Sanctions Operations Specialist

Rippling (Netherlands); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a Sanctions Operations Associate to join our Financial Crime Compliance Team. You will review and disposition sanctions screening alerts and assess hits across OFAC and international lists, applying risk judgment and clear documentation.

You will also support due diligence on customers and partners, conduct research, and collaborate with Legal, Sales, and Product to strengthen Rippling’s sanctions program.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years experience conducting sanctions alert investigations and risk analyses.
• Strong working knowledge of multi-jurisdictional sanctions regimes (US OFAC, EU, UK).
• Solid understanding of sanctions typologies, regulatory obligations, and risk assessments with ownership analysis.
• Ability to manage high volumes of alerts with strong analytical and written/verbal communication.
• BA/BS degree required; professional certifications such as CGSS, CFCS, or CAMS are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review and disposition sanctions screening alerts from Rippling’s program; assess name, geography and ownership hits.
• Support end‑to‑end sanctions due diligence reviews of customers, prospects and third‑party partners.
• Conduct open‑source, proprietary and third‑party research including adverse media analysis.
• Participate in customer‑facing due diligence calls and develop targeted outreach questions.
• Contribute to sanctions policies, procedures and governance documentation.
• Produce sanctions risk analyses and governance documentation.
• Work with EDD, Sales, Legal, Product to keep sanctions risk visible and actionable.
• Stay current on OFAC and international sanctions developments; translate into guidance.

Skills

Sanctions investigations

OFAC knowledge

Effective communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BA/BS degree

CGSS/CFCS/CAMS a plus

Job description

Rippling is seeking a Sanctions Operations Associate to join our Financial Crime Compliance Team. You will review and disposition sanctions screening alerts and assess hits across OFAC and international lists, applying risk judgment and clear documentation.

You will also support due diligence on customers and partners, conduct research, and collaborate with Legal, Sales, and Product to strengthen Rippling’s sanctions program.