Head of Financial Crime Prevention (Polish branch)

Warsaw
Group Staff, Control & Support – Financial Crime Prevention /
Financial Crime Prevention /
Hybrid
SEB is the leading Nordic Bank with presence in 18 different markets in Europe, US, and Asia. SEB Group is a universal bank with a Corporate, Retail, Private Banking, Insurance, Investment Management businesses with Head Office located in Stockholm, Sweden.
 
The Financial Crime Prevention (FCP) function is looking for a Head of FCP Poland to lead the work of establishing the FCP function locally in the Polish branch. The role will report to the Head of FCP International, as well as the Head of SEB Poland. This position does not have any direct reports and will also involve some operational tasks mentioned in responsibilities below.

Responsibilities:

    • Establishing local FCP function (1 FTE), including implementing and maintaining the FCP operating model locally
    • Implementation of global FCP projects locally, together with the business and local compliance
    • Local audit points related to FCP PL
    • Coordinating and driving local FSA interaction relating to financial crime and any related investigations
    • Communication and updates to local stakeholders related to global financial crime instructions, and where needed support implementation of local instructions within the business
    • Representing FCP in local SEB forums and ensure communication internally related to this
    • Reporting on local financial crime related matters and KPI/KRIs to Group FCP and local management
    • Support local coordination of business wide risk assessments
    • Support in global TM process (input on local requirements related to scenarios, efficiency, local risks etc.)
    • Ensure that local investigations of TM, Suspicious Activity Reporting, sanctions, and fraud cases are conducted in accordance with SEB standards
    • Investigations of Level 2 alerts within TM, and where applicable for sanctions and fraud cases
    • Suspicious activity reporting
    • Establishment of information sharing agreements for the site
    • Information sharing to the internal FIU
    • Development of local financial crime training programs to be delivered by FCP, with the support of the Group FCP Training team
    • Coordinating and raising development needs from a site perspective to global product owners on SEB Group level
    • Working with local stakeholders to drive and implement the financial crime agenda
    • Supporting process teams and risk managers to address financial crime related quality gaps and risks at the site

Requirements:

    • Fluency in Polish and English 
    • Academic degree in Finance, Business, Law, IT, or equivalent
    • Experience working within the financial crime area within a major financial institution
    • Ability to influence key stakeholders towards a common vision
    • Strong ability to overcome problems and challenges along the way and to adopt new ways of working to fit the vision
    • Possibility to work from our Warsaw office 3 days a week
SEB is a solid employer. We have high ambitions to service our clients and are dedicated to creating an inclusive, friendly, value-driven culture where employees feel appreciated, respected and involved. Our benefits include health insurance for you and your family, life insurance, individual pension fund, sports package, trainings and well as a top-notch office and great coffee.