Sanctions Operations Specialist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Equity

In-office policy

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a Sanctions Operations Associate to join our Financial Crime Compliance Team in the Sanctions Due Diligence function. You will review alerts, assess hits across OFAC and international lists, and maintain documented rationales.

You will also support due diligence reviews, research using multiple tools, and collaborate across Compliance, Sales, Legal, and Product to uphold Rippling’s risk standards.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years experience conducting sanctions alert investigations and risk analyses.
• Strong knowledge of OFAC, EU, and UK sanctions regimes.
• Ability to manage high volumes of alerts in a fast-paced environment.
• BA/BS degree; certifications such as CGSS, CFCS, CAMS are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review and disposition sanctions screening alerts across OFAC and international lists, distinguishing true vs false positives.
• Support end-to-end sanctions due diligence reviews of customers, prospects, and partners.
• Conduct research using open-source and paid tools; analyze adverse media and sanctions nexus.
• Participate in customer-facing due diligence calls and develop targeted questions.
• Contribute to sanctions policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Produce clear sanctions risk analyses and documentation for governance.
• Collaborate with EDD, Sales, Legal, Product to keep sanctions risk visible.
• Stay current on sanctions developments and translate regulatory changes into guidance.

Skills

Sanctions investigations

Risk analyses

Multi-jurisdiction sanctions knowledge

Analytical communication

Education

BA/BS degree

CGSS

CFCS

CAMS

Job description

Rippling is seeking a Sanctions Operations Associate to join our Financial Crime Compliance Team in the Sanctions Due Diligence function. You will review alerts, assess hits across OFAC and international lists, and maintain documented rationales.

You will also support due diligence reviews, research using multiple tools, and collaborate across Compliance, Sales, Legal, and Product to uphold Rippling’s risk standards.