Sanctions Manager, Citi

Citi

Location:
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

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Job Description:

Serves as a senior compliance risk manager for Independent Compliance Risk Management (ICRM) responsible for establishing internal strategies, policies, procedures, processes related to monitoring and fostering awareness of sanctions regulatory requirements that Citi must comply with; assessing related sanctions risk exposure, overseeing the quality of sanctions control processes and setting global standards to manage and mitigate those sanctions risks and protect the franchise. In addition, provides support for the collation of potential breaches of sanctions from across the firm and work with contacts in the Business and Compliance to ensure consistent and effective application and implementation of, and controls to evidence adherence to, relevant sanctions related global standards, policies and procedures.

Job Responsibility:

Executing and implementing firm-wide sanctions risk management policy as well as the strategic ICRM direction
maintaining the AML compliance program for the businesses (assessment of risks, development of policies, procedures, governance)
Designing and maintaining elements of the ICRM Sanctions Framework
Advising and overseeing adherence to procedures and processes for compliance by front line units meet required standards
Directing technology solutions that enable effective and efficient compliance risk management solutions
Supporting investigations and interactions with the U.S. Treasury Departments' Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and/or local government authorities
Monitoring adherence to Citi’s Global Sanctions Policy and relevant procedures to verify adherence to applicable requirements
Working closely with ICRM Compliance Assurance and Internal Audit in the evaluation of results and proposed remedial actions, identifying opportunities to conduct more targeted comprehensive reviews
Identifying and escalating to the Chief Sanctions Officer material risks and significant instances of not adherence to the Framework by accountable front-line units
directing investigations in coordination with GIU, CSIS, Legal, HR or as appropriate
Working collaboratively within team and more broadly across business/functional line management to assess complex issues, structure potential solutions and drive effective resolution within permissible statutory and regulatory frameworks
Interacting with Management to raise awareness of Sanctions trends, emerging issues, remedial actions or enhancements to the program
Assessing the impact of issues / violations (legal/regulatory, policy, reputational, etc.) and dimensions control process gaps to help management define disciplinary and corrective actions, as appropriate
Participating in and managing, as appropriate, various internal assurance processes, e.g. Regional Enterprise wide and Horizontal risk assessments, self-assessment, internal auditor compliance assurance reviews for Sanctions and AML
Analyzing data, preparing and presenting regional and global reports related to sanctions risk assessments, and monitoring of sanctions & AML related issues and escalations with senior management and global partners
Identify new and review existing Regulatory Inventory to confirm inclusion of all Sanctions & AML laws, rules, and regulations (LRRs) for the country and legal vehicles
Managing the Sanctions local & OFAC regulatory reporting under the ICRM Regulatory Reporting frameworks
Analyze impact of regulatory changes, develop and oversee action plans to achieve compliance across impacted business lines/functions
Drafting and editing Sanctions and AML related reference materials & trainings
supporting the various electronic record-keeping logs
Prepare Sanctions & AML related trend reports for the CCC or other applicable governance forums

Requirements:

12-15 years of relevant experience
Expertise of AML and Sanctions regulations, risks and typologies
Expertise of Compliance laws, rules, regulations, risks and typologies
Excellent written, verbal and analytical skills
Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative and adaptive
Highly motivated, strong attention to detail, team oriented, organized
Strong presentation skills with the ability to articulate complex problems and solutions through concise and clear messaging
Ability to work collaboratively with regional and global partners in other functional units
ability to navigate a complex organization
to influence and lead people across cultures at a senior level
Experience in managing regulatory exams and relationships with examiners, auditors, etc.
Awareness of regulatory requirements including local and US laws, international and industry standards

What we offer:

Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well-being including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling and more
Citi provides access to an array of learning and development resources to help broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 31, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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