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This position is responsible for the oversight, support and
monitoring of the application of the Ethics & Compliance Program across West Africa. The position is a critical partner to the business, providing
pragmatic, solution-oriented counsel to ensure that Visa has effective risk
management, decision-making and review of key processes to ensure we meet international standards, the requirements of regulations and laws of the United States and of the countries in which we operate. These activities include the following areas of risk:

• Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption

• Office of Foreign Assets Controls and other Sanctions

• Anti-Money Laundering (AML) / Anti-Terrorist Financing (ATF)

• Data Privacy

• Information Security 

• Anti-Trust and Competitive Intelligence

• Other specific compliance requirements of regulators who have regulatory
  authority over our operations in the West Africa region.

In addition, this position also holds responsibility for ensuring the highest standards of conduct, as set out in Visa’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. Particular areas of focus include: 

• Business Conduct and Ethics 

• Conflicts of Interest

• Prevention of Insider Trading

Core Responsibilities:  

• Responsible for all Compliance Program matters as the primary point of contact for business units, support functions and other control function

• Primary point of contact for AML/ATF matters with regulators, in collaboration with Legal and Government Relations function

• Collaboration with Visa’s Financial Intelligence Analytics Center on activities
   including additional and enhanced due diligence applied to AML/ATF & Sanctions cases, including direct communications and requests for information from clients and partner

• Ensuring that the business has effective decision-making, risk assessment,
   processes, controls and procedures to meet obligations of internal policy
   and international and local regulations, laws and requirements  

• Review of significant business strategies, activities and transactions,
  assessment of risk and development and execution of risk mitigation
  action at regional, country, program and product level

• Accountable for managing the process to provide required reporting to regulatory authorities in the West Africa sub-region, where relevant

• Promote understanding of the Compliance Program and Code and drive effective inclusion of Compliance in business activities and strategies

Collaboration & Communicate  

• Execution of due diligence requirements of the Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption
  Program, AML/ATF & Sanctions Programs, including third party due
  diligence, provision of AML/ATF workshops and education for Clients and
   on-site Client AML program assessments. The AML/ATF component is a significant  portion of the position’s overall responsibilities.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.