Vice President - Transactional Sanctions Screening

BNY External Career Site • Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide. Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary. We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President - Transactional Sanctions Screening to join the Payments Sanctions Review team. This role is located in Pittsburgh, PA.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• 5-7 years of total work experience and 0-1 years of management experience in financial services preferred.
• Prior Sanctions Operations leadership experience highly preferred.
• Knowledge of on disposition transactional screening alerts including investigations.
• Proven ability to manage impactful projects to improve screening efficacy.
• Understanding of sanctions screening filters, lists and rules would be an added advantage.
• Exhibit effective communication with key stakeholders by exercising good judgment.
• Proven ability to build strong business relationships with a proactive approach to problem solving.
• Analytical ability, data-led decision making skills.

Nice To Haves

• Willing to pursue applicable local/regional licenses or certifications as required by the business.

Responsibilities

• Enable best in class execution of disposition of potential matches relating to transactional screening in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensure dispositions & investigations are in accordance with policies, procedures, and in compliance with laws and regulations.
• Lead / build a global team that prides on owning & managing operations - drive pristine controls.
• Review environment, volume trends and staffing levers to ensure the appropriate capacity is available.
• Publish periodic KPI, tracking reasons for deviation from agreed levels and proactively working on continuous improvements.
• Track budgets and expenses to ensure financial discipline.
• Seek opportunities to improve efficiency, client experience, operational resilience and hence managing compliance risk appropriately.
• Recruit, motivate and develop staff, maximizing their individual contribution, their professional growth and their ability to function effectively as a team.
• Support team by setting expectations on ownership, accountability and being agile, proactive.
• Interface with multiple functional areas (Internal Audit/Compliance /Quality Assurance/Engineering), Regional & global stakeholders, external clients to enable collaboration & progress.
• Own and deliver assigned projects / deliverables with due diligence including technology changes impacting delivery.
• Assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation, safeguarding its clients and assets, compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation.
• Benefits and wellbeing programs.
• Access to flexible global resources and tools.
• Generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees