Compliance Officer

Compliance Officer

Hybrid Working - London -50% of time spent on site a week

Financial Services

Lorien's leading banking client is looking for an experienced Compliance Officer - Sanctions Advisory to join a UK Financial Sanctions team within a global investment banking environment.

The successful candidate will be a Sanctions Subject Matter Expert (SME) with strong knowledge of UK and EU sanctions regulations and experience providing advisory support across Investment Banking and Global Banking. This is an advisory-focused role requiring someone who can hit the ground running and provide expert guidance on complex sanctions matters.

This is a Sanctions Advisory role, NOT a screening or alert investigation position.

The focus is on sanctions advisory, regulatory interpretation, policy, governance and complex Investment Banking matters.

Candidates with predominantly screening or alert management experience, without substantial advisory exposure, will not be suitable.

This role is based in London.

This role will be Via Umbrella.

Working in a Hybrid Model of 50% of time spent on site a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advisory support on UK and EU financial, trade and proliferation financing (PF) sanctions.
• Analyse geopolitical developments, sanctions legislation and regulatory changes, assessing their impact on banking operations.
• Act as an escalation point for complex sanctions queries across Investment Banking and Global Banking business lines.
• Advise on sanctions policies, procedures, regulatory requirements and compliance controls.
• Support internal and external audits, regulatory reviews and sanctions governance activities.
• Review complex transactions, securities and investment banking products from a sanctions compliance perspective.
• Contribute to sanctions risk assessments, management information (MI), key risk indicators (KRIs) and regulatory reporting.
• Provide advisory input into new products, payment initiatives, systems developments and sanctions-related projects.
• Support sanctions horizon scanning, policy updates and the annual MLRO report.

Essential Skills & Experience

• 2-3 years' relevant Sanctions Compliance experience, ideally within an advisory capacity.
• Investment Banking experience is essential, including knowledge of securities, complex financial products and Global Banking operations.
• Strong understanding of UK and EU sanctions legislation, regulatory frameworks and geopolitical sanctions developments.
• Experience interpreting sanctions regulations and providing practical advisory guidance.
• Exposure to sanctions policies, regulatory matters, audits and governance processes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and contribute immediately with minimal supervision.

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Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.