Sami Jweinat, Senior Compliance Officer

Sami Jweinat

Senior Compliance Officer

Arab Bank

Location
Jordan
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Information Systems
Experience
18 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 6 Months

Senior Compliance Officer at Arab Bank
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since September 2013

• Provide support functions with timely and meaningful analysis and advice in relation to compliance & AML inquiries, regulatory requirements, products and services implementation and regulatory change management including policies, procedures and processes.

• Manage the compliance relationship with the bank's support functions.

• Perform compliance and AML monitoring and testing over the activities in accordance with regulatory requirements.

• Assisting in developing a country or line of business specific compliance strategy to ensure ongoing compliance, consistent with applicable laws and regulations.

• Assisting in developing country or line of business specific procedures, in alignment with Head Office policies and guidelines.

• Assisting in developing compliance key risk indicators and other reports.

• Maintaining current understanding of Country Risks including regulatory requirements, Bank products, services, and customer types (e.g. Risk Control Matrix).

• Monitoring and assessing Compliance program effectiveness at a country or line of business level (e.g. Country Compliance Report, Compliance Self Assessment, and Stoplight Report).

• Ensuring continuous enhancement of awareness and knowledge of compliance guidelines and requirements through preparation and dissemination of compliance communications and education.

• Identifying opportunities for improvement, establish action plans, and lead initiatives to further strengthen the country or line of business compliance program.

• Assisting in reviewing new products and services to ensure that all regulatory rules and guidelines are reflected in the policies and procedures.

Corporate Communication & CSR at Arab Bank
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since August 2009

• Manage Arab Bank's Corporate Social Respnsibility program voluntary activities.

• Manage Arab Bank's Intranet site.

• Consistency of internal communication standards & guidelines functionally and in countries.

• Impact of / feedback on internal communications and employee events.

• Employee “buy-in” of CSR activities and their success.

• Employee satisfaction / usability of Intranet and internal newsletters / publications.

• Consistency of information and messages.

• Manage Internal Projects.

• Handle Social Media.

Sales Team Leader at Arab Bank
  • Jordan - Amman
  • January 2007 to August 2009

• Top sales performer for housing, personal and auto loans and credit card approvals.

• Provide quality customer care when overseeing client accounts and fielding questions from all bank clientele.

• Team leading and guidance for retail direct sales agents.

• Maintain strong client based relationships via quality customer service and personal touch for private individual banking clients.

• Meet quarterly company goals in terms of sales and bank revenue outlook

Sales Officer at Standard Chartered Bank
  • Jordan - Amman
  • May 2006 to January 2007

• Top sales performer for housing, personal and auto loans and credit card approvals.

• Provide quality customer care when overseeing client accounts and fielding questions from all bank clientele.

• Maintain strong client based relationships via quality customer service and personal touch for private individual banking clients.

• Meet quarterly company goals in terms of sales and bank revenue outlook

Call center customer service at Zain
  • Jordan - Amman
  • November 2005 to April 2006

• Provide telecommunication services to clients on demand.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Information Systems
  • at Jami'at Al-Zaytoonah Alordunia Al-Khassa
  • June 2005

Specialties & Skills

Housing
Internal Communications
Feedback
Banking
Intranet
• Excellent writing, communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
Excellent command of MS Office.

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Armenian
Intermediate
French
Beginner