Manager, Global Sanctions
Leads Stripe’s global sanctions program, managing cross-regional teams, regulatory requirements, screening operations, and transformation initiatives. Requires at least 10 years of sanctions or financial-crimes experience, senior leadership capability, and expertise in global sanctions regimes and screening technology.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop sanctions managers and analysts across regions, ensuring investigative quality, consistency, and throughput at scale.
- Own the strategic direction of the global sanctions program, including screening coverage, alert logic, escalation frameworks, and quality assurance.
- Drive the sanctions transformation roadmap, identify workflow and vendor-tooling limitations, and lead the shift toward automation and smarter detection.
- Partner with Engineering and Product on tooling inputs, screening logic, and operational readiness for new capabilities.
- Ensure process and system changes include audit trails, explainability, and examiner readiness; lead the function through regulatory exams and supervisory inquiries.
- Serve as the senior escalation point for complex casework.
- Monitor evolving global sanctions regulations, including OFAC, EU, HMT, and UN regimes, and translate changes into program requirements.
- Report sanctions program health, emerging typologies, and team performance to senior leadership.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of experience in sanctions compliance or financial crimes, including senior leadership experience managing cross-regional teams.
- Deep expertise in OFAC, EU, HMT, UN, and other major global sanctions regimes and sanctions screening methodologies.
- Proven track record improving sanctions program operations.
- Experience evaluating or transitioning sanctions tooling, including vendor platforms and in-house or automated solutions.
- Ability to partner with Engineering and Product on tooling design, screening logic, and workflow automation.
- Effective communication across regulators, senior leadership, and engineering teams.
- Experience with sanctions screening platforms and familiarity with AI-assisted screening tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- CAMS or equivalent certification.
- Experience handling regulatory examinations or voluntary self-disclosure processes.
- Experience at a global payments platform or fintech at scale.
Skills
Sanctions Compliance, Financial Crimes, Ofac, Eu Sanctions, Hmt Sanctions, Un Sanctions, Sanctions Screening, Screening Platforms, Workflow Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering Partnership, Product Partnership, Regulatory Examinations, Cams, Quality Assurance
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