Sanctions Legal Counsel

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking group is seeking a Sanctions Legal Counsel to join their dynamic Legal team in London. The successful candidate will handle a wide array of legal and compliance matters involving sanctions and financial crime across the EMEA region, ensuring alignment with corporate strategies and risk appetite. The role demands extensive legal knowledge and proven experience in stakeholder management in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years post-qualification experience in a similar role.
• Solid experience in sanctions and financial crime.
• Good understanding of banking, finance and capital markets.

Responsibilities

• Main representative on sanctions and financial crime matters.
• Advise stakeholders on the impact of sanctions regimes.
• Work across legal, compliance, and risk management.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Sanctions Law Knowledge

Financial Crime Regulations

Banking and Finance Knowledge

Initiative

Education

Qualified Lawyer

Job description

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Sanctions Legal Counsel to join a highly collaborative and energetic Legal team, which provides advice for the EMEA region within a leading Banking Group.

In the role, you will work across a broad range of legal, compliance, including sanctions and financial crime, business, risk management, and operations across the EMEA region.

You will be the main representative on sanctions and financial crime matters and related cross-departmental projects. Advising a broad range of stakeholders on the impact of sanctions regimes (including UK, EU) in relation to the company's corporate strategy and risk appetite framework.

Experience and Knowledge Required for the role:

• Experience working with a broad range of senior stakeholders across Legal, Compliance, business departments, committees and management where required.
• Qualified lawyer or similar qualification.
• Ideally, a minimum of 6 years, post-qualification experience within a similar role.
• Solid experience in a broad range of sanctions and financial crime.
• A good understanding of banking, finance and capital markets products.
• Background in a financial services firm, corporate or a reputable law firm.
• Excellent knowledge of UK and EU sanctions law (and familiarity with US sanctions helpful) and regulations as part of the overall financial services regulatory environment, and financial crime laws helpful too.
• Experience in the payments and operations infrastructure of financial services firms, which may impact the analysis of sanctions regimes, is preferable.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.