Sanctions Analyst| Fintech | Cork office

TELUS Digital; Cork; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Maternity and paternity leave

Canteen subsidy

Job summary

TELUS Digital is seeking a dedicated Sanctions Analyst to review high-volume alerts from transaction monitoring systems and ensure compliance. You will quickly assess alerts, clear false positives, and escalate potential matches for senior review, protecting the business and the financial system.

The role requires accuracy, the ability to work in a high-risk environment, and familiarity with OFAC, EU/UN sanctions, PEPs, and related lists.

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented professional with experience in high-volume sanctions alerts.
• Ability to assess alerts quickly and make compliant decisions.
• Knowledge of ACH and international wires/SWIFT.
• Experience with OFAC, EU/UN sanctions, PEP, Adverse Media lists.

Responsibilities

• Triage high-volume sanction/transaction monitoring alerts to clear false positives and elevate potential true matches for senior review.
• Review and close alerts efficiently while maintaining accuracy and quality standards.
• Use SOPs and decision trees; elevate edge cases or potential true matches as appropriate.
• Keep auditable notes for all decisions in line with job aid and QC expectations.

Skills

Sanctions screening

Transaction monitoring

Attention to detail

Quality control

ACH/Wires/SWIFT knowledge

Tools

LexisNexis Bridger

Firco Continuity

Job description

Sanctions Analyst

Location: Onsite (Cork HQ, Mahon). Type: Permanent Position. Salary: €33,000 gross p/a + monthly performance bonus up to €150. Shifts: 11.30-20.00 Mon-Fri subject to change (weekend coverage, shifts may be introduced in the future).

About the Role:

We're looking for a detail-oriented professional to review high-volume sanctions alerts and help us stay compliant. You'll quickly assess transaction monitoring alerts, clear false positives, and elevate potential matches, making critical decisions that keep our platform safe and compliant. This is high-volume, high-impact work where your speed and accuracy directly protect our business and the broader financial system.

What We Offer:

• Stable job - permanent employment contracts
• Performance-based bonus
• Opportunity to advance your career
• Great rewards for referring your friends
• Multilingual exposure - improve your spoken and written language skills
• Inspiring and fun environment: our offices are known for their innovative, fun and pleasant design. Enjoy our 'relax' and 'play' areas as well as our onsite gym
• Community projects. Want to make the world a better place? We run CSR (corporate social responsibility) events all year long
• Private medical insurance coverage (after 6 months tenure). We work with one of the best suppliers (VHI) where you will benefit from a professional package
• Bike-to-work tax relief
• Pension scheme
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Access to GP care and an occupational health advisor
• Subsidized canteen

Overview Of Tasks:

• Triage high-volume sanction/transaction monitoring alerts to clear false positives and elevate potential true matches for senior review
• Review and close alerts efficiently while maintaining accuracy and quality standards
• Use SOPs and decision trees consistently; elevate edge cases or potential true matches as appropriate
• Keep concise, auditable notes for all decisions in line with job aid and QC expectations

We Are Looking For:

• Be a motivated self-starter comfortable in a high-risk, production environment with minimal supervision
• Be accountable for accuracy while maintaining quality control standards
• Have product sense for ACH, international wires/SWIFT
• Have experience or academic knowledge of OFAC, EU/UN sanctions, PEP, Adverse Media, and other AML watchlists
• Experience with LexisNexis Bridger and Firco Continuity preferred
• Be comfortable handling high volume while maintaining strong quality control

About Company:

TELUS Digital is the customer experience transformation partner to the world's most admired brands. Our diverse team weaves data, technology, and human ingenuity to deliver differentiated customer journeys, drive operational effectiveness, and scale AI solutions with meaningful value and positive impact. We craft real-world solutions in the moments that matter, from customer acquisition to lifelong loyalty. Enabled by our global reach - spanning 78,000 experts in 33 countries - and deep industry expertise, we help over 600 organizations make the customer experience feel effortless. Our solutions span Data & AI, Digital Experience & IT, CX Management and Trust & Safety. At the core of our innovation is Fuel iX™ an enterprise-grade generative AI platform that helps clients safely access and optimize leading LLMs to scale their own AI from pilot to production.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:

At TELUS Digital, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All aspects of employment, including the decision to hire and promote, are based on applicant's qualifications, merits, competence and performance without regard to any characteristic related to diversity.