The Role
Execute and enhance the group-wide sanctions compliance program. Advise on international sanctions, embargoes, financial products, and applicable restrictions; monitor regulatory developments; develop procedures, controls, guidelines, alerts, and training; support audits, projects, quality assurance, and business testing; and collaborate with compliance teams across global entities to ensure consistent implementation of sanctions requirements.
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Responsible for the execution, maintenance, and enhancement of the group-wide Sanctions Compliance Programme or for its implementation in a group entity.YOUR CHALLENGE- Act as a member of the center of competence for sanctions matters and requests in regards to international sanctions and embargos
- Provide guidance and advice on financial products & services affected by sanctions
- Advise employees on appropriate measures in adherence to Global Sanctions and Control Framework, incl. its implementation
- Establish and/or provide input and feedback to sanctions relevant procedures and other related issues
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments, implement locally applicable laws and regulations, and ensure the application of relevant sanctions regimes (UN, US, UK, EU and CH)
- Collaborate with local Compliance across Group entities to ensure know-how transfer regarding policy decisions, controls, and material developments
- Support projects, audits and perform quality assurance, business testing of applications and respective end-to-end processes
- Prepare and implement internal guidelines, alerts, and control designs through different communication channels
- Create and conduct training about sanctions for all lines of defense
- Completed bank apprenticeship, preferable with corresponding further education (e.g. postgraduate studies in Compliance Management or equivalent) or University degree (Bachelor or Master), preferable in, Legal, Economics, Political Science, Audit or Finance
- Several years of working experience and knowledge, preferably in sanctions and embargoes, war materiel, legal, compliance, risk, audit, operations, markets or other (control) functions banking
- Good knowledge of international sanctions and embargos (CH, EU, US, UK, UN) and their possible impact on daily business and processes
- Experience with and good knowledge of financial products & services impacted by sanctions as well as the implementation of related restrictions into bank systems is required
- Flair for IT, AI and other information utility or database know-how is a clear plus
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office products and understanding of IT processes
- Proactive, solution oriented ability to work in a team and on own initiative with diligence and necessary quality, providing practical solutions and working independently
- Open for new challenges, interest in geopolitical matters and willingness to learn and substitute colleagues
- Meticulous and precise work ethic
- Business fluent in English
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Skills Required
- Completed bank apprenticeship with further compliance education or a bachelor's or master's degree in Legal, Economics, Political Science, Audit, Finance, or an equivalent field.
- Several years of banking work experience in sanctions and embargoes, war materiel, legal, compliance, risk, audit, operations, markets, or another control function.
- Good knowledge of international sanctions and embargoes, including Swiss, EU, US, UK, and UN regimes.
- Experience with financial products and services affected by sanctions and implementing related restrictions in banking systems.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products and understanding of IT processes.
- Business-fluent English.
- Knowledge of AI, information utilities, or databases.
- Proactive, solution-oriented, independent, precise, and collaborative working style.
- Interest in geopolitical matters and willingness to learn and substitute for colleagues.
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The Company
What We Do
The Julius Baer Group is present in over 60 locations worldwide, including Zurich (Head Office), Bangkok, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Monaco, Mumbai, Santiago de Chile, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo. Social media terms of use: https://www.juliusbaer.com/en/legal/social-media/
