Senior Risk Investigator – Sanctions

• Lead and execute high-complexity investigations end-to-end - spanning onboarding, transaction monitoring, sanctions, PEP/adverse media, and export control risk.
• Develop and mature program controls for sanctions and export controls (e.g., dual-use identification, escalation standards, documentation, runbooks).
• Drive high-impact quality initiatives and process redesigns that improve speed, accuracy, and customer experience across sanctions operations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Compliance, Product, Engineering, and Data to deliver system and control improvements that scale.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert, advising on new product flows, edge cases, and control design to ensure end-to-end coverage.
• Mentor and elevate teammates, provide quality assurance feedback, and partner with leadership to raise the bar for analytical rigor and communication.
• Deliver regulatory-ready documentation (case notes, decision rationales, memos) that withstand audit, exam, and internal review.
• Contribute to reporting and compliance obligations, including sanctions reporting (e.g., blocked property) and internal risk memos.

Requirements

• 6+ years in financial crimes, sanctions, or related investigative roles (8-10 years total professional experience).
• Deep familiarity with OFAC and international sanctions regimes; exposure to export control frameworks (EAR, ITAR).
• Strong investigative and analytical toolkit (open-source research, link analysis, adverse media, beneficial ownership tracing).
• Exceptional writing and documentation skills - can synthesize complex information into clear, defensible decisions.
• Track record of driving cross-functional improvements that balance compliance rigor with customer experience.
• ACAMS, CFCS, or ACSS/CGSS certification preferred.
• Familiarity with payment and funds-transfer systems (ACH, wire, SWIFT, card, P2P, etc.) preferred.

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Hard Skills

• investigative roles
• sanctions
• export control frameworks
• open-source research
• link analysis
• adverse media
• beneficial ownership tracing
• regulatory documentation
• sanctions reporting
• compliance obligations

Soft Skills

• analytical rigor
• communication
• mentoring
• quality assurance
• cross-functional collaboration
• process redesign
• customer experience
• synthesizing complex information
• driving improvements
• decision making

Certifications & Qualifications

• ACAMS
• CFCS
• ACSS
• CGSS