Are you ready to take on an important role in our mission to prevent financial crime? At Santander, we believe that you can make a significant impact in ensuring that we meet regulatory requirements and uphold industry standards. As our Due Diligence Team Leader, you will be at the forefront of our efforts to protect our customers and our bank.
In this role, you will implement our strategy for preventing financial crime by leading our customer due diligence measures. Your expertise will be crucial in adapting to the rapidly changing regulatory environment, ensuring that we are always one step ahead.
What You’ll Do:
Lead with Purpose: Foster a collaborative environment within the team, providing clear direction, and ensuring team members meet their objectives. Ensuring timely customer due diligence processes, so that Santander holds the highest standards of quality.
Collaborate and Support: Work closely with your leader (Head of Investigation & Due Diligence) and help shape the strategy for our team, defining responsibilities and ways of working that empower us to meet regulatory requirements and market expectations.
Build Strong Relationships and facilitate collaboration: You will foster strong connections with other departments/ functions, as well as our HQ, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration.
Empower Your Team: You will provide the tools and support necessary for your team members to excel in their tasks, building a strong and cohesive unit.
Drive improvements and Champion change: Demonstrate enthusiasm for new initiatives and encouraging others to adapt and innovate. Promote implementation and enhancement of our strategy and framework in collaboration with the rest of the department, ensuring that our processes are efficient and effective.
Personal Characteristics:
Passionate about preventing money laundering and terrorist financing, and upholding Santander's reputation as a responsible bank.
Able to communicate motivation, purpose, and direction for the team.
Engaged, curious, self-driven and service-oriented.
Possess the ability to easily connect and build trust among colleagues across all levels.
Pragmatic thinker, proactive in finding sustainable solutions.
Thrives in a dynamic and changing environment
Show accountability both for the team’s outcomes and for your own deliverables.
Competencies and Skills:
Strong knowledge of financial crime risks, as well as the financial industry and trends.
Strong leadership skills.
High quantitative and analytical competence.
Ability to manage multiple high-priority issues and deliverables simultaneously.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
Fluent (written and spoken) in English and Norwegian.
Experience:
3+ years of working experience in financial crime prevention.
Experience leading people towards a common goal.
Working experience with implementing strategies and frameworks.
Established and proven experience in customer due diligence.
Proven experience working in the Nordic countries.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Economics, Law, or another related field. Relevant experience can compensate for a missing degree.
Background in law, compliance, and regulation.
Holding ACAMS, ICA, or similar is considered an advantage.
At Santander, we value your contributions and are committed to providing you with the tools and support you need to perform your best and enjoy your work. If you are passionate about making a difference and ready to lead our Due Diligence efforts, we want to hear from you!
We offer:
An opportunity to work in a large, high-performing international company, in a dynamic environment that is constantly changing
A corporate culture that is professional, yet informal, customer and value driven
We evaluate candidates continuously, so please submit your application as soon as possible. We are looking forward hearing from you!
The position may require completion of a Suitability Assessment, including police certificate of good conduct and credit check. The assessment is not carried out without prior consent of the candidate and relevant candidates will be informed during the recruitment process.
