Senior Sanctions Officer

We are looking for a proactive and dynamic Senior Sanctions Oficer to join the UK Marsh McLennan Financial Crime Team, at a time when the company is going through an exciting period of growth and change. The position can be based in either Norwich, London or York and is a hybrid role, with a minimum requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

This role will report to our UK Sanctions Lead and the successful candidate will provide sanctions advice and guidance to our business areas and functions, as well as being involved in sanctions-related projects and workstreams.

The UK Marsh McLennan Financial Crime Team manages the UK's Financial Crime Framework and helps UK entities meet their legal and regulatory requirements.  This includes Financial Crime prevention, detection and investigation across the areas of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing, Sanctions and Export Controls, Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) including Third Party Providers (TPPs) and Gifts & Entertainment, Fraud, Tax Evasion and Market Abuse.  

In this role you will be able;

• To join a truly global organisation that offers opportunity and excellent benefits

• To become part of a highly skilled Financial Crime Team that works to ensure the business is compliant with applicable laws and regulations

• Work in a fast-paced environment, an exciting workload with variety within the role

We will rely on you to:

• Provide sanctions advice to support the UK business' compliance with applicable UK and international economic and trade sanctions and export controls

• Build key relationships so you can provide ongoing support and advice to the business in respect of sanctions referrals and enquiries

• Respond to sanctions-related enquiries, referrals and escalations

• Develop subject-matter expertise so you can respond to complex cases and draft reports for internal and external use

• Support the development, maintenance and roll-out of Company policies, procedures and related processes supporting Sanctions compliance

• Keep up to date on relevant sanctions developments

• Become involved in and support the UK Sanction Lead in projects, workstreams and ad-hoc activities

• Draft communications to the business following legal, regulatory and / or business developments

• Provide training to the business as and when required

• Continually strive to ensure our systems and controls are appropriate and support Sanctions compliance

What you need to have: 

• Sanctions experience within the financial services sector, with a broad understanding of UK and international economic and trade sanctions legislation including UK, EU, UN and US sanctions.

• Proven sanctions advisory experience

• Willingness to continually learn and upskill your knowledge of UK and international economic and trade sanctions legislation and export controls

• An ability and desire to read relevant laws and regulations and consider how they are, or will be, applied in practice

• An ability to build and maintain good working relationships with teams and individuals across the company

• Strong analytical skills, allowing you to assess whether sufficient information has been obtained prior to responding on cases

• A good work ethic with a proactive attitude, with willingness to step in and support a busy team when required

• Highly-motivated and enthusiastic self-starter with the ability to prioritise workload and to work under pressure

• Ability to work effectively at all levels and pick up procedures/processes quickly

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail

• Experience of delivering training

What makes you stand out:

• An excellent knowledge of economic and trade sanctions and export controls

• Experience of working in the insurance sector with a good understanding of regulatory requirements

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Good working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint with experience analysing data, creating reports and training presentations

• University Degree or recognised industry accreditation (for example, ICA Qualification)

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.

• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit , or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person.