Apac Aml/sun Hub Team Leader

In Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas is one of the best-positioned international financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence since 1860. Currently with over 18,000 employees* and a presence in 13 markets, BNP Paribas provides corporates, institutional and private investors with product and service solutions tailored to their specific needs. It offers a wide range of financial services covering corporate & institutional banking, wealth management, asset management, insurance, as well as retail banking and consumer financing through strategic partnerships.
- Worldwide, BNP Paribas has a presence in 68 markets with more than 193,000 employees. It has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors. Asia Pacific is a key strategic region for BNP Paribas and it continues to develop its franchise in the region.- excluding partnerships

At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, colour, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in.

**Position Purpose**:
ITO Client Management (ITO CM) is a global IT and Operations (ITO) group responsible for managing all client related information within the Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB), including client on boarding, client services, AML transaction monitoring, Loan services and client referential data management. Client Management also provides support to a number of global functions, namely Legal, Compliance and Product Control, as well as for cross-business activities such as customer relationship management.

The Team Leader role within Client Engagement and Protection is to drive an effective Sanction/PEP and AML Monitoring setup in APAC.

The role is Regional and based in Singapore.

**Responsibilities**
- Perform oversight duties over AML TM & SUN HUB L1 production (inclusive offshore set-up) and ensure smooth daily operations via regular tracking of KPIs.
- Ensure adherence to deadlines by production team as stipulated in Group policy and provide timeline updates or perform escalation to all relevant stakeholders involved.
- Plays an advisory role to analysts in the event of production and other queries.
- Liaise with production team to understand specific business requirements and work with dashboard team to ensure the implementation of effective KPI monitoring.
- Participate and ensure testing, tuning, impact assessment and change management are properly performed and auditable prior to any operational go-live.
- Review and update Standard Operating Procedures and ensure validation by relevant stakeholders and training towards the analysts.
- Identify process or tool efficiencies and coordinate their implementation when relevant.
- Coordinate meetings and working sessions with stakeholders to review project status and potential risks/challenges.
- Ensure business requirements for Sanction and AML initiatives are properly defined and implemented in systems
- Ensure documentation and implementation of enhanced processes and tools
- Facilitate teams in handling queries arising from quality assurance, compliance control testing, internal audit and/or regulatory/law enforcement agency requests/investigations.
- Act as liaison local, regional and or global stakeholders.
- Manage risks to the APAC deployment program in processes and technology, develop solutions and escalate significant issue to management in a timely and clear/concise manner
- Ensure Sanction and AML projects and initiatives are executed in line with Group AML/FS requirements as per relevant policies and procedures.
- Perform post implementation reviews to identify areas of improvement and implement identified recommendations for future projects.
- Contribute to the implementation of relevant projects in APAC.
- Provide support to Head of AML TM & SUN HUB L1 where necessary.

**Competencies (Technical / Behavioral)**
- At least 5 years of relevant experience in managing Sanctions and AML transaction monitoring investigation and projects from quality and efficiency perspective
- Experience in evaluating Sanctions and AML/CFT program requirements and identify process improvements
- Familiar with international Sanctions and AML regulations
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