Financial Crimes And Sanctions - Senior Lawyer/ Compliance Officer

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

London, United Kingdom
Financial crime risk management programmes
Aml and sanctions legislation
Uk, eu and us sanctions
Play a key role in helping to set the standards for and drive the firm’s financial crime and sanctions compliance activities across the network of offices

Job Summary

  • Play a key role in helping to set the standards for and drive the firm’s financial crime and sanctions compliance activities across the network of offices.
  • Support the Global Head of FCS / MLRO in ensuring compliance across the firm relating to AML, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, and prevention of fraud and tax evasion.
  • Provide expert advice and guidance to the Global Business Acceptance team on FCS risks in connection with new business.

Matching Summary

Play a key role in helping to set the standards for and drive the firm’s financial crime and sanctions compliance activities across the network of offices.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Financial crime risk management programmes
  • AML and sanctions legislation
  • UK, EU and US sanctions
  • Legal or financial crime compliance officer role
  • Technology enabled monitoring systems

Nice-to-have

  • Proactive and responsive workload prioritization
  • Keen analytical and organizational skills
  • Practical, common-sense approach
  • Interest in AI tools

Key Requirements

  • Senior practitioner experience
  • Experience in a regulated global firm
  • Experience advising on complex financial crime issues
  • Technical specialist knowledge of AML/sanctions legislation
  • Experience operating under FCA's AML supervisory regime

Work Rights

Right to work in the UK

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