Manager, Global Sanctions
United StatesLegalRemote10+ YOE
Summary
Lead and evolve Stripe's global sanctions program, managing regional teams and driving automation and tooling modernization in partnership with Engineering and Product. Requires 10+ years in sanctions compliance with senior leadership experience.
About the role
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop sanctions managers and analysts across regions, ensuring investigative quality, consistency, and throughput at scale
- Own the strategic direction of Stripe's global sanctions program, screening coverage, alert logic, escalation frameworks, and quality assurance
- Drive the sanctions transformation roadmap, identify where manual workflows and vendor tooling are limiting scale, and lead the shift toward automation and smarter detection
- Partner with Engineering and Product as a genuine co-designer, translate sanctions requirements into tooling inputs, challenge screening logic, and lead operational readiness for new capabilities
- Ensure every process and system change is built with audit trails, explainability, and examiner-readiness by design; lead the function through regulatory exams and supervisory inquiries
- Serve as the senior escalation point for complex casework
- Maintain deep awareness of evolving sanctions regulations globally (OFAC, EU, HMT, UN, and others) and translate changes into program requirements ahead of deadlines
- Report on sanctions program health, emerging typologies, and team performance to senior leadership
Requirements
- At least 10 years of experience in sanctions compliance or financial crimes, with senior leadership experience managing cross-regional teams
- Deep expertise in major global sanctions regimes (OFAC, EU, HMT, UN) and sanctions screening methodologies
- Proven track record of improving sanctions program operations
- Experience evaluating or transitioning sanctions tooling, including vendor platforms and in-house or automated solutions
- Ability to partner credibly with Engineering and Product on tooling design, screening logic, and workflow automation
- Effective communicator across audiences, regulators, senior leadership, and engineering teams
- Experience with sanctions screening platforms and familiarity with AI-assisted screening tools
Preferred Qualifications
- CAMS or equivalent certification
- Background handling regulatory examinations or voluntary self-disclosure processes
- Experience at a global payments platform or fintech at scale
Skills
Sanctions complianceFinancial crimesOFACEU sanctionsHMT sanctionsUN sanctionsSanctions screeningRegulatory complianceCross-regional team managementAI-assisted screening tools