Senior Sanctions Compliance Lead

EngineersOfAI; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic in the United States is seeking a Sanctions Compliance Lead to own the sanctions program end-to-end, shape strategy with leadership, and drive remediation and enhancements across products, channels, and markets.

You will partner with Legal, Audit, Finance and Trade Compliance Counsel, oversee regulator-facing matters, and build durable controls that support growth while meeting regulatory obligations.

Responsibilities

• Lead Anthropic's sanctions compliance program, including strategy, risk appetite, policy frameworks, and the program roadmap, and keep them current as regulations and the business evolve
• Represent the sanctions and export controls function with senior leadership and cross-functional partners, and step in for the Regulatory Programs lead across the function as needed
• Continuously assess sanctions risk across products, channels, and markets, and own the remediation of identified issues and the delivery of program enhancements, in partnership with Legal, Internal Audit, Finance, and first-line teams
• Direct regulator-facing matters, including voluntary self-disclosures, blocking and reject reports, licensing questions, and responses to regulator or third-party inquiries, in partnership with Trade Compliance Counsel and National Security Legal
• Govern Anthropic's restricted-party screening and enforcement controls, including list configuration, thresholds, escalation criteria, vendor management, and exception review, in partnership with Regulatory Operations and Safeguards
• Serve as the senior escalation point for complex sanctions matters surfaced by Safeguards, Threat Intelligence, Go-to-Market, and Finance, and set the standards by which first-line teams disposition and escalated cases
• Advise business and product teams on sanctions and trade controls implications of commercial and geographic expansion, new products and channels, partnerships, and acquisitions, and translate findings into clear control requirements
• Support oversight of the export controls program, partnering with the Sanctions & Export Controls Compliance Officer and Trade Compliance Counsel on program priorities, controls, and reporting
• Prepare and deliver program reporting on health, key risks, and emerging issues for I&C and Legal leadership, the Audit Committee, and other governance forums
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Job description

Anthropic in the United States is seeking a Sanctions Compliance Lead to own the sanctions program end-to-end, shape strategy with leadership, and drive remediation and enhancements across products, channels, and markets.

You will partner with Legal, Audit, Finance and Trade Compliance Counsel, oversee regulator-facing matters, and build durable controls that support growth while meeting regulatory obligations.