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Application Deadline: 10 May 2024

Department: Legal & Compliance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Miami

Reporting To: Head of Risk & Compliance

Description

We govern the beautiful game and ensure it's run with transparency and integrity.

Join our team in Miami and support us on our mission.

THE POSITION

FIFA is seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as a Sanctions Compliance Manager. The successful candidate will be based in Miami, FL, and will play a crucial role in ensuring FIFA's compliance with international sanctions regulations. The position requires a combination of legal acumen, analytical skills, communication abilities, and a deep understanding of the international regulatory landscape to ensure FIFA's compliance with sanctions laws and mitigate associated risks effectively.

These Are Your Key Tasks

• Act as subject matter expert on US, UK, EU, Swiss and UN sanctions compliance.
• Develop and update the respective International Trade Controls/Sanctions policies and processes.
• Provide sanctions advice and draft legal memos and opinions for internal stakeholders (e.g., Finance, Member Associations, Logistics, Travel, President, SG Office etc.). Provide confirmations on compliance of payments/shipments/services etc. with international sanctions.
• Monitor fast-changing international trade control landscape and communicate updates to internal stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Manage relationship with external counsel, national authorities (SECO, OFAC, etc.) and banking partners on sanctions compliance matters.
• Perform extensive and in-depth due diligence research on companies and persons and provide guidance and recommendations to the requesting business partner.
• Promote a compliance culture and awareness by advising staff and conducting trainings on relevant compliance topics, in particular on sanctions compliance.
• Support in the continued development of FIFA’s compliance program and maintenance of other compliance policies and procedures.
• Support the continuous development and implementation of FIFA’s risk management framework.
• Support the delivery of stakeholder events, for example, governance workshops and the biennial FIFA Governance Summit with FIFA’s 211 member associations.
• Execute ad-hoc projects and provide ad-hoc compliance advice as assigned.

YOUR PROFILE

We work hard at FIFA.

We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.

And we respect our values. Always.

For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.

The Specific Competencies We Require For This Position Are

• University degree in a related field e.g., Law, Compliance (or alternatively Business Administration, Economics, Finance in connection with a professional certifications as mentioned below).
• Advanced degree or professional certifications in international sanctions compliance (e.g., CAMS, CRCM, ICA) preferred.
• 5+ years working experience in compliance with at least 3 years managing sanctions compliance, including US, UN, EU, UK and Swiss sanctions regimes, and third party screening.
• Flexible thinking and capability to effectively engage with various stakeholders from various departments across the organisation, ensuring alignment with international trade control and sanctions compliance objectives;
• Experience in preparing high-quality explanatory documents, work papers or memoranda and reports in a timely manner for senior management and independent committees.
• Experience working in a cross-functional, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Strong qualitative risk based thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong intellectual curiosity and business acumen with sound professional judgement in areas of ambiguity.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build relationships and establish trust, respect and confidence and ability to tailor messages to the specific audience.
• Strong attention to detail with a proactive approach to preventing, identifying, and resolving issues.
• Eagerness to work in an international, fast-changing environment.
• Hands-on, reliable and discreet personality with the flexibility of taking on tasks beyond the job description.
• Positive and friendly attitude.
• Ability to set priorities.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory information into compelling stakeholder-friendly language.
• Fluency in English a must
• Proficiency in one of the other FIFA languages (French, Spanish, German)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Extensive knowledge of sanctions screening/due diligence solutions

Perks & Benefits

The biggest benefit of a career at FIFA is the privilege to work for the beautiful game and create something that matters.

Alongside that privilege, we also offer some extra perks and benefits:

Health insurance: We offer generous medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage.

Continuous learning: We care about your development and encourage internal mobility, offering a variety of training and education to help achieve it.

Retirement: We offer generous 401(k) employer contributions.

Vacation: Maintain a healthy work/life balance with a generous vacation allowance.

About FIFA

We are FIFA, the global governing body for football.

Our vision is to make football truly global, diverse and inclusive, for the benefit of the entire world. The last FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022 attracted more than 5 billion viewers and the last FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 was the greatest-ever FIFA Women's World Cup that inspired millions of girls and women around the globe. The opportunities for growth are exciting.

We are a modern organisation with over 850 passionate employees who are Living Football every day. Our headquarters are based in Zurich, Switzerland, and we have offices in Miami and Paris, plus eleven regional offices from New Zealand to India, Congo, Panama and Paraguay.