Senior Manager, Sanctions Risk Analytics
Senior Manager, Sanctions Risk Analytics
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What is the opportunity
The Global Economic Sanctions (GES) team is a unique function within the Financial Crimes that provides support to Global Financial Crimes teams and Business Units at an enterprise level for Canadian US UK EU/Europe APAC and Caribbean economic sanctions.
We are seeking an experienced and technically skilled Senior Manager to lead the design execution and oversight of data-driven processes supporting our Sanctions Risk Assessment framework. This role will own the end-to-end automation aggregation calculation and data quality check process ensuring alignment with policy requirements and risk methodologies while managing complex stakeholder interactions across risk technology and business units.
This role combines technical skills risk acumen process oversight and strong interpersonal skills to ensure the end-to-end execution of the risk assessment data-driven process is robust efficient and aligned to enterprise expectations.
What will you do
Data Requirements & Analysis
Translate sanctions risk methodology into structured data pull and processing requirements.
Assess data availability across assessment units to drive accurate and tailored data sourcing.
Collaborate with data owners and SMEs to define validate and refine source data elements and extraction logic.
Client & Product Mapping
Contribute and oversee the logic for identifying active clients including inclusion/exclusion criteria.
Conduct review and challenge for mappings between products assessment units and clients to ensure consistency and traceability.
Automation of Risk Tools
Drive the automation of Control Self-Assessment (CSA) Qualitative Risk Questionnaires (QRQ) and Product & Service Questionnaires (PSQ).
Enhance and integrate scripts to streamline execution reduce manual effort and improve accuracy.
Ensure automation reflects evolving requirements and maintains alignment with policy and methodology changes.
Configuration & Tailoring
Maintain and update threshold tables and configuration files tailoring logic to reflect assessment unit-specific requirements.
Ensure changes are fully documented reviewed and regression tested.
Aggregation & Calculation Logic
Develop and maintain robust scripts to perform quantitative data aggregation scoring and risk calculations at scale.
Ensure accuracy performance and auditability of aggregation and calculation processes.
Data Quality Automation & Outlier Analysis
Design and implement automated data quality checks to identify inconsistencies discrepancies or misalignments in critical data elements.
Highlight anomalies or indicators of elevated risk requiring further investigation and/or local engagement.
Review script outputs to verify that logic aligns with requirement documentation and meets defined risk objectives.
Conduct detailed analysis and validation to ensure outcomes support the risk methodology.
End-to-End Process Ownership
Own and oversee the entire lifecycle of data sourcing transformation automation and output validation for sanctions risk assessment.
Document monitor and enhance each stage of the process to ensure performance resilience and compliance.
Leadership & Stakeholder Management
Act as the key point of contact for senior stakeholders in Risk Compliance Technology Data Governance and the Business.
Communicate complex technical issues in a clear structured way to non-technical audiences.
Navigate and lead difficult conversations to resolve disagreements clarify responsibilities or address delivery gaps.
Prioritize competing demands and manage multiple timelines effectively.
Assist in other governance responsibilities as required including:
Produce sanctions dashboard and management reporting on sanctions compliance program.
Assist in audit testing or regulatory exams related to sanctions.
Assist in tracking and closing sanctions-related issues.
Assess and review sanctions policies and procedures developed by global business units and/or local compliance teams; review and recommend amendments to the enterprise sanctions policy based on knowledge of the global sanctions environment.
Develop and update sanctions related training.
Complete other ad-hoc assignments supporting GES program oversight team.
What do you need to succeed
Must-have
Bachelors or Masters degree in Data Science Computer Science Risk Management Statistics or related field.
610 years of experience in data analysis process automation or technology roles preferably in financial services or compliance.
Strong coding skills in Python (e.g. Pandas) with experience automating data pipelines and risk tools.
Experience with risk frameworks controls or regulatory reporting.
Demonstrated ability to manage end-to-end sanctions risk assessment lifecycle from design to deployment and monitoring.
Excellent writing and analysis skills particularly in risk assessment script documentation.
Proven stakeholder management skills across cross-functional teams and senior leaders.
Strong time management and organizational discipline under tight deadlines.
Experience leading teams or complex cross-team initiatives with minimal oversight.
Nice-to-have
Familiarity with sanctions compliance financial crime risk or regulatory assessment frameworks.
Experience with version control systems (e.g. Git) workflow orchestration (e.g. Airflow) and data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau).
Understanding of data governance principles and data management.
CAMS CSS or equivalent sanctions or AML certification.
Whats in it for you
We thrive on the challenge to be our best progressive thinking to keep growing and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other reaching our potential making a difference to our communities and achieving success that is mutual.
A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits competitive compensation commissions and stock where applicable
Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
Work in a dynamic collaborative progressive and high-performing team
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