# Global Sanctions Manager

**Company**: Airwallex
**Location**: Dallas, US - Texas
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

## About the Role

As the Global Sanctions Manager at Airwallex, you will own the company's global sanctions compliance initiatives as the second-line subject matter expert for complex sanctions matches, special investigations, potential block-and-reject reporting, and sanctions-related escalations.

## Key Responsibilities

- Maintain global sanctions procedures and provide effective oversight of first-line sanctions controls.

- Partner with Risk Product and technology teams to design, evaluate, tune, and optimize product-specific sanctions controls.

- Translate global sanctions and export-control developments into practical control enhancements, targeted training, and clear guidance for teams.

- Lead responses to banking partners and other external stakeholders on sanctions inquiries and due diligence reviews.

## Requirements

- 7+ years of relevant experience, preferably at a fintech, payments company, or large financial institution specializing in sanctions.

- Demonstrated understanding of US sanctions and industry best practices relating to economic sanctions.

- Experience operationalizing sanctions controls in collaboration with technology teams.

- Strong project management skills and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

- Ability to understand and assess a wide range of complex commercial transactions and products.

- A self-directed approach, with the ability to work independently while collaborating across a global program.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Juris Doctor, relevant master's degree, and/or advanced specialized industry certifications such as CGSS or CAMS.

- Experience assessing sanctions frameworks and recommending enhancements to strengthen a program.

- Experience interacting with external stakeholders such as regulators or financial institution partners on sanctions matters.

## Work Environment

- Remote work arrangement with a requirement to work from the Dallas, Texas office three days a week.

## Skills

### Required
- sanctions compliance
- risk management
- financial regulations
- project management
- analytical skills

### Nice to have
- Juris Doctor
- CGSS or CAMS certification
- sanctions framework assessment

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