Associate Director, Sanctions & Financial Crimes Mitigation

S&P Global; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 101,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

S&P Global Market Intelligence seeks an Associate Director, Global Financial Crimes Compliance Enterprise Threat Mitigation to lead escalation and disposition of transaction screening alerts. The role requires screening expertise, analytics, and a practical understanding of sanctions and due diligence across regions.

You will partner with Compliance, Legal, Technology and Operations to enhance screening controls, improve alert management, and support a globally consistent risk mitigation

Qualifications

• 7+ years of compliance experience in financial services or brokerage.
• 5+ years in sanctions and transaction screening; investigate and resolve alerts.
• Strong knowledge of sanctions laws and regulatory expectations.
• Experience with financial crimes areas: AML, due diligence, monitoring.
• Experience with screening systems, case management, and analytics.
• Ability to collaborate with Compliance, Legal, Technology and operations.
• US work authorization; ICA/ACAMS or similar preferred.

Responsibilities

• Escalate and resolve complex or high-risk transaction screening alerts.
• Oversee review and disposition of screening alerts with proper documentation.
• Assess sanctions, AML and due diligence risks in screening results.
• Improve screening controls, rules, and escalation criteria.
• Perform Second Line of Defense reviews of screening frameworks.
• Update and enforce policies for screening and financial crime compliance.
• Collaborate with tech, data, and business teams to enhance systems.
• Monitor emerging risks and analyze alert trends for program oversight.
• Deliver targeted training on screening requirements and escalation standards.
• Support audits and regulatory exams with evidence and remediation.
• Participate in governance groups with SME input on risk mitigation.

Skills

Sanctions & AML

Transaction Screening

Regulatory Compliance

Analytics

Workflow Automation

Tools

Screening platforms

Case management systems

Workflow tools

Job description

S&P Global Market Intelligence seeks an Associate Director, Global Financial Crimes Compliance Enterprise Threat Mitigation to lead escalation and disposition of transaction screening alerts. The role requires screening expertise, analytics, and a practical understanding of sanctions and due diligence across regions.

You will partner with Compliance, Legal, Technology and Operations to enhance screening controls, improve alert management, and support a globally consistent risk mitigation