Head of Sanctions

TL;DR

Head of Sanctions (AFC/Compliance): Build and lead hirify.global’s sanctions framework across all markets with an accent on sanctions governance, control quality assurance, and optimizing screening operations. Focus on translating multi-country European regulatory requirements into policies, controls, and operational processes while partnering with MLROs, Banking Operations, AML, Fraud, Product, and Tech teams.

Location: Paris

Company

hirify.global builds a finance workspace for SMEs with banking at its core, supported by financial tools.

What you will do

• Define, document, and continuously improve sanctions policies, standards, governance, and operational processes across all hirify.global markets.
• Set up sanctions oversight and control mechanisms to challenge investigation decisions, monitor risk, and maintain a strong compliance posture.
• Improve screening operations by managing alert volumes, reducing false positives, strengthening matching quality, and ensuring efficient, accurate screening.
• Embed sanctions requirements into products, payment flows, and operational processes by partnering with MLROs, Banking Operations, AML, Fraud, Product, and Tech teams.
• Represent hirify.global externally through regulatory watch and trusted relationships with authorities (e.g., ACPR, DGT) and industry/banking partners.
• Lead and grow the sanctions team, staying close to day-to-day alert treatment to raise operational standards.

Requirements

• Strong sanctions expertise, including experience with embargoes and broader AFC/compliance topics (ideally from a large bank or international financial institution).
• Multi-country regulatory experience across European markets, with ability to translate complex requirements into clear policies, controls, and operating processes.
• Solid knowledge of the payment ecosystem and how sanctions requirements apply to payment schemes and flows.
• Experience with screening tools and methodologies (matching logic, false-positive reduction, data-quality improvements, vendor management); FircoSoft/FICO, World-Check One, ComplyAdvantage, or Neterium is a strong plus.
• Senior hands-on leadership with the ability to coach team leads/expert profiles while remaining close to operational detail.
• English: professional and clear communication; French or another European language is a plus.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid workplace based in Paris.
• Direct regulatory impact through building and strengthening the sanctions framework while transitioning toward Credit Institution status.
• Build-from-scratch opportunity to design a new central sanctions function (policies, governance, controls, tooling, and operating rhythms).
• High autonomy and visibility with exposure to senior Risk & Compliance leaders, MLROs, Product, Operations, and external authorities.
• Small team today with potential to grow as hirify.global scales across markets and payment schemes.

Hiring process

• Hiring process lasts 20 working days.
• Interviews and evaluations focused on sanctions expertise, regulatory translation, screening/tooling experience, and leadership/operational ownership.