Global Screening Operations – Sanctions Escalations - Team Leader - Senior Associate - #151054

Job Description

If you have managerial experience, strong leadership, analytical ability, initiative, a solution-oriented consultative mindset, a thorough knowledge of banking, Sanctions processes, service operations, products and systems and the ability to work effectively in a high volume, deadline driven, diverse team/site environment, then this role is for you! In collaboration with Global Financial Crimes Compliance and Global Sanctions Compliance, Global Sanctions Escalations takes an active role and is accountable for delivering the firm’s financial crime objective. They perform an assessment of alerts for potential Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing or Sanctions related activity based on system and manually sourced alerts, consistent with global and local standards.

As a Sanctions Escalations - Team Leader - Senior Associate in the Global Screening Operations (GSO) team, you will be part of a the EMEA Transactions Screening team, investigating live transactions which present potential AML (“Anti Money Laundering”) and Sanctions concerns. You will work in a team environment and must be able to adapt to a rapidly changing business and regulatory environment. You will perform additional duties and special projects as requested.

Ability to work flexible hours is required. Occasional overtime may be required.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage a team.
• Review, analyze, and make decisions on wire transactions and specific issues escalated to/from internal business units.
• Validate positive search results and provide detailed research information to support the resolution of a match.
• Communicate issues with management, the lines of business, and Compliance units both in writing and verbally.
• Perform and review highly sensitive client and transaction search information.
• Report, escalate, and document results.
  
  

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Managerial experience is required to train, teach, coach and mentor senior team members and entry level analysts.
• Educated to a degree level and/or has obtained the appropriate level of business experience.
• Must have substantial work experience in banking.
• Ability to deliver strong business results against internal and market cut offs in a fluid and ever-changing sanctions environment.
• Advanced analytical and written skills, enabling the clear and accurate summarization of your decision making.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships with other teams.
• Ability to follow procedures, maintain quality standards, understand regulatory requirements while adhering to the appropriate controls.
• Previous experience of Sanctions, financial crimes compliance or a related position.
• Ability to maintain high quality in a risk intensive environment.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Proactive and resourceful mindset preferred.
• MS Office skills including intermediate Excel skills.
  
  

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About The Team

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.