At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead complex sanctions investigations and ensure operational excellence in a fast-paced fintech environment.
- Company: Join a high-growth fintech company making waves in international markets.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a dynamic work culture.
- Other info: Collaborate with Compliance and Legal teams for regulatory success.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by improving sanctions processes and working with global regulations.
- Qualifications: 5+ years of sanctions experience and strong investigative skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Alexander Barnes is leading the search for experienced Sanctions Specialists and Subject Matter Experts to join a high growth, regulated fintech operating across international consumer and merchant markets. This is an excellent opportunity for a sanctions professional who enjoys combining operational oversight, complex investigations, stakeholder management, and process improvement within a fast paced, highly regulated environment.
Key responsibilities:
- Acting as a subject matter expert for sanctions screening and investigations across multiple international markets.
- Overseeing the end to end sanctions screening process and ensuring operational excellence.
- Managing vendor and outsourced partner performance, quality standards, and escalation.
- Handling complex and high risk sanctions cases and providing expert guidance on decision making.
- Driving continuous improvements to sanctions controls, frameworks, and operational processes.
- Working closely with Compliance, Legal, Risk, and MLRO stakeholders to support regulatory obligations and audits.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of sanctions experience within financial services, fintech, banking, payments, or other regulated environments.
- Deep knowledge of global sanctions regimes including UK, EU, UN, OFAC, and other international frameworks.
- Strong sanctions investigation and screening expertise.
- Experience with sanctions screening platforms such as World Check, LexisNexis, Fircosoft, or similar.
- Ability to assess complex cases, make risk based decisions, and clearly document outcomes.
- Previous experience managing outsourced operations or vendor relationships.
Highly desirable:
- Experience supporting regulatory audits and examinations.
- Knowledge of adverse media screening and open source intelligence techniques.
- Experience developing procedures, controls, and training materials.
Sanctions Investigator employer: Alexander Barnes
As a leading FinTech, our company offers an exceptional work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration. We prioritise employee growth through continuous learning opportunities and a culture that values diverse perspectives, ensuring that every team member can contribute to meaningful projects that shape the future of fraud prevention. Located in a vibrant tech hub, we provide unique advantages such as access to cutting-edge resources and a dynamic network of industry professionals.
