In House Global Head Of Financial Crime and Sanctions

Global Head of Financial Crime and Sanctions – Senior Commercial and Sanctions Lawyer – London

Our client is a prestigious professional services business with an in-house legal department made up of both lawyers and non-lawyers who manage risk exposure as well as a range of other legal and compliance matters.

Reporting to the CLO, you and the team you manage will be involved in supporting the firm in the effective management of regulatory, legal, operational, and information security risks.

You will be the key expert advisor in respect of anti-money laundering compliance and reporting, reputational risk management, anti-bribery, and sanctions compliance under the relevant jurisdictional regulations. You will confidently advise the senior management on the associated internal risk policies, procedures, and relevant training required. As a confident and diplomatic ‘people person’ and team player, you will need to command respect, be a strong manager and leader, and be able to be part of the global Department.

You may be required to represent the Legal Department at conferences and professional associations and travel abroad as necessary.

As Global Head of Financial Crime and Sanctions, you will be a senior qualified lawyer with financial crime and sanctions experience gained from working with highly regarded commercial law firms, corporates, and/or banks. You will have a broad knowledge of large-scale commercial transactions and disputes.

Your strong communication and organisational skills will enable you to guide your team and pay great attention to detail, efficiency, and accuracy. You will be responsible for the line management of the Financial Crime & Sanctions Team.

Compensation will be a generous in-house rate and in line with the competitive rates set by this highly regarded business. There is a hybrid working policy.

HOW TO CONTACT US
Please APPLY and attach your CV and/or contact JAMES HERBERT of the In-house team at Marsden Group for a confidential discussion about this role and any other in-house roles.
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