Manager – Sanctions Screening & Operational Controls

All Star Agency; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

All Star Agency in Hong Kong is seeking a seasoned Manager – Sanctions Screening & Operational Controls to strengthen our screening processes and regulatory adherence across the bank's operations platform.

The role requires deep sanctions screening expertise, strong control mindset and extensive practical experience in banking operations. You will collaborate with Operations, Compliance and Front Office to ensure effective controls and timely responses to regulatory developments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in banking operations with end-to-end process experience.
• Hands-on sanctions-screening experience and alert handling.
• Strong regulatory and internal-control knowledge.
• Excellent English written and spoken communication.

Responsibilities

• Review operations against regulatory requirements and identify gaps.
• Oversee sanctions-screening activities and alert review.
• Supervise audit confirmations and account administration tasks.
• Coordinate governance, training logistics, and visitor arrangements.
• Provide backup support to maintain service continuity.
• Lead cross-functional projects translating regulatory changes to procedures.

Skills

Sanctions screening

Operational controls

Stakeholder management

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Join a leading international bank in Hong Kong as Manager – Sanctions Screening & Operational Controls. You will support the Head of Operations Support & Control in strengthening sanctions-screening processes, regulatory adherence and operational-control standards across the Bank’s operations platform.

About the Role

This opportunity is suited to an experienced banking operations professional with practical sanctions-screening expertise, strong control awareness and broad exposure to operational support activities. Working closely with Operations, Compliance, Front Office and other stakeholders, you will help maintain effective controls, oversee screening activities and ensure operational procedures remain responsive to regulatory and business developments.

Key Responsibilities

• Review banking operations against applicable regulatory requirements, banking ordinances, internal policies and industry guidelines, identifying control gaps and coordinating enhancements and remediation.
• Oversee transaction sanctions-screening activities, including sanctions-list management, system maintenance, alert review, false-positive clearance and timely escalation of potential matches.
• Supervise operational support activities, including audit confirmations, certificates of balance, bank reference letters, law-enforcement enquiries, document scanning and account administration.
• Coordinate department-wide governance and support matters, including fee and tariff reviews, industry surveys, regulatory questionnaires, business-continuity planning, training logistics and visitor or travel arrangements.
• Provide operational backup and processing support across teams when required, maintaining service continuity, transaction accuracy and adherence to established controls.
• Coordinate operations-related projects from planning through implementation, assess the implications of regulatory updates and sanctions alerts, and support changes to procedures, workflows and controls.

Requirements

• University degree or relevant professional qualification in Banking, Finance, Business Administration, Law, Compliance or a related discipline.
• More than 10 years of hands-on banking operations experience, ideally spanning multiple transaction products, end-to-end workflows and operational-control functions.
• Sound understanding of banking products, transaction flows, operational risks, market practices and applicable regulatory and internal-control requirements.
• Practical sanctions-screening experience, with the ability to assess potential matches, distinguish false positives from likely true hits and escalate cases appropriately.
• Strong analytical judgement, documentation discipline and follow-through, with the ability to interpret regulatory guidance and translate requirements into operational procedures and control enhancements.
• Effective stakeholder-management skills and strong written and spoken English, with a collaborative approach to coordinating across business and support functions.