Global Head of Sanctions

You will own and set the strategic vision for the end-to-end sanctions compliance program across payments and digital asset products. You will author and maintain sanctions policies and define the sanctions risk framework. You will build, lead, and develop a sanctions team and partner with Product, Engineering, Detections, and Legal to integrate sanctions controls into systems. You will manage vendor selection, tune screening thresholds, and drive improvements to screening infrastructure. You will serve as the senior escalation point for sanctions matters, lead regulatory engagements and voluntary self-disclosures, and respond to potential violations, subpoenas, and regulatory inquiries.

Responsibilities

• Own the global sanctions compliance program covering real-time payments, peer-to-peer money movement, Bitcoin and digital asset transactions, merchant acquiring, and BNPL
• Author and maintain company-wide sanctions policies
• Define the sanctions risk framework across fiat and digital asset products
• Build, lead, and scale a team of sanctions compliance professionals and develop talent
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Detections, and Legal to integrate sanctions controls into systems and architectural design
• Serve as the senior external voice on sanctions matters and primary contact for regulators including OFAC and FinCEN
• Drive continuous improvement of sanctions screening infrastructure, including vendor evaluation, threshold tuning, and tooling partnership
• Lead response to escalated sanctions issues, potential violations, subpoenas, and regulatory inquiries

Requirements

• 10+ years of sanctions compliance experience ideally spanning a major financial institution and a high-growth fintech or payments company
• Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred
• Deep expertise in OFAC, UN, EU, and OFSI sanctions regimes and evolving guidance on virtual assets, DeFi, and blockchain-based value transfer
• Proven track record building and leading high-performing sanctions or financial crimes teams
• Hands-on experience designing or overhauling sanctions screening programs at scale including vendor selection and threshold calibration
• Experience as the senior-most compliance person in regulatory exams, enforcement discussions, and voluntary self-disclosures
• Experience with ML-assisted screening tools and technology-enabled solutions
• CAMS, CGSS, or equivalent certification preferred

Benefits

• Remote work
• Medical insurance
• Flexible time off
• Retirement savings plans
• Modern family planning