Join us as a Complex Sanctions Investigations Manager
- This key role will see you executing our bank-wide complex sanctions investigations, supporting the assessment and resolution of complex sanctions escalations
- You’ll be providing vital support with our ongoing compliance with financial crime laws and regulations, while delivering advice across the bank on sanctions matters, acting as a point of escalation for complex cases across multiple franchises and jurisdictions
- You’ll provide vital support in managing the Bank’s sanctions risk and meeting our legal and regulatory obligations, working closely with Financial Crime, Legal and franchise stakeholders
- With your existing expertise, you’ll be well placed to advance your career in this fast-paced role
- There is 1 1/2 days per week office working, which will increase to 2 days per week from February 2027
What you'll do
As a Complex Sanctions Investigations Manager in Financial Crime Risk, you’ll be conducting complex sanctions investigations and advisory work across our franchises. You’ll carry out timely and accurate reporting to relevant authorities, including The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation and The Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation.
Day-to-day, you’ll be:
- Undertaking complex sanctions investigations and responding to escalations, supporting investigations across customers, payments, trade finance and other products, and providing risk-based advice to stakeholders across the Bank
- Assessing potential sanctions exposure, and supporting regulatory reporting and engagement with relevant UK and overseas authorities
The skills you'll need
We’re looking for someone with previous experience in a sanctions compliance role within the financial services industry. You’ll also need an understanding of SWIFT payments, trade finance and how transactions settle globally, along with strong knowledge of EU, UK and US financial sanctions regimes and regulations.
Additionally, you’ll demonstrate:
- Working knowledge of the regulatory and legislative landscape for sanctions across multiple jurisdictions, with an understanding of how this applies in practice
- Good analytical and investigative skills, including the ability to assess complex or ambiguous information and reach clear, evidence-based conclusions
- Good organisational awareness including working knowledge of financial services products, processes, controls and associated sanctions risks
- Good stakeholder management and communication skills, with the with the ability to communicate clearly and work effectively with a range of stakeholders
- Strong written communication and Microsoft Office skills
Hours
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Job Posting Closing Date is not yet published.Ways of Working:HybridSkills Required
- Previous experience in a sanctions compliance role within the financial services industry
- Understanding of SWIFT payments, trade finance, and global transaction settlement
- Strong knowledge of EU, UK, and US financial sanctions regimes and regulations
- Knowledge of the regulatory and legislative landscape for sanctions across multiple jurisdictions
- Organizational awareness of risks, products, processes, and controls
- Experience managing a range of stakeholders
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
NatWest Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Flexible Benefits — A flexible ValueAccount structure with pension and benefit funding allows tailoring of health, protection, lifestyle, and savings options, with unused amounts typically paid as cash. This flexibility supports personalisation of coverage, particularly in Great Britain where the framework is most detailed.
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Retirement Support — Employer-funded pension contributions are provided on top of salary in Great Britain, alongside automatic retirement enrollment and share/save programs. This creates structured long‑term wealth support as part of total reward.
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Parental & Family Support — UK policies outline extended maternity, adoption and equal partner leave on full pay with a phased return, plus paid neonatal care leave. These provisions are positioned as market‑leading and complement broader flexibility resources.
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What We Do
We’re a business that understands when our customers and people succeed, our communities succeed, and our economy thrives. As part of our purpose, we’re looking at how we can drive change for our communities in enterprise, learning and climate. As one of the leading supporters of UK business, we’re prioritising enterprise as a force of change. We’re focusing on the people and communities who have traditionally faced the highest barriers to entry and figuring out ways to remove these. Learning is also key to our continued growth as a company in an ever changing and increasingly digital world. By setting a dynamic and leading learning culture, our people prosper, and our customers are given the tools to continue to improve their financial capability and confidence. One of the biggest challenges we all face in our future is climate change. That’s why we’ve put it right at the core of our purpose. We want to champion climate solutions with financing and entrepreneurial support, fully embed climate into our culture and decision making, and be climate positive by 2025. We’re committed to using our purpose to break down barriers, drive change and ultimately create a great place to work.
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