Sanctions Officer

The Financial Crime Prevention (FCP) unit is accelerating the deployment of advanced financial crime prevention capabilities to meet regulatory expectations continuously and to become a leader in fighting financial crime.

As part of this, the FCP Sanctions Transformation & Business Engagement team is looking to hire a new colleague to join the team.

We are open to receiving applications from candidates based in either Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Riga, or Warsaw.

What you will be doing:

You will join a 1st Line of Defence operations team that works in close cooperation with other FPC units (AML/KYC, Advanced Analytics, Data Management) as well as a broad range of stakeholders across SEB’s business divisions and geographies.

The right candidate will be expected to own and continuously improve existing BAU workstreams as well as contribute to several of the transformation projects either currently ongoing or planned for in the near future.

As an FCP Sanctions Officer, you will be responsible for:

· Identifying, researching, and delivering solutions to address challenges related to sanctions list management.

· Continuously improving end-to-end sanctions processes at the Group-level

· Assessing and benchmarking future state technologies to ensure the development of best-in-class sanctions screening capabilities.

· Building relationships across SEB’s divisions (Large Corporates & Financial Institutions, Corporate & Private Customers, Private Wealth Management & Family Office, Baltic, Life, and Asset Management) globally.

· Independently driving forward and supporting on other sanctions-related initiatives linked to SEB’s wider FCP Acceleration Programme.

· Perform other tasks and duties in close cooperation with our FCP Sanctions Advisory, Governance & Oversight and Screening teams.

Who we are looking for:

· + 5 years of experience working in sanctions and screening, including knowledge of EU, UN, OFAC and UK regimes and their implementation.

· Technical level understanding of customer and transaction screening technologies is critical (blacklists, violation filters, “good guys”, efficiency/effectiveness testing, etc.).

· Wider understanding of adverse media and PEP screening is beneficial.

· Proven expertise in designing/refining and implementing internal controls.

· Higher education (bachelor's degree or higher) with ICA or ACAMS qualifications equally viewed favorably.

· Advanced communication skills in English (both written and verbal), including the confidence to present to large audiences either in person or via Teams.

· Project management qualifications and Agile experience are well thought of.

What we offer:

SEB offers an attractive and international environment where we strive to adapt to agile and modern ways of working. You will work side by side with experienced colleagues from different parts of the organization and get the chance to build a strong network internally as well as externally.

It is our fundamental belief that inclusion and diversity are crucial for our future success. We strive to have an inclusive, value-driven culture where employees feel valued, respected, and involved irrespective of who they are, what they believe and where they come from.

SEB promotes a flexible and healthy work culture. We recognize that the well-being of our colleagues is closely related to our ability to have fun and perform together. Among other things our team has the option to work remotely 1-2 days a week.

Learn more about working at SEB: www.sebgroup.com/career

Ready to join?

If this position sounds interesting you are welcome with your application by attaching your CV and letter where you describe how you can contribute to SEB and the position. Feel free to send in your application today, but no later than the close of business on Friday 23rd of August 2024. If you have questions about the role, please contact, James.Appleyard@seb.se.

We are looking forward to hearing from you & happy summer!