Sanctions Advisory Lead; Maternity Cover

Sanctions Advisory Lead (Maternity Cover)

Job Type: Temporary (PAYE) ·
Contract Duration: 10 months ·
Department: Financial Crime Compliance ·
Location: London

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions:
Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit

• Be the initial point of contact for sanctions compliance, managing sanctions escalations from operations teams (including Screening L1 analysts) and queries from all parts of the firm.
• Provide timely responses and decisions on these escalations and queries, unless senior management input is required.
• When senior management input is required, summarise the relevant concerns and analysis performed to a date.
• Provide sanctions advice and expertise covering external sanctions developments, firm’s policies and sanctions risk appetite to stakeholders.
• Review potential and existing clients and transactions for sanctions and related reputational risk, and agree further actions with front office or Operations teams or refer the matter to senior management for decision.
• Use subject‑matter expertise to give senior management informed suggestions for the design of the firm’s sanctions control framework.
• Monitor the operation of the firm’s sanctions screening and filtering controls.
• Conduct regular sample‑based QA review of Level 1 sanctions analysts in Operations, including periodically reviewing and updating the sampling and review methodology to ensure accurate performance measurement.
• Produce timely and accurate management information for Financial Crime senior management, based on metrics from operations and other relevant information.
• Manage the development and delivery of training on sanctions to all relevant stakeholders and the wider business.
• Provide subject‑matter expertise on sanctions matters to support change projects and business initiatives as required.
• Prepare and submit regular filings for relevant regulatory bodies, e.g. OFSI.

• Experience: Managing sanctions risk in a Financial Services environment, including sanctions implications of complex wholesale financial products and transactions, and sanctions risk arising from complex client structures. Experience overseeing key sanctions controls including payment filtering, client screening and watchlist management. Proven track record of managing relationships across all three lines of defence.
• Sanctions knowledge:
  • Strong international sanctions expertise.
  • Experience in a similar function in financial services, with understanding of what ‘good’ looks like.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Business/Market knowledge and understanding of the Global Markets and Investment Banking sector.
  • Clear understanding of the current global regulatory environment for sanctions and insight into possible future developments.
• Communication & Stakeholder management: Excellent oral and written communication skills, able to articulate complex problems and solutions clearly to non‑experts and adapt style for different audiences. Proven track record in building effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the firm, across all three lines of defence.
• Mindset and attitude: Pragmatic, outcome‑focused, able to hold the line in conflict situations. Self‑sufficient and able to make decisions without constant senior management oversight. Demonstrated judgment required to escalates effectively. Collaborative, motivated by close partnership with colleagues across the firm, resilient and adaptable.

• Trusted Partner: Understand clients’ needs and issues, provide solutions utilizing Nomura Group resources, earn clients’ trust. Acquire a broad range of knowledge beyond one's own area,…