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Senior Manager, Global Sanctions and Anti-Bribery & Corruption Advisory
Are you passionate about ensuing ethical business practices and upholding global compliance standards? Do you thrive in a dynamicenvironmentwhere you can make asignificantimpact?If so,we’relooking for you to join our team as a Senior Manager,Global Sanctions and Anti-Bribery &CorruptionAdvisory in Dublin.
Western Union powers your pursuit.
Western Unionmaintainsa robust Financial Crimes Compliance program, inclusive ofa number ofvarious risk verticals including the Global Sanctions, Interdiction, and Anti-Bribery & Corruption team. The Global Sanctions, Interdiction and Anti-Bribery & Corruption teamis responsible forthe oversight and management of the Global Sanctions Compliance Program and Anti-Bribery & Corruption Program at Western Union and helps detect and deter potential sanctions, corruption and bribery risk across Western Union’s ecosystem and relationships.
The Senior Manager for Global Sanctions and Anti-Bribery & Corruption (“AB&C”) willbe responsible foroverseeing the Advisory, Policy, and Investigation functions of Western Union’s Sanctions and AB&C program for Europe and CIS regions,providingkey regulatory guidance to the first line of defense teams, including business leads and operations. The role will alsobe responsible forassessing new product offerings and go-to market plans for their region to advise onminimumstandards and compliance controls which would berequiredto ensure that Western Union meets its regulatory obligations in thejurisdictionsin which weoperate, as well as our Policy requirements. As part of their function, the Senior Manager will alsobe responsible forthe continued development of the Policies and Procedures which govern the Sanctions & AB&C program, as well as the regional implementation of the Policy and enforcement of theminimumstandards. The Senior Manager will reportintothe Director of Global Sanctions Advisory &Policy, andwill work closely with the Director of Global Anti-Bribery & Corruption and the Regional Compliance leads for Europe and CIS.
Role Responsibilities
Provide advice and guidance to Western Union business,operationsand technology teams within the first line of defense on economic sanctions and AB&C issues and the application of Policy and regulatory requirements to their functional areas, asrequired;
Act as a subject matter expert and point of escalation for the Regional Compliance team on all Sanctions and AB&C matters;
Provideadviseto the first line of defense in ensuring that sanctions risks are assessed in relation to changes to systems, new product implementation, digital wallet customer onboarding, and any other new relevant projects;
Review and challenge the global sanctions risk assessment to ensure that they appropriately reflect Western Union’s inherent risk, as well as any potential controls or deficiencies which wouldimpactthe Western Union’s overall risk rating;
Support the Regional Compliance teams, Legal and the Director of Global Sanctions Advisory & Policy and Director of AB&C with regulator outreach, including but not limited to requests for clarification, disclosures, complex licensing requests, and potential conflict of law matters;
Assist the Head of Sanctions Screening in the review of screening controls and procedures related to new products, specifically those linked with Western Union’s digital bank and digital money transfer channels;
Represent Global Sanctions and AB&C on internal calls with senior business leads and executive management, asrequired;
Keep up to date on regulatory developments in thejurisdictionsin which Western Unionoperates, through both internal engagement with country MLROs and participation in external industry forums and meetings on changes which mayimpactthe business;
Provide advice and guidance to other areas of the wider Enterprise Risk & Compliance team in relation to sanctions and AB&C requirements and regulatory expectations, as needed;
Support in the development, review and delivery of sanctions and AB&C-related training, including both global sanctions training, regional-specific training, and ad-hoc upskilling as required.
Role Requirements
Minimum 7years experienceworking as a subject matter expert in Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations, as well as knowledge of non-U.S. sanctions regulations and financial crime regulations related to the financial services sector;
Strong working knowledge of AB&C laws,regulationsand regulatory requirements, in particular US FCPA and UK Bribery Act.
Prior experience working with OFAC or other international sanctions enforcement agency;
Experience working in financial crimes compliance at a financial institution or digital bank with a significant global footprint;
Prior experience drafting and/or reviewing regulatory filings and disclosures to a supervisory authority or sanctions enforcement agencyrequired;
Effective communicator, both orally and in writing tofacilitateopen exchange of ideas;
Mustpossesswell developed interpersonal skills and function in ateam orientedenvironment;
Strong ability to manage change and adapt to new processes seamlessly;
Must have competent problem solving, decision making, and analytical skills;
Proven experience interacting with senior management and building constructive partnerships with diverse stakeholders, and challenging where required
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Benefits
You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few (). Please see the location-specific benefits below and note that your Recruiter may share additional role-specific benefits during yourinterview processor in an offer of employment.
Your specific benefits include:
25 working days holiday.
Pension
Life & Medical Cover
