Head of Sanctions

Binance; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Competitive compensation

Career development

Job summary

Binance is seeking a seasoned Financial Crime Compliance leader to own sanctions and CTF investigations across our global business. The role requires ownership, clear judgment, and the ability to drive defensible resolutions in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

You will manage the end-to-end lifecycle, enforce sanctions regimes, and collaborate with Compliance and other teams to minimize risk. This remote-first role offers opportunities for impact and growth within a global fintech leader.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years in international compliance/financial crime.
• Experience with sanctions regimes, CTF investigations, and second line of defence.
• Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sanctions and CTF investigations across global business.
• Apply sanctions regimes operationally including blocking, rejection, and reporting.
• Drive triage, SLAs, aging, and quality metrics for investigations.
• Oversee retrospective reviews, root-cause analyses, and remediation efforts.
• Provide findings to internal stakeholders and guide risk-based decision-making.

Skills

Senior compliance

English fluency

Analytical skills

Cross-functional leadership

Education

ACAMS certification

Job description

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by 300+ million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital-asset products. Binance offerings range from trading and finance to education, research, payments, institutional services, and more. Our mission is to increase the freedom of money and financial access for people around the world.

About the Role:

Binance’s Sanctions Compliance team is looking for a seasoned Financial Crime Compliance professional to lead sanctions and CTF investigations across our global business.The role suits a senior professional who is comfortable with ambiguity, takes ownership of complex issues, and drives them to a defensible resolution without waiting for direction.

What You’ll Do:

• Own the end to end investigations lifecycle from intake of alerts, referrals, and escalations, through evidence gathering, disposition, and documented closure, applying one consistent evidentiary standard across the team;
• Applies sanctions regimes operationally, covering blocking, rejection, and reporting obligations;
• Enforces pipeline discipline through triage and prioritisation rules, SLA and aging management, throughput, and quality metrics;
• Leads lookbacks and remediation, including retrospective reviews, backlog clearance, root cause analysis on missed or mis-dispositioned cases, and feeding findings back into screening logic and procedures;
• Brings deep subject matter expertise in sanctions and CTF investigations within a second line of defence environment, including investigative frameworks, evidentiary standards, and quality assurance over dispositions;
• Manages internal stakeholders across all Compliance functions and more broadly across Binance, providing investigative findings and recommendations that inform how sanctions and CTF related risks are effectively managed;
• Builds and manages the team through hiring and capacity planning, training and accreditation, calibration on judgement calls, and development of investigators.

What We’re Looking For:

• 10+ years of proven experience in the (international) compliance / financial crime compliance domain;
• Knowledge of the cryptocurrency and financial institution business, processes, procedures and systems;
• Fluency in English is required to be able to coordinate with overseas partners and stakeholders. Additional languages would be an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills and sound judgement;
• Ability to work across functional and geographic lines;
• Learning agility and a critical and innovative mindset;
• Natural authority combined with the ability to inspire, motivate and help others succeed;
• A people-focused approach, connecting and interacting naturally with others;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, able to convey complex messages simply to explain why change is required for effective management of sanctions and CTF risks;
• Adherence to Binance’s values.

Nice to Haves:

• ACAMS or ACFCS certification is preferred.

Why Binance

• Shape the future of finance
• Collaborate with world-class talent in a user-centric global organization with a flat structure
• Tackle challenging projects in a fast-paced and innovative enviornment with autonomy
• Thrive in a results-driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning
• Competitive salary and company benefits
• Remote-first, work-from-home arrangement (may vary depending on the nature of the role and team)

Binance is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We believe that having a diverse workforce is fundamental to our success.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.