Sanctions Compliance Specialist III

Sanctions Compliance Specialist Company Description/Details

Our client is seeking a Sanctions Compliance Specialist to join a high-impact Global Exports and Sanctions Compliance team supporting sanctions screening and compliance operations in a fast-paced global environment. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex sanctions investigations, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to compliance program enhancements.

The ideal candidate brings strong investigative and analytical skills, sound judgment, and the ability to manage high-volume screening activity while meeting time-sensitive deadlines.

Responsibilities Include:

• Review, investigate, clear, and escalate sanctions screening alerts while meeting established SLAs and maintaining high-quality case documentation.
• Conduct due diligence on customers, business partners, and transactions using internal systems, commercial databases, public records, and other research tools.
• Analyze potential sanctions and EAR restricted-party matches, distinguishing true matches from false positives through thorough research and evidence-based analysis.
• Escalate potential sanctions, terrorist financing, law enforcement, or other financial crime concerns and collaborate with compliance and business stakeholders on appropriate resolutions.
• Support sanctions-related projects, emerging risk analysis, and continuous improvements to compliance screening processes.

Qualifications:

• Experience reviewing, investigating, and resolving sanctions, AML, terrorist financing, or related financial crime compliance issues.
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with OFAC laws and sanctions regulations , with the ability to conduct effective due diligence and false-positive analysis.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills with the ability to exercise independent judgment in a high-volume, time-sensitive environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

Important Details:

• Employment Type: 12-Month Contract
• Schedule/Shift: Standard business hours; schedule may vary based on business needs
• Location: Hybrid - Austin, TX or Cupertino, CA
• Pay Range: $47.00-$52.48 per hour

Russell Tobin is a leading minority-owned professional and technical recruitment and staffing advisory organization. We are comprised of specialized practices focusing on a variety of skill sets and industries. Having a depth and breadth of industry expertise, our subject matter experts are able to provide tailored and swift sourcing solutions to fulfill client hiring needs. In other words, we connect top talent with companies. We are the staffing arm of the Pride Global network, a minority-owned integrated human capital solutions firm, with additional offerings in vendor management, payroll programs, and business process optimization. Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.  

Equal Employment Opportunity

Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

 

Fair Chance Employment

Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

 

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

 

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Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

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