Senior Manager, Sanctions Regulatory Analysis

The role

You will act as the regional escalation point for complex L3 sanctions alerts and investigations in EMEA and the UK. You will also shape sanctions controls, train reviewers, and handle regulator and bank partner inquiries.

What you will do

• Act as in-region Sanctions Subject Matter Expert and second-line escalation point for complex sanctions matches and block-and-reject cases.
• Own L3 sanctions case investigation and decisioning regionally, including reporting, disclosure and recordkeeping obligations.
• Give risk-based sanctions advice on cross-border payment flows, indirect exposure, new products and geographic expansion.
• Own regional sanctions procedures and provide second-line oversight of first-line sanctions controls, aligned with the Global Sanctions Policy.
• Give feedback to global teams on product controls and screening technologies.
• Monitor US, regional and international sanctions and export-control developments and assess their impact.
• Develop and deliver training for L2 sanctions reviewers, KYC, Operations and other stakeholders.
• Lead responses to banking partners and external stakeholders on sanctions inquiries and due diligence reviews.

Required qualifications

• 7-10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience managing L3 sanctions alerts, recommending blocking or freezing transactions, and managing reporting.
• History of assessing sanctions frameworks and designing and scaling sanctions programs.
• Demonstrated understanding of in-region sanctions regulations and industry best practices on economic sanctions.
• History of operationalizing sanctions controls with technology teams.
• History of engaging external stakeholders such as regulators or financial institution partners on sanctions matters.
• Expert knowledge of EU financial and trade sanctions and UK regulations administered by OFSI and corresponding export control bodies.
• Strong understanding of the EU/UK Blocking Statute and conflicting regulatory obligations.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of US sanctions in addition to in-region expertise.

Before you apply

• Applications should be made only through careers.airwallex.com or the official LinkedIn page.
• Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers or payment during applications or interviews.

About the company

Airwallex is an AI-native financial operating system used by more than 675,000 businesses. It holds 85+ licenses and has offices in San Francisco, Singapore and 27 locations worldwide.