Senior Manager, Sanctions Governance.
Role Overview
The Senior Manager, Sanctions Governance is functionally responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and monitoring bank-wide sanctions compliance and TBML programmes.
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About the bank
Commercial Bank was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Doha.
The bank offers personal, business, government, international, and investment services.
Role summary
The Senior Manager, Sanctions Governance is functionally responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and monitoring bank-wide sanctions compliance and TBML programmes.
Leadership and sanctions advisory
- Manage a team responsible for sanctions alert decisions and analysis.
- Manage, monitor, and test screening systems, including Firco Continuity, Firco Trust, Firco Multi-Law System, and Firco List Management System.
- Handle correspondent banking queries about transactions and remittances flagged under international sanctions.
- Identify new sanctions guidance and stay current with OFAC, EU, UK, UN, NCTC, and other sanctions requirements.
- Advise senior management and business functions on sanctions trends, emerging issues, remediation, high-risk transactions, and programme improvements.
- Consult external legal advisers and provide guidance to relevant Qatar financial intelligence and anti-money-laundering authorities when required.
- Recommend control enhancements and identify sanctions training needs.
Analysis, review, and controls
- Assess sanctions-related legal and reputational risks in high-risk transactions, client onboarding, and periodic reviews.
- Analyze sanctions impacts and develop mitigating strategies, policies, and procedures.
- Maintain internal sanctions watch lists and programme records.
- Review draft agreements, policies, procedures, manuals, risk participation contracts, international deals, and high-risk account openings.
- Conduct bank-wide assessments of TBML and financial sanctions exposure, including UNSCR, OFAC, UK-HMT, EU, and NCTC sanctions.
- Develop risk strategies and improve related policies, procedures, systems, and controls.
- Work with teams to advise business areas on programme application and regulatory changes.
- Oversee payment screening and ensure prompt handling of payments involving blocked parties while avoiding improper blocking.
- Provide timely advice on payments with complex local or international sanctions implications.
Requirements
- Lead the bank-wide sanctions compliance and TBML programmes.
- Manage a team responsible for decisions and timely analysis of sanctions alerts.
- Remain current with international sanctions laws and regulations, including OFAC, EU, UK, UN, and NCTC requirements.
- Provide sanctions and compliance advice to senior management, business functions, and relevant authorities.
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