Wealth Management Anti-money Laundering L1 Team Leader for the Shine Team

About the job

• Lead a team that provides anti-money laundering (AML) / counter-terrorism financing (CTF) transaction monitoring services to BNP Paribas CIB and Securities Services branches across Europe and the world, dealing with areas that include anti-money laundering, terrorism financing, tax evasion, fraud, bribery and high risk clients. Provides technical support related to the area and coaches the team members
• The activity will be working directly with the Luxembourg Team

Your Main Activities Are

• Manage day-to-day generation of alerts by established priorities/operational controls and ensure that the alerts are allocated, reviewed and treated within agreed timeframes
• Provide guidance to the AML L1 officers on how to treat AML/CTF alerts in cases involving difficult judgments and/or complex transactional schemes or whenever a new procedure/policy is issued
• Lead and enable constructive interactions with key stakeholders and leverage on that network to facilitate communication, share best practices and overcome blocking points
• Provide team members with mentoring, feedback, appraisals, performance management and team building while also contributing to the improvement of the efficiency of the team
• Contribute to the AML/CTF L1 Standard Operational Procedure by proposing process improvements and identifying analysis gaps considering local regulation requirements
• Support the Manager of the ITO AML L1 Hub in the general management of transversal and organizational issues across the department
• Support effective capacity management across the department

Profile and Skills to Success

• Bachelors degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting or Social Sciences
• At least 3 years of Experience in Compliance or Banking and Financial Operations
• Knowledge of Compliance - Financial Security
• Proficiency in Microsoft Pack (MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint)
• Proficiency in Compliance Actimize
• Fluent in English
• Ability to deliver/Results driven
• Ability to manage/facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training, among others
• Decision Making
• Ability to synthetize/simplify
• Critical thinking

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Why joining BNP Paribas?

• Leading banking institution

BNP Paribas is the European Unions 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 Groups 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centers 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 Groups retail activities and specialised business lines;
• Investment & Protection Services that include specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services;
• Corporate & Institutional Banking division 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.