Sanction Operations Manager

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Job Overview

The Sanction Operations Manager is an intermediate level role responsible for ensuring transactions are sanctions screened on time. The overall objective is to manage a Sanctions L1 Operations team, apply in-depth disciplinary knowledge to reach solutions and ensure deliverables are completed efficiently and accurately.

Responsibilities:

• Review service quality, production systems, and client reporting within cash and trade operations
• Analyze complex and variable issues to resolve issues and ensure team deliverables meet performance and quality expectations
• Recommend quality reviews of cash management services, production systems, and client reporting
• Manage performance, identify areas of development/training and make recommendations for pay increases, promotions, terminations, hiring, etc. of team
• Contribute to planning, budget management and formulation of procedures
• Serve as backup to the Department Head
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of experience in a related cash and trade operations management role
• Proven experience in creating and implementing processes that result in improved business performance
• Effective verbal and written communication and analytical skills
• Polish - fluent
• English - C1
• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience.

Citi Handlowy offers:

By joining Citi Handlowy, you will work in hybrid model (currently up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits which are currently provided such as:

• Employer paid Defined Contribution Pension Plan contribution of 7% of employee’s pensionable earnings (PPE Program)
• Employer paid Private Medical Care Package for employees and Private Medical Care Packages for certain family members available at preferential rates
• Employer paid Life Insurance Program for employees and Life Insurance for certain family members available at preferential rates.
• Employee Assistance Program financed by Employer
• Paid Parental Leave Program (maternity and paternity leave; statutory and 2 weeks additional paid paternity leave)
• Sport Card for employees subsidised via Social Benefits Fund and Sport Cards for certain family members available at preferential rates.
• Additional benefits from Company’s Social Benefit Fund, in particular: Holidays Allowance, support for sport and cultural activities, team building events
• Additional day off for volunteering
• Extra days off provided to employees celebrating significant service anniversaries, with eligibility occurring every five years
• Cafeteria/ flex benefit – a company benefits system which enables employees to select and purchase benefits offered by a provider and available for employees on the platform
• Opportunity to receive an annual discretionary incentive award.
• Special offers and discounts for employees.

Alongside these benefits Citi Handlowy is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day.  We want the best talent to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive. 

Sounds like Citi Handlowy has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

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Job Family Group:

Operations - Transaction Services

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Job Family:

Cash Management

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

125 350,00 zł - 213 450,00 zł

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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Automated Processing and AI

We use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate's skills and abilities with a specific job opening. Additionally, if you so choose, or consent, we can match your skills and abilities to other suitable roles at Citi.

Importantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. Please refer to any Jurisdictional Considerations, with specific provisions for your country (where relevant) for further details.

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This job opening is for an existing job vacancy.

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