Trade Sanctions / Financial Crime, Senior Compliance Manager

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  • Dublin
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Company DescriptionPartnerRe is a leading, privately owned, multi-line global reinsurer with a reputation of financial stability and strength, and a commitment to rebuilding businesses and communities after risk events around the world.Our mission is to continue to be a financially stable and predictable business partner, supporting our clients with solutions tailored to their needs, delivering superior returns to our owner, providing rewarding opportunities for our people and making a positive contribution to society. To achieve this, we live by our values of Integrity, Performance, Collaboration, Straightforward Communication and Respect and Care.Core to The PartnerRe Experience is our global nature. No matter where you sit in the company, you are part of something bigger. Our teams represent our truly international mindset, forging connections across office locations and all levels of the organization and building a network of mutual success. The result is a day-to-day experience that will allow you to:Shape your own careerGrow in a supportive environmentConnect with a community of expertsMake an impactView to find out more about what it's like to work at PartnerRe.We are always looking for bright, proactive individuals to join our team!Please follow our Careers page for all updates on new positions. We look forward to receiving your application.PartnerRe is an equal opportunities employer.Please join our company for all updates on new positions that are coming live.Job DescriptionJob SummaryWe are looking to hire a Trade Sanctions / Financial Crime, Senior Compliance Manager to join our Global Legal & Compliance team.The role will be based in Dublin.We are a global, diversified reinsurer with a local footprint who can step up to any challenge, while remaining small enough to be adaptive and responsive. Reinsurance is a relationship business, and we continually strive to live up to the promise of our name, PartnerRe. We are a centralized organization and bring a more personal approach to the marketplace with a distinctive balance of technical skills and client focus, expertise and partnership. We are a true global organization with a multicultural workforce.The Trade Sanctions / Financial Crime, Senior Compliance Manager will serve as the central subject matter expert for the PartnerRe Group on all financial crime topics, with a strong emphasis and focus on EU, US, UK and other applicable Trade Sanctions to our (Re)Insurance business. The Trade Sanctions / Financial Crime, Senior Compliance Manager will lead and maintian the PartnerRe Group's Sanctions compliance programme which is implemented globally and support local Compliance teams on applicable Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance. The role covers also applicable Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF), Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC), and Fraud aspects.About the Role:
  • Trade Sanctions Compliance
  • Lead and maintain the Group-wide Trade Sanctions Compliance Programme, including maintaining and updating sanctions-related policies, procedures, and controls.
  • Conduct and oversee sanctions risk assessments across business/support units.
  • Develop and deliver sanctions training programmes tailored to different functions and the various lines of business.
  • Monitor and advise on legal and regulatory developments in sanctions regimes.
  • Responsibility for all Trade Sanctions referrals made based on applicable guidelines and procedures.
  • Responsibility for the sanctions screening programme, including setting screening parameters in line with risk appetite, handling sanctions escalations, and clearing potential matches.
  • Liaise with regulators and industry bodies on sanctions-related matters. Coordinating reporting to external stakeholders (including banks, regulators, etc.) on sanctions-related queries.
  • Anti-Money Laundering (AML) & Financial Crime
  • Provide subject matter expertise and strategic guidance on applicable AML, other Financial Crime requirements.
  • Collaborate with local compliance teams to ensure consistent AML standards and practices. Support local Compliance teams in:
  • development and delivery of AML training across the Group.
  • monitoring regulatory developments and ensuring timely updates to AML policies and procedures.
  • ensuring timely and accurate regulatory reporting and suspicious activity reporting.
  • overseeing AML risk assessments and ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies.
  • Governance & Oversight
  • Represent Financial Crime Compliance matters in governance forums and risk committees.
  • Prepare and present regular reports and metrics to senior management / subsidiary boards.
  • Oversee Third-Party compliance with financial crime obligations.
  • Other Group Compliance responsibilities
  • There will be opportunities to be involved with other Group Compliance activities and take on additional responsibilities.
Qualifications:Technical
  • International Reinsurance or Insurance experience strongly preferred. Alternatively financial services. Business facing background.
  • Proven leadership in managing cross-border compliance, ideally Trade Sanctions programmes.
  • 6+ years minimum working within, or with, financial institutions on Trade Sanctions compliance. International, cross-jurisdictional reinsurance experience and exposure. Practical experience with sanctions screening technology.
  • Ability to interpret legal and compliance obligations arising from different Sanctions regimes requirements (in particular US, UK, EU, UN) and develop appropriate risk-based control requirements.
  • Practical experience in developing, updating, and implementing Sanctions compliance policies and procedurals across a multi-national organisation, including operationalisation of changes, working collaboratively with business and support functions globally. Proficiency in conducting compliance risk assessments.
  • Third Party Management - any practical experience in managing such frameworks and risk assessments is a benefit.
Additional
  • Solicitor / Common Law qualified Attorney preferred but not essential.
  • Ambition and capability to be the global subject-matter expert within a global business.
  • Strong project-management capabilities.
  • “open to change”; “can do” attitude. Solutions-driven, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
  • Strong IT skills and tech savvy.
  • English native speaker, other languages an asset.
  • Good interpersonal skills, communication style and team player. Ability to work independently across a global organisation as well as within a team to build strong relationships with colleagues.
Additional Information#LI-Hybrid:PartnerRe provides a working environment in which diversity is valued, where all employees feel welcome, respected, and empowered to perform at their best. We invite you to about D&I at PartnerRe.Thank you,PartnerRe Hiring Team

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