Sanctions Operations Associate

Rippling•San Francisco, CA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Rippling is seeking a Sanctions Operations Associate to join its Financial Crime Compliance Team. The role focuses on reviewing and dispositioning sanctions screening alerts, evaluating potential matches against OFAC and international sanctions lists, and distinguishing true matches from false positives. The associate will escalate confirmed or high-risk matches and maintain clear documentation that meets audit and regulatory standards. The role also supports end-to-end sanctions due diligence for existing customers, prospects, and third-party partners. This includes research using open-source, proprietary, and third-party tools; adverse media analysis; sanctions nexus assessments; and risk analysis involving complex entities and ownership structures. The associate may participate in customer-facing due diligence calls and help develop targeted outreach and escalation questions. The associate will contribute to sanctions policies, procedures, operational frameworks, risk analyses, and governance documentation. They will work cross-functionally with teams including Financial Crime Compliance, KYC, EDD, Sales, Implementation, Legal, and Product; stay current on sanctions developments; help translate regulatory changes into practical guidance; and support internal training and business-unit questions. Rippling describes compliance as a strategic enabler and builds technology-driven processes to manage risk. The company values in-office work: employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office are expected, under current policy, to work in-office at least three days a week. The role offers competitive salary, benefits, and equity. US salary ranges vary by location, but specific amounts are not included in the posting.

Requirements

2–4 years of experience conducting sanctions alert investigations and risk analyses.
Strong working knowledge of multi-jurisdictional sanctions regimes, particularly US (OFAC), EU, and UK programs.
Solid understanding of sanctions typologies, regulatory obligations, and risk assessments involving layered ownership structures and beneficial ownership analysis.
Ability to manage high volumes of alerts in a fast-paced environment.
Strong analytical rigor and clear written and verbal communication.
BA/BS degree required.

Nice To Haves

Professional certifications such as CGSS, CFCS, or CAMS.

Responsibilities

Review and disposition sanctions screening alerts generated through Rippling’s screening program.
Evaluate potential matches against OFAC and international sanctions lists, including name, geography, and ownership-based hits.
Apply risk-based judgment to distinguish true positives from false positives and escalate confirmed or high-risk matches with clear documentation.
Conduct end-to-end sanctions due diligence reviews of customers, prospects, and third-party partners, from initial screening through risk determination and resolution.
Research using open-source, proprietary, and third-party tools, including adverse media analysis and sanctions nexus assessments for complex entities and ownership structures.
Participate in customer-facing due diligence calls and develop targeted outreach and escalation questions.
Contribute to policies, procedures, and operational frameworks supporting the sanctions due diligence program.
Produce sanctions risk analyses and governance documentation.
Work cross-functionally with the EDD Team, Sales, Implementation, Legal, and Product to keep sanctions risk visible and actionable.
Stay current on OFAC and international sanctions developments and help translate regulatory changes into practical guidance.
Support internal sanctions training and answer sanctions questions from business units.