Senior Program Manager, Sanctions Compliance

Visa
California
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 149,800 - 240,100 annuallyFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Experience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Organizational awareness","Research and analytical skills","Written and oral communication","Presentation skills","Ownership"]

Lead global, cross-functional sanctions compliance programs by managing planning, execution, tracking, communications, and reporting for high-priority projects. Advise business and technology teams on sanctions and export control matters, collaborate with product teams on sanction risk mitigation, and support compliance testing and audit execution. Develop KPIs/KRIs, enhance tools and training, and partner with the Compliance Technology Team on system improvements and UAT.

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Senior Program Manager, Sanctions Compliance

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Job Summary

Lead global, cross-functional sanctions compliance programs by managing planning, execution, tracking, communications, and reporting for high-priority projects. Advise business and technology teams on sanctions and export control matters, collaborate with product teams on sanction risk mitigation, and support compliance testing and audit execution. Develop KPIs/KRIs, enhance tools and training, and partner with the Compliance Technology Team on system improvements and UAT.
Location: California
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide advice, support, and guidance on sanctions and export control matters to business units, operations, technology teams, and regional compliance teams.
  • •Collaborate with product teams to assess product sanctions risks and propose mitigation controls.
  • •Create and execute sanctions-related projects across cross-functional stakeholders, including roadmap, enhancements, or remediation work.
  • •Support compliance testing and internal/external audit execution through document requests, meetings, and issue confirmation.
  • •Develop training, policies/procedures updates, metrics (KPIs/KRIs), and partner with the Compliance Technology Team to enhance tools and system improvements (including UAT).
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 149,800 - 240,100 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid LeaveLife Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •8 years of relevant experience supporting and executing sanctions compliance program elements, including controls testing, monitoring, risk mitigation, and regulatory reporting.
  • •Experience implementing OFAC and sanctions programs, Export control regulations, AML, ATF, BSA, and USA PATRIOT Act (8+ years).
  • •Support compliance testing and audit execution, including document request lists, meetings, and issue confirmation.
  • •Ability to represent sanctions compliance and work effectively with auditors, regulators, and partners as required.
  • •Preferred: PMP certification and/or CAMS certification, plus strong sanctions compliance knowledge and analytical/research skills.
Experience:8+ yearsSanctions compliancePaymentsFinancial services
Skills:Organizational awarenessResearch and analytical skillsWritten and oral communicationPresentation skillsOwnership
Certifications:PMPCAMS
Tech Stack:Sanctions screeningExport controlUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)Compliance Technology Team (CTO)

Company Brief

Visa
Global payments technology company that operates the VisaNet electronic payments network, facilitating credit, debit and digital transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and governments worldwide.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 1958
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