Senior Manager, OFAC & Sanctions Compliance

Summary

Join Deel, a global leader in international payroll and compliance, as their Global OFAC and Sanctions Officer. This high-impact role requires a proactive and strategic sanctions expert with strong management skills and global sanctions knowledge. You will oversee the development and implementation of a sanctions risk framework, provide support across multiple functions to identify and track sanctions risks, and interface with compliance officers and cross-functional teams. The position reports to the CCO and supports the deputy CCO's team. Deel offers a competitive compensation package and benefits, including remote work flexibility and additional perks.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a relevant field, or equivalent work experience - experience working for a FinTech or a rapid growth company is a plus
• Minimum 7 years of sanctions related experience, global sanctions expertise
• Exceptional organizational, project management, and operational skills, with a knack for creating and implementing efficient processes, ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Data expert that can use data to determine control effectiveness, measure customer impact and articulate risks
• Attention to detail, with the ability to work accurately in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, both independently and cross-functionally
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the capability to articulate legal and regulatory obligations to internal and external stakeholders
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with internal departments, external stakeholders, and regulatory bodies
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Entrepreneurial drive with a can-do attitude
• A growth-mindset that enables creativity in thinking, robust analytical skills, an ability to deal with ambiguity, management of changing priorities, and consistency in learning from others

Responsibilities

• Oversee, design, develop, and implement an effective sanctions risk framework working closely with the Product and Compliance Officers across the global organization, tailored to the needs of different countries / jurisdictions / departments and roles etc. within the organization
• Provide support across multiple functions to identify and track sanctions risks and remediations as needed
• Interface with compliance officers and cross functional teams to identify early opportunities for risk-based sanctions policy changes, adjustments & improvements
• Conduct relevant risk assessment and drive policy updates accordingly
• Review and evaluate payments and/or transactions which have been identified as containing a potential sanctions match, provide guidance to operational teams
• Serve as point of contact for sanctions related queries, escalations etc. and provide procedural guidance to operational teams
• Oversee the work of sanctions vendors and tools supporting sanctions screening
• Manage the regulatory sanctions exams and audits, represent Deel during discussions with Regulators, Bank Partners, and Auditors
• Report internally and externally to relevant authorities / government agencies etc

Preferred Qualifications

Professional certificates/qualifications in sanctions compliance, AML/CFT, risk management etc. are nice to have but not required

Benefits

• Provided computer equipment tailored to your role
• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
• The flexibility of remote work, including WeWork access where available