Senior UK & EU Sanctions Lead

Standard Chartered; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Wellbeing and resilience support

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Standard Chartered is seeking an experienced sanctions professional to join our UK & Europe Sanctions function as a senior advisor and trusted partner to business and risk stakeholders. The role offers the opportunity to lead on high-profile sanctions matters, influence strategic risk decisions, contribute to regulatory engagement and deputise for the Head of Sanctions, UK & Europe.

You will provide high-quality, timely advice on UK and EU sanctions, support risk management, and represent the

Qualifications

• Substantial experience advising on UK and EU sanctions and applying sanctions laws, regulations, policy and standards to complex client, transaction and business scenarios.
• Experience in sanctions risk assessment, screening or investigations, high-risk client review, control design and the identification of circumvention risks and typologies.
• Experience preparing senior-management information and regulatory, audit or breach-reporting materials, and engaging credibly with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, exercise sound judgement under ambiguity and deliver clear, timely and defensible outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and transactional advice on UK and EU sanctions, relevant regulatory permissions and licences, and the application of Group Sanctions Policy and Standards.
• Assess the impact of sanctions-related legal and regulatory developments on businesses and operations, and support timely implementation of required changes.
• Advise on high-risk clients and KYC matters, including client retention, risk-mitigation or ringfencing strategies, permitted activity and required escalations or approvals.
• Support regulatory reporting and engagement, including the OFSI Annual Frozen Assets Report, sanctions breach reports and other communications with UK and EU sanctions authorities.
• Contribute to sanctions policies, standards, control frameworks, management information and the annual review of dispensations, using data and analytics to strengthen risk insight and control effectiveness.
• Provide sanctions input to transaction screening, name screening, sanctions risk events and potential circumvention cases, including emerging typologies and client-specific intelligence.
• Present UK & Europe at governance forums and deputise for the Head of Sanctions when required.
• Promote high standards of conduct, risk awareness and effective collaboration, and develop sanctions capability through targeted training.

Skills

Sanctions Laws & Regulations

Sanctions Risk Management & Controls

Communication (Written & Verbal)

Business Awareness

Geopolitical Awareness

Stakeholder Management & Presentation

Organisation & Prioritisation

Education

Degree, ideally in law or economics.

ACAMS or equivalent professional qualification.

Job description

Standard Chartered is seeking an experienced sanctions professional to join our UK & Europe Sanctions function as a senior advisor and trusted partner to business and risk stakeholders. The role offers the opportunity to lead on high-profile sanctions matters, influence strategic risk decisions, contribute to regulatory engagement and deputise for the Head of Sanctions, UK & Europe.

You will provide high-quality, timely advice on UK and EU sanctions, support risk management, and represent the