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• Zurich Cover-More is one of the world’s largest travel insurance and assistance providers and part of Zurich Insurance Group, a leading multi-line insurer. We stand for more care, more cover, for all, and we look after more than 20 million of the world’s travelers every year, making sure we are there every step of their journey
• Our family of customer-facing brands include Travel Guard, Cover-More Travel Insurance, Travelex Insurance, Universal Assistance, World Travel Protection, Freely and Blue Insurance. We are a connected and caring workforce of more than 2600 employees with teams in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific
• Our global delivery platform provides a consistent multi-lingual service experience and the ability to write insurance policies in more than 50 countries. Zurich Cover-More has more than 200 distribution partners around the world including airlines, global travel companies, major banks and credit card providers and leading retailers
• We are currently looking for a Compliance Expert specialized in Trade & Economic Sanctions for Zurich Cover-More (ZCM). Reporting to the Head of Compliance Centre of Excellence, is responsible for providing specialist expertise in managing financial crime risks, with a focus on trade and economic sanctions, amongst other compliance risks
• In addition to these main responsibilities, the Compliance Expert will support the development, implementation, and review of compliance programs and policies to ensure adherence to evolving regulatory requirements and embed compliance processes/controls within the 1st Line of Defense. This is a highly visible role requiring coordination with employees throughout the ZCM organization with broad participation in all aspects of Zurich’s Compliance Risk Universe (CRU)

What will you be doing?

• Maintain a global, robust, and effective compliance framework with a primary focus on Trade and Economic Sanctions
• Support the development and maintenance of a strong control framework for sanctions screening, ensuring effectiveness across the end-to-end process
• Provide expert compliance advice, guidance, and input on Trade and Economic Sanctions to the global compliance network at all levels
• Coordinate with a network of local, regional, and global sanctions subject matter experts (SMEs) to identify emerging trends, share knowledge, and promote best practices
• Serve as a key partner to local and regional Compliance officers, fostering alignment and consistency in sanctions compliance efforts
• Manage the Sanctions Desk, handling high-risk cases referred by local and regional units and providing expert analysis
• Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) related to Trade and Economic Sanctions, generating insights to enhance compliance strategies and decision-making
• Prepare high-quality reports for business leadership, governance committees, and regulatory bodies, ensuring transparency and accountability
• Engage with senior stakeholders across Group Functions—including Claims and Underwriting—to understand business models and contribute to sanctions risk mitigation efforts
• Support oversight and assurance processes to ensure compliance with trade and economic sanctions requirements
• In addition to Trade and Economic Sanctions, support the Compliance Center of Excellence in reviewing and responding to referrals in connection with other ZCM compliance frameworks including Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption (ABC), Conflicts of Interest (COI), and Dealing in Securities (DIS), Third Party Risk (TPR), and Customer Facing Conduct (CFC)
• Support the development, implementation and monitoring of compliance programs, policies, and trainings
• Build, maintain, and develop expertise across Zurich’s Compliance Risk Universe

What are we looking for?

• 5+ years of experience in financial services or regulatory compliance, ideally with knowledge of the insurance industry, particularly in commercial and global corporate business
• Bachelor's degree in economics, business administration, risk and compliance, or law (preferred)
• Strong knowledge of Trade and Economic Sanctions compliance, including regulatory requirements and industry best practices
• Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to develop and deliver effective management information and reporting
• Experience working in complex and large organizations, with the ability to navigate regulatory challenges
• Ability to operate within a large financial group, build strong relationships across business lines, and communicate effectively with senior leadership
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Detail-oriented with a high level of integrity and ethical standard
• Capable of quickly adapting to new methodologies and technologies and working towards deadlines
• Working knowledge of compliance risks relating to ABC, COI, DIS, TPR, and CFC

Why choose us?

• We value optimism, caring, togetherness, reliability, and determination
• We have more than 2600 employees worldwide: we are a global group of digital specialists, actuaries, marketers, doctors, nurses, case managers, claims specialists, finance experts and customer service professionals. We share a global mission to look after travelers, at every step of their journey
• We understand the importance of making sure that work fits into your life, not the other way around. Our hybrid approach ensures our employees maintain work-life balance with the flexibility of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home
• Job flexibility
• This is an extremely exciting time for us at Zurich Cover-More, as we are rapidly growing our business around the world. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential through a comprehensive onboarding program, ongoing professional development opportunities and a supportive work environment that encourages growth
• We encourage you to take the time you need when you need it. We offer regular annual and personal leave benefits (everyone starts with 4 weeks) along with anniversary leave, volunteer leave and a comprehensive paid parental leave scheme
• We offer a competitive high deductible health plan, EAP programs and access to health and well-being activities along with 401(k) program with employer matching to help you plan for your future
• We respect who you are and thoroughly embrace diversity. So whatever walk of life you wander, just be you and come as you are

The salary range for this role is $90,000-125,000. This is the range Zurich Cover-More in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of the posting. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed Remotely in any US state. Base pay offered may vary depending on, but not limited to education, experience, skills, geographic location, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business needs. This range may be modified in the future. This job is also bonus eligible. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable