Sanctions Compliance Officer – Assistance Vice President

Company: Deutsche Bank
Location: Jacksonville, FL

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Job Title: Sanctions Compliance Officer

Corporate Title: Assistance Vice President

Location: Jacksonville, FL

Overview

As a Sanctions Compliance Officer, you will ensure that Deutsche Bank Group and its staff fully comply with all applicable sanctions and embargoes. For this purpose, Deutsche Bank established a global organization with dedicated rights and responsibilities. Deutsche Bank’s Sanctions & Embargoes Program has been implemented globally and throughout all business divisions via the Embargo Policy – Deutsche Bank Group and the Special Risk Country Policy Deutsche Bank Group. The Sanctions Compliance Officer, Investigations, primarily investigates and reviews payment messages which entail potential sanction, AML, or policy concerns. The investigations officer will assist in maintaining compliance with OFAC and EU sanctions regulations and internal Deutsche Bank policies

What We Offer You:

  • We offer competitive health and wellness benefits, empowering you to value life in and out of the office
  • On-site gym, cafeteria, health center, and communal meeting areas
  • Active engagement with the local community through Deutsche Bank’s specialized employee groups
  • An open seating environment that encourages networking and collaboration across functions and businesses

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Your Role

What You’ll Do:

  • Support Deutsche Bank in protecting Deutsche Bank from legal, regulatory and reputational risk with regard to business involving sanctioned entities and/or countries, Diligently investigate payment messages escalated from Regulatory Filtering Operations to US Sanctions Compliance for potential sanctions, AML, or policy violations
  • Accurately apply OFAC and EU regulations and Deutsche Bank policy to payment messages and coordinate significant issues requiring further escalation within Deutsche Bank Anti-Financial Crimes and across business and operations and Monitor the regulatory situation in the region, and assist in ensuring significant events impacting Deutsche Bank are addressed as need be
  • Interface with client service officers on transaction-related requests and decide on these in full compliance with all applicable sanctions regulations as well as the Deutsche Bank’s policies and procedures and Identify and escalate issues which are not addressed by current policies or standards, draft and implement possible solutions
  • Maintain and manage internal watch lists, and coordinate with Regulatory Filtering Operations in the timely and accurate implementation of all watch lists, while Assisting in timely maintenance of records in accurate and auditable format
  • Support sanctions-relevant reporting obligations involving countries in the region to the competent authorities and assist in the collection of information in response to law enforcement, regulatory, or internal inquiries
  • Knowledge of Sanctions laws/regulations to provide guidance to business and compliance staff, while reporting any risk relating to the duties and responsibilities described hereunder and any event or incident that is capable of creating or constituting such a risk to the Head of Sanctions Compliance

Skills You’ll Need:

  • BA/BS required. JD/Masters preferred. Past experience in AML or sanctions compliance and operations in a global financial institution highly desirable, Proficiency Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Experience in financial services or similar industry in compliance, legal or project management function, working with policies and procedures, group governance and/or organizational management and the ability to work across geographic & cultural boundaries to achieve organizational goals & objectives
  • Excellent writing and communication skills with strong drafting, analytical and communication skills
  • Ability to prioritize requirements to achieve regulatory or audit requirements
  • Ability to deliver timely and quality execution in a fast-paced and high-pressured environment

Skills That Will Help You Excel:

  • Flexibility to work extended hours to meet deadlines, when necessary
  • Strong, independent self-starter & problem solver
  • Strong project management or evident ability to influence management and adhere to deadlines
  • Team player and self –starter, able to act on own initiative and learn quickly
  • Highly organized and pays attention to detail

Our values define the working environment we strive to create – diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.

We promote good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. We welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.

Deutsche Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories. Click these links to view the following notices: ” EEO is the Law poster ” and supplement ; Employee Rights and Responsibilities under the Family and Medical Leave Act ; Employee Polygraph Protection Act and Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision .