Associate Director, Global Financial Crimes Compliance Enterprise Threat Mitigation

S&P Global
New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 100,909 - 180,106.75 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Analytical judgment","Risk-based decision-making","Communication","Documentation","Stakeholder management"]

Lead global transaction and third-party screening case reviews for complex, high-risk alerts tied to sanctions, AML, anti-bribery/corruption, and due diligence. Serve as a senior escalation point, oversee alert disposition and documentation, and evaluate sanctions/PEP/adverse media risks. Partner with Technology, Data, Operations, Legal, and business teams to enhance screening controls, rules, workflows, and case management, while tracking performance metrics and supporting audits, training, and governance.

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S&P Global
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Associate Director, Global Financial Crimes Compliance Enterprise Threat Mitigation

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Job Summary

Lead global transaction and third-party screening case reviews for complex, high-risk alerts tied to sanctions, AML, anti-bribery/corruption, and due diligence. Serve as a senior escalation point, oversee alert disposition and documentation, and evaluate sanctions/PEP/adverse media risks. Partner with Technology, Data, Operations, Legal, and business teams to enhance screening controls, rules, workflows, and case management, while tracking performance metrics and supporting audits, training, and governance.
Location: New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as a senior point of escalation for transaction screening alerts and resolve complex/high-risk cases using sanctions, AML, anti-bribery/corruption, and due diligence expertise.
  • •Oversee review and disposition of screening alerts from automated and manual processes, ensuring decisions are documented, risk-based, and aligned to regulations and internal standards.
  • •Evaluate sanctions, AML, PEP, adverse media, and other financial crimes risks from transaction and third-party screening, including name matches, ownership/control, geographic exposure, and risk indicators.
  • •Optimize transaction screening controls, rules, and escalation criteria to improve alert generation, reduce false positives, and keep screening logic current with regulatory expectations.
  • •Conduct second line of defense reviews of screening frameworks and operating models; support audit and regulatory exam management and remediate findings as needed.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 100,909 - 180,106.75 annually
Perks:Health InsurancePaid LeaveLearning BudgetWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of compliance experience in financial services/brokerage with experience in financial crimes compliance, sanctions, AML, or enterprise risk management.
  • •5+ years of sanctions and transaction screening experience, including investigating and resolving screening alerts for clients, vendors, transactions, and third parties.
  • •Strong understanding of sanctions laws, regulations, and screening expectations, including match evaluation, false positives, ownership/control considerations, geographic risk, and escalation requirements.
  • •Familiarity with broader financial crimes compliance areas including AML, anti-bribery and corruption, customer/third-party due diligence, adverse media, monitoring, and advising.
  • •Experience using financial crimes compliance systems and tools such as screening platforms, case management systems, workflow tools, and reporting/analytics; strong communication and organization under pressure.
Experience:7+ yearsFinancial servicesBrokerageFinancial crimes complianceSanctionsAnti-briberyAMLThird-party risk
Skills:Analytical judgmentRisk-based decision-makingCommunicationDocumentationStakeholder management
Certifications:ICAACAMSACSCA
Tech Stack:Transaction screeningThird-party screeningScreening platformsCase management systemsWorkflow toolsReportingAnalyticsAIAutomation

Company Brief

S&P Global
Provides financial information, analytics, benchmarks, and credit ratings to markets and institutions worldwide, offering data, research, indices, and risk assessment tools across the financial services and commodities sectors.
Industry: Data Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 1917
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