Global Sanctions Program Leader

Nubeero Limited; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a Manager, Global Sanctions to lead and evolve a global sanctions function across geographies. You will steer regional teams, shape the transformation roadmap, and partner with Engineering and Product to modernize sanctions operations.

The ideal candidate has extensive sanctions compliance experience, senior leadership capabilities, and deep knowledge of OFAC, EU, HMT, and UN regimes. You will drive automation, ensure audit trails, and guide regulatory exams.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of sanctions compliance or financial crimes experience.
• Senior leadership experience managing cross-regional teams.
• Deep expertise in major global sanctions regimes (OFAC, EU, HMT, UN).
• Experience with sanctions tooling and vendor platforms.
• Ability to partner with Engineering and Product on tooling design 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

Sanctions compliance

Leadership

Cross-regional teams

Regulatory knowledge

Tooling & automation

Communication

AI-assisted screening

Tools

Screening platforms

Vendor platforms

Automation tooling

Job description

Stripe is seeking a Manager, Global Sanctions to lead and evolve a global sanctions function across geographies. You will steer regional teams, shape the transformation roadmap, and partner with Engineering and Product to modernize sanctions operations.

The ideal candidate has extensive sanctions compliance experience, senior leadership capabilities, and deep knowledge of OFAC, EU, HMT, and UN regimes. You will drive automation, ensure audit trails, and guide regulatory exams.