Global Sanctions Leader — Automation & Strategy

Stripe; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 174,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Wellness stipends

Hybrid work

Job summary

Stripe seeks a Manager, Global Sanctions to lead and evolve sanctions operations across geographies, partnering with Engineering and Product to modernize how sanctions work within Stripe.

You will guide regional teams, shape the strategic direction of the sanctions program, and ensure audit trails and regulatory readiness for exams. The role requires 10+ years in sanctions compliance with leadership, and deep regulatory knowledge.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years in sanctions compliance or financial crimes with senior leadership experience.
• Deep expertise in major global sanctions regimes (OFAC, EU, HMT, UN).
• Experience evaluating or transitioning sanctions tooling, including vendor platforms.
• Ability to partner with Engineering and Product on tooling design, screening logic, and workflow automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop sanctions managers and analysts across regions, ensuring quality, consistency, and throughput at scale.
• Own the strategic direction of Stripe's global sanctions program, screening coverage, alert logic, escalation frameworks, and quality assurance.
• Drive the sanctions transformation roadmap, identify where manual workflows and vendor tooling limit scale, and lead automation and smarter detection.
• Partner with Engineering and Product as a co-designer, translate sanctions requirements into tooling inputs, and lead operational readiness for new capabilities.
• Ensure every process and system change has audit trails, explainability, and examiner-readiness for regulatory exams.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for complex casework.
• Maintain awareness of evolving sanctions regulations globally (OFAC, EU, HMT, UN) and translate changes into program requirements.

Skills

Regional leadership

Sanctions compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Tooling evaluation

Eng & Product collaboration

Effective communication

AI-assisted screening

Education

CAMS certification

Tools

Sanctions screening platforms

Vendor tooling awareness

AI screening tools

Job description

Stripe seeks a Manager, Global Sanctions to lead and evolve sanctions operations across geographies, partnering with Engineering and Product to modernize how sanctions work within Stripe.

You will guide regional teams, shape the strategic direction of the sanctions program, and ensure audit trails and regulatory readiness for exams. The role requires 10+ years in sanctions compliance with leadership, and deep regulatory knowledge.