Vienna, Vienna, Austria Hybrid Employment

UNIQA Capital Markets GmbH is hiring a Senior Expert: Sanctions & Anti-Money Laundering Prevention

About the Role

UNIQA Capital Markets GmbH is hiring a Senior Expert: Sanctions & Anti-Money Laundering Prevention. In this role, you will support and represent the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Officers to ensure compliance with legal and internal requirements for UNIQA Österreich Versicherungen AG and UNIQA Insurance Group AG. You will analyze complex cases, develop and strengthen controls, conduct assessments, and provide expert training.

What You'll Do

  • Provide expert support and represent the Sanctions and Money Laundering Officers in ensuring compliance with legal and internal requirements for economic sanctions and AML prevention.
  • Assess cases involving sanctions and AML prevention and prepare analyses, statements, and recommendations.
  • Participate in the implementation and further development of regulations, processes, and controls in the area of economic sanctions and AML prevention.
  • Conduct remote assessments on sanctions and AML prevention to evaluate the effectiveness of local functions within UIG group companies.
  • Further develop and strengthen sanctions- and AML-related controls in the Internal Control System (ICS).
  • Create and conduct training on sanctions and money laundering topics.
  • Prepare decision-making bases, reports, and expert statements.
  • Support reporting to the Board of Directors, Supervisory Board, and Risk Committee.
  • Participate in projects and work closely with international units of UIG across countries.

What We're Looking For

  • A completed degree in law, economics, or a comparable qualification.
  • Very good analytical skills for interpreting complex sanctions- and AML-relevant matters.
  • An independent, structured, and reliable working style with high initiative and solution orientation.
  • Strong communication and networking skills in a corporate environment.
  • Understanding of group steering, governance structures, and group-wide control systems.
  • Very good German language skills and good English language skills, both spoken and written.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Onboarding plan, welcome events, and a buddy system for an optimal start.
  • Flexible working hours and short core hours.
  • Discounted DO&CO canteen in the office and a financial meal subsidy for home office.
  • Vaccination campaigns, preventive check-ups, and blood donation drives regularly offered on-site.
  • Free & anonymous coaching sessions for private and professional challenges.
  • Individual onboarding & personal support for a successful start.
  • Modern & bright office with break zones in the heart of the city and modern IT equipment.
  • Possibility to work from home office and a financial starter package for individual use.
  • Summer party, after-work events on the rooftop terrace, or winter punch for networking.
  • Remote work within the EU: Work up to 20 days per year from an EU country of your choice.
  • Support from the works council – benefit from various subsidies and offers.
  • Discounted insurance and a company subsidy for good coverage, plus vouchers for supermarkets, perfumeries, furniture and hardware stores, etc.
  • Various further education opportunities for professional and personal growth.
  • 50% subsidy for an annual public transport ticket.
  • Subsidies for marriages and births.

Work Mode

This is a hybrid position, offering flexibility between remote and office work.

We are the community for a better life and use our individual skills to shape a better future together. We live diversity and consciously rely on different perspectives in our teams and leadership positions. Applications that enrich our diversity are explicitly welcome.

Required Skills
Sanctions ComplianceAnti-Money Laundering (AML)Legal AnalysisRegulatory ComplianceGovernanceRisk ManagementCorporate CommunicationNetworking
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UNIQA Capital Markets GmbH

Bei UNIQA Capital Markets verwalten wir das gesamte Finanzvermögen der UNIQA Gruppe im In- und Ausland.

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Department Legal and Compliance
Category other
Posted 14 days ago