑solving approach.
• Strong communication skills to distil complex issues, present confidently, and engage stakeholders.
• Ability to evaluate controls and work independently in challenging environments.
• Proactive, pragmatic, and commercially aware.
• Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

What We Offer

• Supportive, purposeful culture.
• Career development and progression opportunities.
• Flexible working – this role is Hybrid, 2‑3 days in our London office.
• Competitive salary and benefits.

Compensation and Benefits

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days.
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to.
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top‑up to 10x.
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up.
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance.
• Three fully paid volunteering days per year.
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount.
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan.
• Critical illness cover.
• Discounted gym membership (over 3,000 gyms nationally).
• Season ticket loan.
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase.
• Emergency back‑up family care.
• And many more.

Inclusion and Diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We commit to diversity and opportunity for all, and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the basis of protected characteristics. Equality and reasonable adjustments for disabilities are supported. Gallagher is a Living Wage employer and is committed to diversity, opportunity and inclusion for all.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non‑conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Qualified persons will receive reasonable accommodations to meet any functional or mental limitations, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.