What you'll be doing

📍To lead the overall sanctions operations team in conducting daily transaction monitoring and utilizing real-time blockchain analytics to identify and prevent financial crimes. 📍Serve as the Sanctions Expert to the business, actively communicating cross-functionally to identify sanctions gaps, implement controls, provide recommendations, ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of executions, and oversee any resulting corrective actions and program enhancements. 📍Tackle key strategic issues by spearheading the development of compliance policies, enhancing current processes/ creating new processes, and fostering global cross-functional collaboration. 📍Cooperate with relevant internal teams (i.e. Compliance, Legal, Product & Engineering, GBS) to ensure that sanctions queries are addressed in a timely manner and that such teams operate in accordance with the latest financial crimes compliance standards. 📍Oversee annual QA review and internal audits, coordinate responses to third-party sanctions audits and regulatory queries, and lead remediation efforts of any resulting findings and/or corrective actions in a timely manner. 📍Collaborate with the Learning Development & Quality Assurance department to jointly develop, implement, and continually refine sanctions training programs, ensuring they are current with the latest standards and best practices to effectively impart crucial compliance knowledge. 📍Work closely with regional compliance teams to obtain business licenses, meticulously meeting regulatory standards to ensure smooth operations and expansion in multiple regions.

What we look for

📍8-12 years of leadership experience in sanctions / AML domain within the financial services, fintech, or crypto industry. 📍Proven track record in leadership roles, particularly in managing large departments within a business. 📍Strong operational knowledge in building and running a robust compliance program, with hands-on experience and a deep understanding of regulatory requirements. 📍Experience in developing and implementing compliance policies and procedures from the ground up. 📍Ability to drive cross-functional collaborations and foster a culture of compliance across diverse teams and regions. 📍Strong analytical skills, with the ability to leverage data and technology, such as blockchain analytics, for effective transaction monitoring and financial crime prevention.