Sanctions & KYC Manager (Fintech)

Location: Hybrid role based in San Francisco, Lehi, or New York; in-office Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Remote placement will not be considered. Local hours required across PT, MT, or ET time zones. Relocation is offered based on actual job level.

Salary: $90,000–$125,000 target base salary annually, plus potential equity and annual bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a financial services company focused on simple, fair, mobile-first products that help Americans make financial progress.

What you will do

• Resolve escalated sanctions alerts and inquiries, including wire transactions and potential matches, documenting decisions within delegated authority.
• Prepare blocked-property and rejected-transaction reports and support sanctions violation reviews and voluntary self-disclosures.
• Translate regulatory and policy changes into procedures, training, and practical guidance for business partners.
• Maintain dashboards, scorecards, and capacity models covering volumes, aging, quality, and emerging risks.
• Partner with Quality Assurance, Compliance Testing, technology, data, operations, and business teams to address control weaknesses, audits, corrective actions, and system improvements.
• Support customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, beneficial ownership, risk-rating, periodic reviews, workflow standardization, peer coaching, and responsible use of approved AI tools.

Requirements

• 4+ years of relevant financial crimes compliance experience with regulated financial institutions, including sanctions and preferably KYC.
• Strong knowledge of BSA/AML, OFAC sanctions, and KYC requirements, with the ability to translate obligations into practical decisions and controls.
• Hands-on experience with customer identification, customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, beneficial ownership, customer risk ratings, and periodic reviews.
• Experience investigating sanctions screening alerts, applying OFAC’s 50 Percent Rule, evaluating payment activity, and preparing blocked-property and rejected-transaction reports.
• Experience interpreting wire and ACH transactions, including originators, beneficiaries, intermediaries, and other payment details relevant to sanctions determinations.
• Ability to independently deliver workstreams, prioritize competing deadlines, and identify when escalation is required.
• Strong analytical, data-validation, metrics, writing, communication, coaching, and constructive-challenge skills.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools responsibly, with judgment regarding confidentiality, accuracy, limitations, and human review.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Nice to have

• CAMS, CGSS, or a comparable financial crimes or sanctions certification.
• Experience with sanctions screening platforms, preferably Bridger, and KYC workflow tools.
• Experience supporting sanctions voluntary self-disclosures, regulatory examinations, or remediation projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid collaboration model with essential in-person attendance at an eligible office.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and families.
• 401(k) match, health and wellness programs, and flexible time off for salaried employees.
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Travel to hirify.global offices or other locations as needed.