Alexander Barnes
Sanctions Investigator
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Alexander Barnes is partnered with a high-growth, regulated fintech payments provider, and we're hiring Sanctions Investigators to join their 1LOD team. This is not a generalist Financial Crime or Compliance Ops role, we're looking for sanctions specialists: someone who lives and breathes sanctions regimes, screening logic, and complex case investigations.
What you'll do
- Own the end-to-end sanctions screening process across Europe, UK, and UN operations
- Act as the primary point of accountability for vendor performance within an outsourced screening delivery model: quality, standards, and escalation management
- Step in personally to handle complex or sensitive investigations that require real sanctions expertise, not just process-following
- Continuously improve sanctions screening processes, frameworks, and controls to keep pace with evolving global sanctions regulations
- Work closely with Compliance, Legal, and the MLRO function on regulatory obligations, audits, and policy alignment
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What we're looking for
- 5+ years specifically in sanctions investigations or sanctions screening within a regulated environment (preferably within fintech or banking)
- Deep, applied understanding of global sanctions regimes (EU, UN, UK, and others), able to speak to real conflicts, jurisdictional nuance, and grey areas, not just list names
- A track record of resolving complex or ambiguous sanctions cases, with sound judgment and clear documentation
- You understand global sanctions regimes deeply enough to navigate the grey areas, not just recite OFAC, EU, UN, and UK list names
- Experience working with outsourced or third-party screening operations, with real accountability for quality and performance, not just proximity to a vendor relationship
- Strong stakeholder communication skills across Compliance, Legal, and MLRO functions
- Hands-on familiarity with sanctions screening tools and name-matching logic (e.g. LexisNexis, World-Check, Fircosoft)
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Nice to have
- Experience owning complex or sensitive sanctions investigations in-house
- Experience supporting regulatory audits or examinations
- Practical (not just theoretical) OSINT and adverse media screening experience
- CGSS (Certified Global Sanctions Specialist) or equivalent
- Experience building or maintaining sanctions SOPs and training materials
Why you should apply
This is real ownership. You'll work directly with Compliance, Legal, and the MLRO function, with visibility and influence beyond a typical investigator role.
What you'll gain
The business is growing fast, and so are the people in it, strong performers have moved into new specialisms and expanded remits this year alone. You'd be joining a company with genuine room to build deep sanctions expertise, while keeping the door open to broader financial crime or leadership paths.
If sanctions is genuinely your area of depth, we'd like to hear from you.
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