Job Title: Sanctions Compliance Counsel
Job Responsibilities:
The Sanctions Compliance Counsel will be an integral part of the Global Legal Compliance team, which provides essential support for the company’s innovative initiatives and products across global markets. The role involves:
- Enhancing and maintaining global corporate sanctions compliance programs, focusing on US and EU/UK sanctions laws and regulations.
- Advising and counseling stakeholders on sanctions-related issues, offering practical solutions in complex geopolitical environments.
- Conducting periodic legal compliance risk assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of compliance programs, identifying gaps, and developing remediation plans.
- Keeping abreast of evolving sanctions law and regulation trends, as well as regulatory regimes that could impact the business.
- Providing guidance and legal advice on improving and operationalizing sanctions compliance screening mechanisms.
- Advising on internal investigations relevant to compliance policies owned by the Global Legal Compliance team and collaborating with the internal investigation team as needed.
- Conducting internal compliance training and education programs in partnership with other regional compliance counsel and cross-functional stakeholders.
Education and Experience Information:
Minimum Qualifications:
- A law degree and legal qualifications in a common law jurisdiction.
- Proven compliance experience at an international law firm and in-house at a multinational company, preferably in the tech or fintech sector, with a strong emphasis on sanctions knowledge and familiarity with US/UK/EU markets.
- Deep understanding of sanctions and anti-money-laundering (AML) laws, with strong analytical, leadership, and risk assessment skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, adaptable to different audiences.
- High ethical standards, a positive attitude, and a willingness to learn.
- Demonstrated leadership in strategy and execution, with a "roll up sleeves" mentality.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced settings, flexibility with tasks, and commitment to teamwork.
- Ability to manage heavy workloads and meet critical deadlines with minimal supervision.
- Proactive in identifying issues, resolving them, and recommending process improvements.
- Strong understanding of the business and support for organizational objectives.
- Ability to redirect issues appropriately, find creative solutions using good judgment, and influence others.
Salary Information:
For Pay Transparency, the base salary range for this position is $213,000 - $376,200 annually. Compensation may vary outside this range based on various factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location. Base pay is part of the Total Package offered to employees, which may include additional discretionary bonuses/incentives and restricted stock units.
Benefits include:
- Day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- A 401(k) savings plan with company match.
- Paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, and wellbeing benefits.
- 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year, and 17 days of Paid Personal Time, with increasing accruals by tenure.
The company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. The company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on certain job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment. These duties include:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues.
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information, including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems.
3. Exercising sound judgment.
About the Company:
Why Join Us:
The company values inspiring creativity, which is at the core of its mission. The innovative product is designed to help people express themselves authentically, discover and connect. The global, diverse teams make this possible by creating value for communities, inspiring creativity, and bringing joy. The company fosters a culture of curiosity, humility, and a desire for impact in a rapidly growing tech environment. The company embraces challenges as opportunities to learn and innovate as one team, constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset to achieve meaningful breakthroughs. The company is committed to diversity and inclusion, creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. The company also provides reasonable accommodations in its recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs, or other reasons protected by applicable laws.
