Sanctions Compliance Specialist III

Sanctions Compliance Specialist III

The Global Exports and Sanctions Compliance (GESC) team is a high-impact group responsible for sanctions screening. This is a high-volume, high-impact role requiring sound judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to work independently. Previous sanctions screening experience is a significant asset. While most daily work is handled individually, teamwork is critical for onboarding, staying current with standards, and maintaining team culture.

Responsibilities:

• Review, clear, and escalate sanctions screening alerts in real time per established SLAs.
• Investigate customers, business partners, and transactions using internal systems, commercial databases, public records, and third-party tools.
• Analyze potential matches generated by automated screening systems; differentiate true matches from false positives across sanctions and EAR restricted-party lists (including BIS Entity List and Denied Parties List).
• Escalate findings potentially related to sanctioned parties, terrorist financing, law enforcement matters, or other criminal activity.
• Gather and document evidence from internal systems, databases, and business/compliance contacts to support GESC compliance determinations.
• Maintain thorough, organized records of all screening analysis and investigative work.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on sanctions trends, emerging risks, and program enhancements.
• Support special projects and critical casework as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in reviewing, investigating, and resolution of sanctions, money laundering, or terrorist financing issues.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to apply sound ethical, independent judgment in high-volume, time-sensitive environments.
• Ability to spot false positives of sanctioned or EAR restricted party list matches based on reasonable due diligence and in-depth research using publicly available information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Expertise and experience in OFAC laws and regulations.
• Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative, and adaptive.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with company personnel.
• Ability to meet aggressive timelines and in a compliance focused environment.
• Proficiency in Client applications (Numbers, Pages, and Keynote) and MS Office applications (Excel and Word).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using SAP GTS screening system and Accuity's Compliance Link.
• Familiarity with EU and UN sanctions frameworks and EAR restricted-party lists.
• Experience in a global compliance environment or financial services/technology sector.
• Understanding of trade compliance concepts (export controls, denied-party screening, embargo programs).
• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) or Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) preferred.