Sanctions, Operations Associate

Responsibilities

• Conduct sanctions screening reviews, including watchlist and keyword reviews, on merchants as part of the sanctions program.
• Analyze and investigate accounts for exposure to listed persons and high-risk or prohibited jurisdictions.
• Apply complex regulatory and compliance requirements within financial services to investigations and analyses.
• Conduct in-depth open-source research using the web, corporate registries, governmental databases, and social media platforms.
• Assess sanctions and financial-crime risk based on research findings.
• Analyze complex problems and exercise sound judgment when resolving investigations and making decisions.
• Handle high-complexity assignments and requests from internal teams, financial partners, and other parties.
• Follow process documentation and draft clear, concise investigative summaries and analyses, including draft regulatory reports.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in sanctions roles.
• Experience conducting in-depth open-source research across diverse information sources, including global social media platforms.
• General awareness of money laundering, terrorism financing, sanctions trends, and regulatory developments.
• Ability to independently analyze information from multiple data sources and determine appropriate action on matched cases.
• Ability to clearly document decision rationales and supporting evidence for analytical, presentation, and audit purposes.
• Excellent English written, spoken, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently with complex investigations and data sets.
• Self-discipline, diligence, proactivity, and attention to detail.
• Willingness to periodically work a weekend day in exchange for a weekday off; shifts operate during daytime hours from morning through early evening.