Sanctions Compliance Specialist III

Location: Cupertino, CA or Austin, TX (hybrid)

Anticipated duration: August 31, 2026 – August 30, 2027

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 and differentiate true matches from false positives across sanctions and EAR restricted-party lists
• Escalate findings potentially related to sanctioned parties, terrorist financing, law enforcement matters, or other criminal activity
• Gather and document evidence to support compliance determinations and maintain thorough, organized records of 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

Requirements

• Sound judgment with the ability to work independently in a high-volume, high-impact environment
• Comfort with ambiguity
• Ability to investigate and document evidence using internal systems, databases, and third-party tools
• Ability to analyze automated screening results across sanctions and EAR restricted-party lists, including BIS Entity List and Denied Parties List
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

Preferred Experience

• Previous sanctions screening experience

Pay

Hourly pay rate range: $45.00 – $52.47 in Cupertino, CA and $40.00 – $47.04 in Austin, TX (dependent on factors including but not limited to client requirements, experience, statutory considerations, and location).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Disability and life insurance
• 401k and commuter benefits