Global Sanctions Program Lead (Remote)

WYNK Jobs; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a Manager, Global Sanctions to lead and develop sanctions managers and analysts across regions, steer the strategic direction of Stripe's global sanctions program, and partner with Engineering and Product to design tooling and automate screening.

You will ensure audit trails, examiner-readiness for regulatory exams, and stay ahead of OFAC, EU, UN rules while reporting program health to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in sanctions compliance or financial crimes, with senior leadership experience managing cross-regional teams.
• Deep expertise in major global sanctions regimes (OFAC, EU, HMT, UN) and sanctions screening methodologies.
• Proven track record of improving sanctions program operations.
• Experience evaluating or transitioning sanctions tooling, including vendor platforms and in-house or automated solutions.
• Ability to partner credibly with Engineering and Product on tooling design, screening logic, and workflow automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop sanctions managers and analysts across regions, ensuring investigative 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 are limiting scale, and lead the shift toward automation and smarter detection.
• Partner with Engineering and Product as a genuine co-designer, translate sanctions requirements into tooling inputs, challenge screening logic, and lead operational readiness for new capabilities.
• Ensure every process and system change is built with audit trails, explainability, and examiner-readiness by design; lead the function through regulatory exams and supervisory inquiries.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for complex casework.
• Maintain deep awareness of evolving sanctions regulations globally (OFAC, EU, HMT, UN, and others) and translate changes into program requirements ahead of deadlines.
• Report on sanctions program health, emerging typologies, and team performance to senior leadership.

Skills

AI-assisted Screening

Audit Trails

Automation

Engineering Partnerships

Escalation Management

EU Sanctions

Explainability

Financial Crimes

OFAC

Product Partnerships

Regulatory Compliance

Regulatory Exams

Risk Mitigation

Sanctions Compliance

Sanctions Screening

UN Sanctions

HMT Sanctions

Job description

Stripe is seeking a Manager, Global Sanctions to lead and develop sanctions managers and analysts across regions, steer the strategic direction of Stripe's global sanctions program, and partner with Engineering and Product to design tooling and automate screening.

You will ensure audit trails, examiner-readiness for regulatory exams, and stay ahead of OFAC, EU, UN rules while reporting program health to senior leadership.