Our client, a reputable international corporate bank, is seeking an experienced AVP, Sanctions Compliance, to join its 2nd Lod FCC AML team. This role will play a key part in managing sanctions-related risks, conducting investigations, advising stakeholders on regulatory requirements, and supporting the bank's ongoing sanctions compliance framework.

Your new role

• Investigate and review sanctions screening alerts, escalations, and potential matches arising from customer, payment, and trade finance activities.
• Conduct complex sanctions assessments involving OFAC, UN, EU, UK, Hong Kong, and other applicable sanctions regimes.
• Perform in-depth analysis of sanctions screening alerts across payment screening, customer screening, and cross-border transactions to identify potential sanctions exposure and regulatory risks.
• Analyse end-to-end payment flows, transactional activity, and supporting documentation to evaluate sanctions risks, determine true or false matches, and make well-supported disposition recommendations.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of OFAC regulations, sanctions programmes, and evolving regulatory requirements to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Review and maintain AML reporting ensuring accuracy and completeness, while identifying and escalating suspicious activities to the appropriate Financial Crime Compliance teams for further investigation.
• Assist with correspondent banking due diligence reviews, sanctions-related Requests for Information (RFIs), and complex financial crime compliance enquiries from internal and external stakeholders.
• Investigate, assess, and escalate complex sanctions cases, high-risk transactions, and operational issues, ensuring timely resolution and compliance with internal policies and regulatory expectations.
• Contribute to special projects, regulatory initiatives, and other compliance-related responsibilities as assigned.

What you'll need to succeed

• Require 5-8+ years of AML Sanctions experience in Banking. With payment sanctions, experience is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Highly organised with strong analytical and critical thinking capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. (krystal.chun@hays.com.hk)
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