About the Job
The Financial Crimes team plays a critical role in ensuring a healthy financial ecosystem and maintaining trust in Stripe's platform. We ensure that prohibited parties cannot utilize our services and identify bad actors engaging in money laundering, terrorist financing, or other financial crimes. As Stripe's user ba...
As the Global Sanctions Lead, you will own and evolve an established sanctions function across geographies. You will be responsible for leading regional teams, driving the next phase of sanctions transformation, and partnering with Engineering and Product to modernize how sanctions operations work at Stripe.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and develop sanctions managers and analysts across regions, ensuring investigative quality, consistency, and throughput at scale
Own the strategic direction of Stripe's global sanctions program, screening coverage, alert logic, escalation frameworks, and quality assurance
Drive the sanctions transformation roadmap, identify where manual workflows and vendor tooling are limiting scale, and lead the shift toward automation and smarter detection
Partner with Engineering and Product as a genuine co-designer, translate sanctions requirements into tooling inputs, challenge screening logic, and lead operational readiness for new capabilities
Ensure every process and system change is built with audit trails, explainability, and examiner-readiness by design; lead the function through regulatory exams and supervisory inquiries
Serve as the senior escalation point for complex casework
Maintain deep awareness of evolving sanctions regulations globally (OFAC, EU, HMT, UN, and others) and translate changes into program requirements ahead of deadlines
Report on sanctions program health, emerging typologies, and team performance to senior leadership
Required Skills & Abilities
We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
At least 10 years of experience in sanctions compliance or financial crimes, with senior leadership experience managing cross-regional teams
Deep expertise in major global sanctions regimes (OFAC, EU, HMT, UN) and sanctions screening methodologies
Proven track record of improving sanctions program operations
Experience evaluating or transitioning sanctions tooling, including vendor platforms and in-house or automated solutions
Ability to partner credibly with Engineering and Product on tooling design, screening logic, and workflow automation
Effective communicator across audiences, regulators, senior leadership, and engineering teams
Experience with sanctions screening platforms and familiarity with AI-assisted screening tools
CAMS or equivalent certification
Background handling regulatory examinations or voluntary self-disclosure processes
Experience at a global payments platform or fintech at scale
Qualifications
Experience:
10 years experience
