Operations Associate, Sanctions

📋 Description

• Conduct sanctions analyses: watchlist and keyword reviews on merchants.
• Investigate accounts for exposure to listed persons and high-risk jurisdictions.
• Understand regulatory and compliance requirements and apply them to analyses.
• Open-source research across web, registries, and government data.
• Analyze complex problems and exercise sound judgment on investigations.
• Perform high-complexity tasks and respond to requests from Stripe teams or partners.
• Adhere to process docs and draft investigative summaries and regulatory reports.

🎯 Requirements

• 2+ years in sanctions roles.
• Open-source research across web and social media.
• Awareness of money laundering, terrorism financing, and sanctions trends.
• Independently analyze information to determine actions.
• Document rationale and evidence clearly.
• Excellent written, spoken, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving and independence.
• Self-disciplined, diligent, and detail-oriented.
• Willing to work a weekend day (SDC hours).
• Knowledge of USA Patriot Act, OFAC CFR, UK sanctions regs, EU directives (Preferred).
• Knowledge in payments and fintech (Preferred).
• Familiarity with SQL and using SQL queries in investigations (Preferred).