Senior Sanctions Analyst (Hybrid)

1611 Ally Bank; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off

401K matching

Health insurance

Parental leave

Wellbeing program

Relocation assistance

Discount programs

Job summary

Ally Financial is seeking a hybrid Enterprise Sanctions Program Senior Analyst to support sanctions screening, regulatory list changes, risk assessments, and program reporting. The role is based in Charlotte with some remote work, reporting to FCC leadership.

You will collaborate with FCC, Compliance, Technology, and Risk teams to implement strategic sanctions initiatives, enhance data quality, and strengthen controls while maintaining regulatory alignment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in sanctions, OFAC, anti-money laundering, financial crimes compliance, investigations, or screening.
• Knowledge of U.S. sanctions requirements, including screening, blocked and rejected transactions, escalation, recordkeeping, and reporting.
• Experience with system testing, data validation, quality assurance, risk assessments, audits, or exams.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Strong writing, research, documentation, and critical-thinking skills.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and appropriate escalation skills.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Monitor sanctions developments and internal risk events, assess operational impact, and support updates to procedures, job aids, training, and communications.
• Support regulatory exams, internal audits, compliance testing, and other reviews by organizing evidence and responding to requests.
• Support development, documentation, tracking, and reporting of FCC strategic priorities through coordination with FCC Management.
• Support OFAC risk assessments activities, monitoring, testing, and issue management.
• Support blocked and rejected transaction processes, including record retention, internal notifications, account or transaction restrictions, and regulatory reporting.
• Provide cross-functional support for sanctions screening and watchlist clearing.
• Partner with business units, Operations, Technology, Risk, Legal, and Audit to interpret sanctions requirements, resolve escalations, and strengthen processes.
• Lead or support cross-functional sanctions projects and strategic initiatives while balancing priorities.
• Identify ways to improve efficiency, data quality, automation, and control effectiveness while maintaining strong sanctions risk management.

Skills

Sanctions

OFAC

AML

Financial crimes compliance

Regulatory exams

Data validation

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Ally Financial is seeking a hybrid Enterprise Sanctions Program Senior Analyst to support sanctions screening, regulatory list changes, risk assessments, and program reporting. The role is based in Charlotte with some remote work, reporting to FCC leadership.

You will collaborate with FCC, Compliance, Technology, and Risk teams to implement strategic sanctions initiatives, enhance data quality, and strengthen controls while maintaining regulatory alignment.