Mercury is hiring a
Senior Sanctions Advisor in United States

Summary

The job is for a Sanctions Advisory expert in a financial technology company, Mercury. The role involves developing and implementing a sanctions risk management framework, identifying thematic issues, establishing KRIs, KPIs, and OKRs, partnering with sanctions product and operations teams, improving the customer experience, creating processes to demonstrate effectiveness, providing advisory support, preparing necessary reporting, and participating in special projects. The candidate should have a minimum of 7+ years of experience, CAMS or CGSS certifications, previous experience tuning sanctions screening software, organizational awareness, be a highly motivated self-starter, have effective communication skills, love collaborating with professionals across various disciplines, care deeply about the customers served, and be committed to Sanctions compliance.

Requirements

• Have a minimum of 7+ years of experience building and designing Sanctions governance and policy programs at fintechs, traditional financial institutions, or ideally both
• Certified Anti-money laundering Compliance Specialist (CAMS) or Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) certifications
• Previous experience tuning sanctions screening software, such as Bridger and FircoSoft
• Organizational awareness including working knowledge of risks, products, processes, and controls across a variety of financial products, such as Banking as a Service (BaaS), ACH, international wires, checks, payments, credit cards, etc
• Be a highly motivated self-starter, and comfortable operating in a highly-regulated, rapidly evolving, and sometimes ambiguous environment
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to break down complex requirements into easy-to-understand and practical systems
• Love collaborating with talented professionals across many disciplines within Mercury, from Product, Design, Engineering, Marketing, Legal, Risk and more
• Care deeply about the founders, entrepreneurs, and individuals that we serve, while also having a strong commitment to Sanctions compliance

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an effective sanctions risk management framework working closely with the operations team, business leaders, and compliance officers across Mercury
• Implement a process to proactively identify thematic issues/ areas for improvement and ensure their remediation is prioritized in line with the risk they pose
• Establish KRIs, KPIs, and OKRs for the sanctions program and providing regular reporting of risks, issues, and program health to senior leadership
• Partner with sanctions product and operations teams to provide advisory on best practices and tuning exercises
• Proactively identify ways to improve the customer experience by improving our controls, operational processes, or removing controls in line with regulation and risk requirements
• Create processes to demonstrate our product, compliance, and operational effectiveness and structure
• Provide advisory support regarding items escalated to Sanctions Advisory for review
• Prepare any necessary reporting to regulatory agencies and/or partner banks
• Participate in special projects as directed by the AML & Sanctions Officer

Benefits

• Base salary
• Equity (stock options)