Sanctions and Embargoes B2 Team Leader French Speaker

About the job

• The Sanctions and Embargoes B2 Team Leader's mission is to lead S&E B2 teams. The S&E B2 teams perform an independent review of sanctions alerts that have been escalated by Level A and investigated by Level B1. B2 Officers can make a decision either to release, reject/block payments or escalate to the third level of the framework based on the investigation and supporting documents prepared by Level B1

Your Main Activities Are

• Ensure that team members' work meets the required standards of accuracy, efficiency and timeliness through quality control, proper prioritisation of alerts, coaching and feedback
• Provide guidance to team members faced with novel and unclear situations in the analysis of alerts. Keep updated on developments on sanctions, embargoes and related KYC / AML / CFT / Sanctions laws and regulations and exchange with onshore teams (Compliance B2, back office and B1, GFS, among others)
• Provide team members with the full range of line management support including frequent ad hoc feedback, more structured feedback linked to objectives, career coaching and a friendly ear in times of need
• Ensure the timely and effective recruitment of team members by pushing forward all stakeholders in the recruitment and onboarding process, selecting candidates judiciously and ensuring a smooth onboarding process for new-joiners
• Organise the team in such a way that team members are challenged and have opportunities to develop whilst fostering team cohesion and clear communication
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes and tools by identifying and measuring process inefficiencies or tool deficiencies, escalating these so that proposed changes can be assessed
• Proactively manage client relationships by eliciting client feedback, exploring client needs, acting on this and providing clients with transparency of process, blocking points and service delivery
• Act as a role model to team members in contributing to transversal topics (e.g. sharing of best practice across B2 and the Compliance Hub)

Profile and Skills to Success

• High school
• At least 5 years of experience in Audit / Compliance / Risk and Controls or similar
• Advanced level of English and French, both written and oral
• Ability to develop and adapt a process
• Ability to inspire others and generate people's commitment
• Ability to understand, explain and support change
• Organisational skills
• Personal impact / ability to influence

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Why joining BNP Paribas?

• Leading banking institution

BNP Paribas is the European Union's leading bank, and key player in international banking. It operates in 63 countries and has nearly 183.000 employees, including more than 146.000 in Europe.

• Our presence in Portugal

In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 8.700 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centres providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.

• International reach

Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its different entities, BNP Paribas has the resources to support all clients with financing, investment, savings and protection solutions that help make their projects a success. BNP Paribas holds key positions in its three core operating divisions:

• Retail Banking, a division that brings together all of the Group's retail activities and specialised business lines;
• Investment & Protection Servicesthat include specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services;
• Corporate & Institutional Bankingdivision that offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional clients.

• Diversity and Inclusion commitment

BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.

• Commitment towards work/life balance

At BNP Paribas we care about our employees wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and rest. We believe our employees have rich personal lives outside of work, being fundamental to be disconnected from work to recharge both physically and mentally. Only through this balance we may all be at our best while working.

• Remote Working Conditions

At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working modalities adapted to our hybrid working environment. To guarantee a comfortable and efficient working set-up, eligible employees are provided with both the office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional equipment at reduced prices.

To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas visit https://bnpp.lk/why-BNP-Paribas-Portugal

* Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered.

* In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.