Senior Sanctions Advisor

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Leonid has been retained by a one of the world’s larges natural resources companies to support their Corporate Compliance Department headquartered in Baar / Switzerland to search for a Senior Sanctions Advisor.

You will be working in a highly dynamic, diverse and fast paced international environment with the opportunity to help shape the compliance programme. You will be reporting to the global head of sanctions, anti-money laundering (AML) & Know Your Counterparty (KYC) and have frequent interactions with the business, counterparties, with other departments locally and globally. This position offers remote working opportunities for an agreed number of days per week.

The Main Tasks And Responsibilities Include

• analyze new sanctions regulations
• provide advice to the business on cross-border commodity trading and marketing activities of the company and to other compliance teams and assess direct and indirect sanctions and reputational risks from an applicable sanctions regulations and internal sanctions policy point of view
• review escalations
• recommend changes and update the global sanctions policy and related manuals
• review and enhance sanctions related system controls
• respond to potential regulatory, bank requests and reverse KYC requests from our counterparties
• provide advice to sanctions and anti-boycott clauses in e.g. trade, joint venture and M&A contracts and negotiating those directly with the counterparties
• monitor and analyze regulatory changes / sanctions updates from various sanctioning authorities
• provide sanctions training to the business and Compliance team members globally
• conduct global sanctions risk assessments of various the company’s legal entities
• work with the team head and team members on various projects, supporting other team members
• act as an escalation point for sanctions, KYC and AML requests

The ideal candidate

• is self-motivated, enthusiastic and a true team player with a high level of trust and integrity
• has an independent and flexible work attitude and is able to work well under pressure
• has a problem-solving mind-set and takes initiative
• is a fast learner

Qualifications And Requirements

• university degree (or equivalent) and experience in sanctions and preferably KYC and AML
• good knowledge of general compliance topics
• fluent in English (corporate language), any additional language is a benefit, but not essential
• very good written and verbal communication skills
• good know-how in using IT applications (e.g. MS Office)
• Holding a Swiss work permit or passport holder of CH / EU

Benefits

• They are committed to providing benefits, which promote mental, physical, and financial well-being. From healthy meal options in our restaurants and bistros to free use of the in-house gym including sport classes with professional trainers.
• We reimburse public transport for commuting to work.
• We provide tuition assistance for further education and training courses.

The Leonid Group Corporate Governance is a talent acquisition consultancy that specialises in the placement of Legal, Compliance, Trade Compliance & Ethics professionals on an international scale across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. Legal and compliance are both global, with teams worldwide, and our network reflects this. We work with multinational corporations to help structure their departments with the best people, from the Global Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel to the Compliance Analyst and Trade Compliance Specialist.