Global Process Manager, Compliance, Sanctions Operations

Google; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 111,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off (PTO)

Sick leave 40 hours/year

Holidays 13 days

Maternity leave 28-30 weeks

Baby bonding leave 18 weeks

Equity

Job summary

Google Compliance is seeking a highly qualified individual to join our US-based team in Chicago, IL. You will help ensure our sanctions program aligns with evolving international regulations and internal policies.

You will process alerts, conduct investigations, and support governance across Google's sanctions operations. This role emphasizes data-driven decision making, policy development, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in compliance, risk management, investigation, auditing, legal, or consulting.

Responsibilities

• Manage and resolve system-generated sanctions alerts, including name screening, transaction monitoring, and country-based restrictions, to identify potential matches.
• Conduct investigations of potential sanctions matches, gather information and documentation from internal and external sources.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on sanctions operations, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to junior analysts and other stakeholders across the organization.
• Contribute to the strategic development and maintenance of sanctions operations policies, procedures, and workflows to ensure compliance with evolving global regulations.
• Review changes in global sanctions laws, regulations, and enforcement trends issued by authorities (e.g., OFAC, EU, UN), and assess potential impact on Google's operations.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

4 years of experience in compliance, risk management, investigation, auditing, legal, or consulting

Job description

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Austin, TX, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in compliance, risk management, investigation, auditing, legal, or consulting.

Preferred qualifications

• Professional certifications such as Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) or Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS).
• Experience working with various sanctions screening and monitoring systems.
• Experience with regulatory reporting requirements related to sanctions compliance.
• Experience with advanced data analysis and reporting tools to extract insights and support decision-making.
• Knowledge of global sanctions regulations and lists.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and research skills, with attention to detail.

About The Job

The Google Compliance team makes sure that our business is always consistent with the current financial regulations. Comprised of multitaskers, this team balances Google's legal and compliance requirements with the dynamic needs of our users and the values of our company. As part of this team, you proactively identify pain points and gaps in existing policy frameworks and find innovative solutions. You develop efficient compliance systems and work with teams to implement these across the organization. You are thorough in all you do and see to it that as Google pursues our next big idea, we always have our bases covered.

In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the processing of alerts, investigations, and reporting related to economic sanctions regulations, contributing to Google's sanctions compliance program.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $111000 - $159000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Manage and resolve system-generated sanctions alerts, including name screening, transaction monitoring, and country-based restrictions, to identify potential matches.
• Conduct investigations of potential sanctions matches, gather information and documentation from internal and external sources.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on sanctions operations, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to junior analysts and other stakeholders across the organization.
• Contribute to the strategic development and maintenance of sanctions operations policies, procedures, and workflows to ensure compliance with evolving global regulations.
• Review changes in global sanctions laws, regulations, and enforcement trends issued by authorities (e.g., OFAC, EU, UN), and assess potential impact on Google's operations.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .