Compliance Officer in Sanctions Area (Fixed-Term Contract)

Join our team as a Compliance Officer in Sanctions Area!

Yes, you can! That's our attitude towards our work, ambitions, ideas and relationships. We, at Luminor, believe that anyone has the potential to achieve big things and we encourage everyone to achieve them - professionally and personally.

Whoever you are, and whatever your role is, with Luminor you will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to literally build a local banking champion.

Being part of the Pan-Baltic Compliance organisation, we are looking for a new colleague in Latvia - Sanctions Compliance Officer who would like to seize the opportunity to work with complex tasks and implement newly released sanctions here and now!

What's In It For You:

• Flexibility. Flexible working hours, remote work and possibility to work from anywhere in EU, Iceland, Switzerland and UK (in total 90 days per year)
• International teams. Teams that go outside Pan-Baltic borders where people value challenging work together with good humour and having fun
• More vacation. Additional week of vacation available to all employees who have been in the company for 1 year or more
• Volunteer time off. We care about giving back to society, therefore, you will get additional days off for volunteering purposes
• Paid leave. We are proud of our employees who are participating in military trainings. Therefore, Luminor offers 30 fully paid calendar days for military trainings every year
• Health benefits. A competitive benefits package in addition to your salary that includes health insurance after first 3 months pass in all three Baltic states as well as Health days in case of your absence due to sickness without doctor note needed
• Wellbeing. Access to tools and resources that help to feel good and be productive at work and in life
• Professional growth. Internal and external training programs, workshops, conferences, online training etc.
• Gross salary. 2,300 - 3,000EUR/month, which is to be determined depending on your level of experience and competencies

What You Will Do:

• Investigate and make decisions on escalated sanctions cases
• Conduct Sanctions related reporting to the relevant competent authorities of Latvia
• Support organization in sanctions related topics and contribute to internal training to Luminor employees
• Ensure compliance with international and local regulatory requirements in Sanctions area and Luminor internal Sanctions Framework
• Contribute to process improvements to ensure pan-Baltic alignment and process efficiency
• Prepare regular and ad hoc internal and external Sanctions related reports
• Contribute in creating a great customer experience

What we expect:

• Higher educational degree (preferably in law, finance or economics)
• Fluency in Latvian and English languages in verbal and written form are necessary due to working on a Pan-Baltic level
• Previous experience in Sanctions area
• Certification in Sanctions area would be considered highly advantageous
• Understanding of bank products and processes
• Structured way of organizing work
• Analytical skills and holistic, strategic mindset
• High level of motivation, combined with good networking skills, initiative, creativity, high ethical standards and a strong sense of responsibility and commitment to results

Dear applicant, please note that this is a fixed-term position

The application deadline is 1st of December.We are looking for a candidate primarily already located in the Latvia. Please apply with your CV in English or Latvian inPDF format!

Division Compliance Role AML/CFT/CFP and Sanctions Investigation Locations Riga, Latvia Remote status Hybrid Remote Employment type Temporary