Sanctions Screening and Fircosoft

Sanctions Screening & Fircosoft

Location: New York, NY (4 days onsite), local candidates only

Duration: 6 Months +

Position Summary: Your role is responsible for supervising sanction list management matters.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively represent US Sanctions Compliance in all initiatives to implement or upgrade sanctions screening software (Fircosoft Continuity)
• Liaise with Group Compliance and Technology teams in Paris on sanctions screening issues, including list management, rules, tuning and optimizations and good guys(exceptions)
• Oversight of Technology and Operations teams on issues related to sanctions screening and list management including tuning, analytics and data governance
• Execution of enhancements of processes and procedures with a commitment to consistency and successful implementation within the set targets and deadlines
• Identify potential screening gaps and develop implementation plans to address them.
• Develop and prepare key metrics for daily and monthly oversight and reporting to senior management.
• Ensure SGUS's screening is in line with OFAC/EU and all other applicable sanctions laws and regulations.
• Recommend opportunities for tuning the sanctions screening lists with rules and good guys and develop structure for ongoing reviews of interdiction lists.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Prior Sanctions Compliance experience, including Supporting Fircosoft screening application, List Management, and development of tuning/optimization rules.
• Prior experience within Project Management and system development and implementation
• OFAC Sanctions screening, List management and tuning technology project management
• The focus on sanctions and compliance. Need to have experience with the Fircosoft tool. Not looking for a user, need to know how the tools work and be able to configure the tool for optimization.
• Must have some PM skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to work closely with technology teams, explaining regulatory needs to system developers and technicians.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a complex organization, across multiple cultures, geographies, and disciplines.
• Ability to balance multiple, changing priorities in a dynamic and fast-moving working environment.