Your role
• Handle Sanctions-related advisory and escalations, and provide subject matter expertise (SME) on core risk areas to all relevant stakeholders in APAC across all Lines of Business
• Execute the team’s day-to-day activities, including assessments of customer relationships with nexus to sanctioned countries and/or persons, transaction- and securities escalations, reputational risk reviews, drafting and negotiation of sanctions related legal clauses in collaboration with General Counsel (Legal), analysis and commenting on new regulatory and internal requirements, etc
• Dealing with significant complex Sanctions issues, requiring detailed analysis and/or external legal advice/interaction with regulators etc
• Assist with the continued effective implementation and refinement of a robust Sanctions risk and controls framework in APAC, in consultation with the Global Sanctions team
• Produce and assist with maintenance of all relevant management information, including regular and accurate reporting to Management
• Participate in regional and global projects and working groups; assist with internal audits, compliance monitoring & testing reviews
• Deliver targeted Sanctions training to ensure employees in their areas of coverage receive training commensurate with the level of risk associated with their job responsibilities
Your team
You’ll be working in the APAC Sanctions team in Hong Kong reporting directly to the APAC Head of Sanctions. Our role is to provide high quality professional sanctions advices to UBS entities in APAC.
Your expertise
• Minimum 3 to 5 years’ experience in the financial services industry and in Compliance. Prior experience working in Sanctions or similar Financial Crime Compliance position at a financial institution
• Educated to degree level or equivalent (Bachelor or higher), with a Diploma or Certificate in AML or Financial Crime (desired but not essential)
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills and competency to assess Sanctions Compliance risk
• Good knowledge of FCC and Sanctions laws and regulations (including but not limited to OFAC, UN), and best practice
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills are essential. Ability to coordinate with other Financial Crime Compliance Advisory Teams and senior partners in the business divisions. You will be expected to provide credible challenge to the business
• Ability to work independently, as well as within a team environment, and be able to interact with all levels of staff and management; experience in managing people would be preferred
• Results-oriented, hardworking individual with outstanding problem solving, interpersonal skills. Possess excellent attention to details
