Senior Manager, Financial Crime Compliance, Governance

Job description / Role

Senior Manager, Financial Crime Compliance, Governance - Africa and Middle East

The Senior Manager, Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) Governance is to provide support to the Head, FCC, Governance, Africa and Middle East (AME) in providing assurance that implementation core operational processes executed in FCC, as well as the specialist supporting systems for surveillance/ screening are functioning effectively and efficiently in handling financial crime risks for the business as usual teams.

Overall Responsibilities
* Coordinate / generate Management Information and Reporting, ensuring visibility to right stakeholders
* Interpret Management Information and Reporting and provide covering analysis for Committees and Management Forums as appropriate
* Provide oversight on risk profile screening escalations / alerts
* Track/report all remedial actions (audit, exams etc.)
* Manage escalations from the business
* Provide advice and guidance to the frontline staff regarding financial crime screening policies and procedures when necessary

Leadership and Management
* Provide leadership and guidance to the area FCC team
* Help develop skilled resources within the area team who can contribute to the management of FCC
* Support efforts to position the Bank as an industry leader in the eyes of regulators and industry stakeholders
* Promote and embed a compliance culture throughout the Bank

Stakeholders Relations
* Partner with colleagues across the Bank to help drive a culture of risk awareness and proactive risk identification and assessment
* Work closely with the Regional's Governance function and their teams, ensuring there is a consistent message to country FCC, and dealing with country issues as they come up
* Support the business in managing regulatory relationships where FCC issues are a problem

Requirements

* Excellent coordination skills; project management experience is essential
* Ability to adapt and handle change.
* Ability to work independently
* Ability to review / challenge processes where there are flaws / weaknesses.
* Strong stakeholder management experience.
* Broad Financial Crime Compliance covering Anti-Money Laudering, Customer Due Diligence, Sanctions etc.

Because we have a big vision, there's a lot to do. We need people who are comfortable with the unknown and passionate about building something for the long term. If impact is your ultimate goal then there never was a better time to join us because the work that you do will influence the direction that we take.

Are you ready to solve important problems that make a big difference? Apply now.

About the Company

Standard Chartered Bank started in 1958 in UAE with its first branch in Sharjah. The Group’s business gradually increased in Dubai with the opening of several branches and today, Dubai is the administrative hub of the Middle East and South Asia Region. In its 43rd year, the Bank enjoys the position of having the most extensive branch network among foreign international banks in UAE with 10 branches emirate-wide.

Standard Chartered is an international bank, focused on the established and emerging markets of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America with an extensive global network of more than 600 offices in over 50 countries. The three principal business groups are Global Markets, Personal Banking and Corporate and Institutional Banking.

In UAE, we are one of the leading banks, offering an extensive range of products and services for personal customers, local companies, multinational corporate and financial institutions.