Deputy Head of Sanctions Compliance

Madison-Davis, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A large financial institution is seeking a Deputy Head of Sanctions Compliance to enhance its U.S. sanctions compliance framework. This full-time leadership role involves advising on sanctions laws, conducting investigations, and overseeing compliance processes. The candidate will collaborate with senior compliance leadership, engage with stakeholders, and influence sanctions governance. The position promises high visibility and an opportunity to drive process improvements within a global operating environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in sanctions compliance and financial crime investigations.
• Strong understanding of U.S. sanctions laws and regulations.
• Ability to lead and influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex sanctions-related investigations.
• Advising front-line units on risks and compliance.
• Assessing and enhancing sanctions compliance processes.

Skills

Sanctions advisory

Investigations

Regulatory compliance

Process improvements

Risk mitigation

Job description

A senior-level opportunity with a large, globally active financial institution that is continuing to strengthen and expand its U.S. sanctions compliance framework. They are seeking a Deputy Head of Sanctions Compliance to play a key role in building, enhancing, and overseeing a comprehensive sanctions program.

This is a full-time leadership role focused on sanctions advisory, investigations, and program oversight. You would work closely with senior compliance leadership to interpret sanctions laws and regulations, advise front-line and business units, lead complex investigations, oversee sanctions monitoring and alerts, and support regulatory examinations and inquiries. The role also includes responsibility for identifying control gaps, driving process improvements, reviewing sanctions metrics and reporting, and supporting voluntary disclosures where appropriate.

The position offers high visibility across the organization, significant interaction with senior stakeholders, and the opportunity to influence sanctions governance, controls, and strategy within a complex, global operating environment.

Overview

• Review and analyze sanctions alerts to determine investigative requirements, leading sanctions-related investigations and enhanced due diligence across transactions, onboarding, and trade activity.
• Investigate potential and actual breaches of sanctions regulations, including matters involving money laundering or other financial crime, and identify key risks, red flags, and control gaps.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to front-line units on sanctions regulations, escalation requirements, and risk mitigation, proposing practical and compliant solutions.
• Assess and enhance sanctions compliance processes, conducting ad hoc investigations and analyses to support regulatory inquiries, examinations, and voluntary disclosures.