NEW JOB OPENING
SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE INVESTIGATOR - OFAC & TRADE SANCTIONS
IN Cupertino, CA, USA!

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

• ACAMS Ceftified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) or Certified Global Sanctiosn Specalist (CGSS) preferred



Qualifications

Required:

• Experience in reviewing, investigating, and resolution of sanctions, money laundering, or terrorist financing issues.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving techniques.

• Ability to apply sound ethical, indepedent judgement in high-volume, time-sensitive environments

• Ability to spot false positives of sanctioned or EAR restricted party list matches based on reasonable due diligence and in-depth research using publicly available information

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Expertise and experience in OFAC laws and regulations

• Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative, and adaptive

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with company personnel

• Ability to meet aggressive timelines and in a compliance focused environment

• Proficiency in Client applications (Numbers, Pages, and Keynote) and MS Office applications (Excel and Word)



Preferred

• Experience using SAP GTS screening system and Accuity’s Compliance Link

• Familiarity with EU and UN sanctions frameworks and EAR restricted-party lists.

• Experience in a global compliance environment or financial services/technology sector.

• Understanding of trade compliance concepts (export controls, denied-party screening, embargo programs).



The Global Exports and Sanctions Compliance (GESC) team is a high-impact group responsible for sanctions screening across Client.

This is a high-volume, high-impact role requiring sound judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to work independently. Previous sanctions screening experience is a significant asset.

While most daily work is handled individually, teamwork is critical for onboarding, staying current with standards, and maintaining team culture.



Responsibilities

• Review, clear, and escalate sanctions screening alerts in real time per established SLAs.

• Investigate customers, business partners, and transactions using internal systems, commercial databases, public records, and third-party tools.

• Analyze potential matches generated by automated screening systems; differentiate true matches from false positives across sanctions and EAR restricted-party lists (including BIS Entity List and Denied Parties List).

• Escalate findings potentially related to sanctioned parties, terrorist financing, law enforcement matters, or other criminal activity.

• Gather and document evidence from internal systems, databases, and business/compliance contacts to support GESC compliance determinations.

• Maintain thorough, organized records of all screening analysis and investigative work.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on sanctions trends, emerging risks, and program enhancements.

• Support special projects and critical casework as needed.

• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**