Sanctions Director - Private Banking

MERJE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A private bank in London is looking for a Sanctions Director to ensure compliance with UK, EU, UN, and OFAC sanctions. This role requires a strong background in financial crime and sanctions compliance, focusing on policy development and investigations. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of relevant experience and industry certifications. This is a full-time position within a dynamic financial crime team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in sanctions compliance.
• Direct experience with UK, EU, UN, and OFAC sanctions regimes.

Responsibilities

• Act as sanctions subject matter expert across UK and European operations.
• Maintain and update sanctions policies and procedures.
• Manage sanctions investigations and reporting processes.

Skills

Sanctions Compliance

Financial Crime

Regulatory Knowledge

Policy Development

Education

Relevant Industry Certifications

Tools

Screening Systems

Monitoring Platforms

Case Management Platforms

Job description

A private bank in London is seeking a technically strong Sanctions Director to join its Financial Crime team. The role is focused on ensuring compliance with UK, EU, UN, and OFAC sanctions across a multi-jurisdictional business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the sanctions subject matter expert across UK and European operations.
• Maintain and update sanctions policies and procedures in line with evolving regulatory requirements.
• Oversee and advise on name and transaction screening processes.
• Manage sanctions investigations and reporting processes, including regulatory disclosures.
• Advise on system rules, tuning, and calibration related to sanctions screening tools.
• Provide technical input on enhancements to financial crime systems and controls.
• Ensure alignment of sanctions controls across different legal entities and jurisdictions.

Required Experience:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in sanctions compliance or broader financial crime within a regulated financial institution.
• Direct experience with UK, EU, UN, and OFAC sanctions regimes.
• Hands-on involvement in name and transaction screening systems (including rule tuning and escalation handling).
• Experience drafting and maintaining sanctions policies and procedures.
• Prior exposure to sanctions investigations and submitting reports to regulators or enforcement bodies.
• Familiarity with financial crime compliance frameworks in private banking or wealth management.
• Knowledge of relevant systems supporting sanctions and FCC (e.g. screening, monitoring, case management platforms).
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g. ICA, ACAMS) preferred.

If you are interested in this Sanctions Director opportunity and would like to apply, please submit your CV. Alternatively, call Pritesh Chudasama on 0203 637 1607 for a confidential conversation.

Please note that feedback should not be received within 28 days due to the large volume of applications. Unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful. However, I may be in touch with similar relevant opportunities.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance

• Industries

  Investment Management and Financial Services

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