Head of AML & sanctions business experts

The Compliance Division plays a central role in Euroclears Three lines of defence model and in more specifically in safeguarding Euroclears integrity and ensuring compliance with global regulatory standards. The AML & Sanctions Business Expert teams (SABE) within Compliance play a key role in managing Euroclears anti-money-laundering (AML) counter terrorist financing (CTF) and sanctions risks. They provide expert advice perform investigations continuous monitoring and 2^nd line oversight on financial crime matters. They work closely together with many stakeholders such as other compliance teams (e.g. compliance tooling assurance and advisory teams) first line Operations and Commercial. They also liaise with regulators on a regular basis.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Head of AML & Sanctions to lead the Business Experts teams within Compliance. This leadership role combines strategic insights operational oversight and people management. After three years of intense sanctions activity there is in addition to the day to day running of the teams an opportunity to contribute to the definition of the sanctions roadmap for the coming years. This roadmap should cater for both a possible lifting of sanctions as well as a new wave of sanctions. A continued effort is required for both sanctions and anti-money laundering to improve evidencing processes and tooling increasing Compliance use of AI as well as safeguarding the 2^nd line role of Compliance.

Your primary roles and responsibilities will include:

* Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Collaborate with first- and second-Line Management to define the strategy & roadmap for financial crime
• Lead the SABE teams to execute the day-to-day and the strategic roadmap across AML CTF and Sanctions activities.
• Act as escalation point for complex cases regulatory queries audits and client interactions.

* Operational Excellence

• Oversee SABE teams delivery of investigations screening monitoring and thematic reviews.
• Drive continuous improvement of controls frameworks data quality processes and operating models.

* Team management

• Lead and develop Team Leaders with a focus on fostering accountability engagement and collaboration.
• Ensure strong workforce planning capability development coaching and succession management.

* CrossFunctional Collaboration

• Partner with many internal stakeholders such as EB Operational teams Client & Business Strategy Technology Legal Risk Management Internal Audit and Chief Compliance Officers across the group.
• Support Groupwide initiatives which enable amongst others digitalisation process optimisation tooling improvement or regulatory change implementation.

* External communication

• Liaise regularly with impacted external stakeholders such as regulators participants or other client types.

Required profile

* Technical and Domain Expertise

• 15 years of experience in Financial Crime with strong expertise in AML Sanctions CTF KYC and related regulatory requirements.

* Leadership Skills

• Strong team management with experience managing multi-disciplinary and multi-location teams to guide teams through complexity and regulatory change.
• Strategic insight organised and resilient.
• Proven experience managing sensitive escalations regulatory interactions and operating within FMI or capital markets environments.
• Ability to balance strategic vision with operational realities and handson leadership.

* Soft Skills

• clear communication both verbal and written
• strong stakeholder engagement networking and influencing skills.
• Proactive adaptable and with a strong sense of accountability ownership and professionalism.
• Comfortable working in a fast-changing environment with evolving priorities.

What we offer you

• Continuous professional development:
  • Training opportunities and support to acquire external compliance qualifications.
  • Exposure to all areas of the organisation including regular contact with senior management.
  • One-on-one coaching by your people manager.
• A flexible and inclusive work environment.
• Opportunity to grow and develop your career in a dynamic international environment at the forefront of the Financial Services Industry.