Associate Director, Global Financial Crimes Compliance Enterprise Threat Mitigation

S&P Global • New York, NY

22d • Remote

About The Position

The Associate Director, Global Financial Crimes Compliance Enterprise Threat Mitigation plays a critical role in safeguarding S&P Global by supporting the centralized review, investigation, escalation, and disposition of transaction screening and third-party screening alerts. The role is responsible for helping ensure that potential sanctions, AML, anti-bribery and corruption, and due diligence risks involving clients, vendors, event attendees, and other third parties are identified, assessed, and mitigated through timely, well-documented, and risk-based decision-making. This role requires a combination of sanctions and financial crimes compliance expertise, technical knowledge of screening systems and workflows, strong analytical judgment, and a practical understanding of S&P Global’s businesses. The Associate Director will work closely with Compliance, Legal, Technology, Operations, and business stakeholders across regions to enhance screening effectiveness, improve alert management processes, and support a globally consistent approach to financial crimes risk mitigation.

Requirements

• 7+ years of Compliance experience in Financial Services or a Brokerage Firm, with demonstrated experience operating within a financial crimes compliance, sanctions, AML, or enterprise risk management function.
• 5+ years of demonstrated Sanctions and Transaction Screening experience, including experience reviewing, investigating, and resolving screening alerts involving clients, vendors, counterparties, transactions, third parties, or other relevant entities.
• Strong understanding of sanctions laws, regulations, and screening expectations, including experience assessing potential matches, false positives, ownership and control considerations, geographic risk, and escalation requirements.
• Familiarity with broader Financial Crimes Compliance areas, including AML, anti-bribery and corruption, customer and third-party due diligence, adverse media, monitoring, tracking, and advising on compliance issues.
• Experience with Financial Crimes Compliance systems and tools, including screening platforms, case management systems, workflow tools, and reporting or analytics used to monitor alert volumes, trends, and escalation activity.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment, with the ability to partner effectively with Compliance, Legal, Technology, Operations, and business stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly document alert decisions, explain complex regulatory issues, provide practical guidance, and present to stakeholders or governance forums.
• Self-motivated, organized, and able to work well under pressure, with the ability to prioritize competing tasks, manage high-volume alert activity, and support time-sensitive escalations.
• Forward-thinking approach to technology and automation, with proven experience using AI, automation, data analytics, or modern workflow tools to reduce manual effort, improve screening accuracy, enhance audit trails, and streamline compliance operations.

Nice To Haves

• ICA, ACAMS, ACSCA or other industry related sanctions certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior point of escalation for transaction screening alerts involving clients, vendors, event attendees, third parties, and other relevant counterparties, applying sanctions, AML, anti-bribery and corruption, and due diligence expertise to resolve complex or high-risk cases.
• Oversee the review and disposition of screening alerts generated through automated and manual screening processes, ensuring decisions are well-documented, risk-based, and aligned with applicable regulatory requirements and internal standards.
• Evaluate potential sanctions, AML, PEP, adverse media, and other financial crimes risks identified through transaction and third-party screening activity, including the review of name matches, ownership/control considerations, geographic exposure, and risk indicators.
• Support the optimization of transaction screening controls, rules, and escalation criteria to improve the effectiveness of alert generation, reduce false positives, and ensure screening logic remains responsive to evolving regulatory expectations and financial crime typologies.
• Conduct Second Line of Defense reviews of transaction screening frameworks and operating models to identify potential control gaps, process inefficiencies, or areas of compliance vulnerability, and escalate findings as appropriate.
• Review and enhance policies, procedures, and guidance related to transaction screening and financial crimes compliance to help protect S&P Global and ensure adherence with relevant sanctions, AML, anti-bribery and corruption, and third-party risk requirements.
• Partner with technology, data, operations, legal, and business stakeholders to support enhancements to screening systems, data quality, workflow design, alert documentation, and case management processes.
• Monitor emerging sanctions, AML, and financial crimes risks that may impact S&P Global’s products, services, clients, vendors, event attendees, and other third-party relationships, and assess implications for screening practices.
• Track and analyze transaction screening trends and performance metrics, including alert volumes, escalation patterns, resolution timelines, match quality, and recurring risk themes, to support program oversight and continuous improvement.
• Deliver targeted training to analysts and relevant stakeholders on transaction screening requirements, escalation standards, sanctions and AML risk indicators, documentation expectations, and complex screening scenarios.
• Participate in Global Financial Crimes Compliance governance bodies and working groups, providing subject matter expertise on transaction screening risks, control effectiveness, operational challenges, and remediation efforts.
• Support Second Line of Defense management of audits and regulatory examinations related to transaction screening, including preparation of materials, review of evidence, explanation of screening processes, and support for remediation activities.

Benefits

• Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
• Retail discounts to referral incentive awards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed