Compliance Sanctions Officer

Entity

About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB) is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2022). 8,600 employees in more than 30 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and North Africa, support the Bank's clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world. Crédit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital market activities, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade. The Bank is a pioneer in the area of climate finance, and is currently a market leader in this segment with a complete offer for all its clients. By working every day in the interest of society, we are a Group committed to diversity and inclusion and place people at the heart of all our transformations. All our job offers are open to persons with disabilities.

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Update date

31/10/2025

Business type

Types of Jobs - Compliance / Financial Security

Job title

Compliance Sanctions Officer

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Job summary

Are you a seasoned compliance professional with expertise in international sanctions and a passion for financial crime prevention? We are seeking a Sanctions Compliance Officer to join our Financial Security team in London (Financial Crime), supporting the bank’s mission to uphold the highest standards of regulatory compliance and integrity.

About the Role

As part of the Financial Security (FS) Department, you will play a critical role in ensuring the bank’s compliance with UK, EU, OFAC, and other international sanctions regulations. You will support the Sanctions Compliance Director in overseeing sanctions controls, and act as a subject matter expert for sanctions-related matters across the UK branch.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert analysis and risk-based decisions on transactions and clients from a sanctions perspective.
• Act as a final escalation point for payment filtering and customer screening alerts.
• Lead the annual sanctions risk assessment and implement local actions.
• Develop and deliver sanctions-related management information and training.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and external bodies such as OFSI and OTSI and file regulatory reports, as required.
• Maintain and enhance local sanctions policies and contribute to Group policy feedback.
• Support horizon scanning for emerging regulatory changes, including performing gap analysis of new regulations.

Geographical area

Europe, United Kingdom

City

London

Education

Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent. Degree within relevant discipline.

Experience

• Proven experience in a sanctions compliance function, ideally within investment banking.
• Strong knowledge of UK, EU, OFAC sanctions regimes and SWIFT payment messages (MT103, 202, 7XX).
• Understanding of the UK Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), the UK Money Laundering Regulations, the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group), FCA guidance and the EU Money Laundering Directives.
• Experience in trade finance or financial crime advisory roles.
• Presentational and training experience.
• Relevant qualifications in financial crime, AML, or sanctions compliance.

Required skills

• Ability to assess complex sanctions matters and escalate appropriately.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams.