Senior Compliance Officer, Sanctions
About the role
Join a Challenger At EQB, we're remaking banking so every Canadian gets ahead, every day. Serving nearly 4 million Canadians from coast to coast, we offer a wide variety of financial services from banking and lending, to trust and credit union solutions.
We've been at this since 1970, challenging the conventions of traditional banking with smarter, faster, and more connected financial experiences.
What's kept us moving? The people behind it all: challengers who ask better questions, push back on old assumptions, and look for a better way forward.
If you're driven to help reshape how banking works for Canadians and the businesses that power our economy, this could be your next big opportunity.
We can’t wait to get to know you!
The Work The Senior Compliance Officer, Sanctions is responsible for ensuring the Bank’s compliance with international and local sanctions regulations, such as those set by Global Affairs Canada, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU), and other relevant regulatory bodies.
This role involves investigating potential sanctions violations, advising business units on sanctions-related risks, conducting sanctions screening and sanctions risk assessments, and ensuring that internal policies and procedures align with regulatory requirements.
The officer will also play a key role in sanctions-related training, reporting, and interaction with regulatory authorities, where applicable. The Senior Compliance Officer, Sanctions reports to the Associate Director, AML EDD in managing the Bank’s sanctions risk.