Legal Director

As an Associate Director of Legal Compliance, you will play a vital role in driving transformation initiatives across sanctions, AML, financial crime risk, third-party risk management, and regulatory compliance. Your proven expertise in building compliance frameworks, leading digital transformation, and managing global stakeholder expectations will be crucial for success in this role. **Key Responsibilities:** - **Compliance Training & Awareness** - Enhance global compliance training programs beyond standard modules. - Identify additional training areas aligned with business requirements. - Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure training relevance and effectiveness. - **Sanctions Advisory** - Provide expert guidance on sanctions regulations across jurisdictions. - Monitor regulatory developments and translate them into actionable advisories. - Support business units with practical insights on sanctions-related risks. - **Policies & SOPs** - Draft, review, and update policies, SOPs, and frameworks to align with evolving regulations. - Collaborate cross-functionally to embed compliance into operational processes. - Ensure effective implementation and communication of compliance policies. - **Risk & Transformation** - Lead initiatives on digital transformation in compliance, AML screening, financial crime risk, gap assessments, and third-party risk management. - Drive process re-engineering, automation, and change management to strengthen compliance effectiveness. - Deliver high-quality reports and presentations to senior leadership. **Qualification Required:** - 14-15 years of progressive experience in legal compliance, risk, or regulatory advisory. - Background in consulting firms, multinational corporates, or regulatory advisory roles. - Experience in policy development, compliance training, and sanctions/AML advisory. - Strong leadership experience with proven ability to manage teams. - Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills. - Graduates from reputable institutions preferred (law background not mandatory). This role is ideal for senior compliance professionals who combine regulatory expertise with a transformation mindset and can partner with leadership to build resilient compliance frameworks in a global business.,