Global Trade Compliance Risk Operations Analyst (Long-Term Contract)

IntelliPro Group Inc. • Sunnyvale, CA

1d • $35 - $40 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Global Trade Compliance Risk Operations Analyst will perform hands-on global trade compliance risk operations for a fintech and digital payments company serving merchants and consumers in international markets. The role is part of the growing U.S. Risk & Compliance team and is based in Sunnyvale, California, or New York, New York, in a hybrid work arrangement. It is a long-term contract position.

The analyst reviews sanctions alerts, assesses merchant activity against prohibited and restricted business policies, conducts export control reviews, and investigates merchants. They independently perform risk reviews during onboarding and ongoing monitoring, as well as on escalated referrals, using merchant profiles, transaction activity, alert history, and supporting documents.

The role also supports Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings, regulatory reporting, and audit requests by analyzing cases, gathering information, and drafting case summaries and narratives. The analyst identifies operational gaps and recurring risk patterns and recommends practical improvements to risk rules, models, standard operating procedures, and workflows. They collaborate with Compliance, Customer Support, Business Development, Strategy, and regional Risk and Operations teams on escalations, information requests, and day-to-day issues.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in Risk, AML, Compliance, Fraud, or related operations at a fintech, bank, payments company, e-commerce platform, MSB, or other financial services firm.
• Hands-on experience in one or more of the following: KYC/KYB, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, merchant risk review, EDD, SAR preparation, or regulatory reporting.
• Strong investigative and analytical skills, sound judgment, and close attention to detail.
• Ability to pull and analyze data.
• Ability to work independently, manage several priorities, and collaborate across teams and time zones.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Legal Studies, Economics, Business, Data Analytics, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• SQL, Excel, or BI tools experience.
• Mandarin Chinese.
• CAMS or an equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Review sanctions alerts and assess merchant activity against prohibited and restricted business policies.
• Conduct export control reviews and merchant investigations.
• Independently perform risk reviews during onboarding, ongoing monitoring, and escalated referrals.
• Review merchant profiles, transaction activity, alert history, and supporting documents as part of risk assessments.
• Support SAR filings, regulatory reporting, and audit requests by analyzing cases, gathering information, and drafting case summaries and narratives.
• Identify operational gaps and recurring risk patterns, and recommend improvements to risk rules, models, SOPs, and workflows.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Customer Support, Business Development, Strategy, and regional Risk and Operations teams on escalations, information requests, and day-to-day issues.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level