For our company Generali CEE Holding we are looking for a new colleague supporting the Regional Anti-Financial Crime Officer in steering, coordinating and controlling Anti-Financial Crime activities (e.g. International Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Bribery & Corruption, Counter Terrorism Financing), with focus on International Sanctions risks in Generali insurance companies located in 10 countries of the CEE region.

What will be the main responsibilities?

• Supervising the local execution of second level controls and risk assessment to ensure they detect, mitigate and fairly reflect local AFC risk, by also suggesting mitigation actions any time needed, in alignment with the CEE Regional AFC Officer.
• Executing second level controls to test the effectiveness of locally implemented AFC processes, including issuing any needed corrective measures in alignment with the Regional AFC Officer.
• Coordinating and monitoring the local implementation of AFC plans and projects.
• Cascading and monitoring the local implementation of AFC policies and guidelines, also providing non-binding opinions when necessary.
• Providing trainings about AFC topics to local Compliance and AFC teams and to CEE senior management.
• Supporting the CEE Regional AFC Officer in advising and keeping the CEE senior management and Group AFC team regularly informed and aligned about the AFC risks in the CEE Region, providing recommendations when necessary.
• Promoting a compliance culture within the Generali CEE companies.

What is needed in this role?

• English full proficiency (daily use with colleagues and manager).
• 5-10 years of Anti-Financial Crime, with proven evidence of International Sanctions experience gathered at international financial institutions.
• Specific knowledge of US and EU AML and International Sanctions framework and remediation programs.
• Experience with AML and International Sanctions advisory matters (definition and update of policies and procedures, knowledge of sanctions clauses and other international clauses, settlement with authorities).
• International mindset and ability to manage international stakeholders in a complex context.
• Experience in a complex and challenging environment, ability to build relationships across business, strong communications skills.
• Proven experience in the preparation of documents, reports and recommendations for senior management.
• Ability to understand and interpret regulations to pragmatically guide their local application.
• Understanding of sanctions tools’ features (e.g., screening tool, fuzzy matching logic filtering).
• Anti-Financial Crime/International Sanctions certifications (e.g. CAMS/CGSS, ICA, ACSS) is a plus.

What can we offer you?

• Friendly international environment.
• Very flexible working arrangements, home office.
• Real support of professional and personal growth.
• Background of Generali Group, one of the largest global insurance providers.
• Interesting remuneration package (base salary and annual bonus) and employee benefits (30 vacation days, other days off for specific purposes, meal allowance, contribution to pension insurance, life insurance and children pension insurance, group life insurance, contribution to leisure time activities, significant discount on company products, etc.).

This position is based in Prague, Czech Republic and a work permit within the EU is required.