Sanctions Operations Analyst

Job Description

Interactive Brokers is seeking a Sanctions Operations Analyst to join their Chicago office. This is a hybrid role, requiring 3 days in the office and 2 days remote. The Sanctions Operations Analyst will report to a Sanctions Manager and help ensure the firm complies with U.S. and other relevant economic sanctions laws. This is not an entry-level position, and experience in sanctions compliance, client screening, or transaction screening related to sanctions is preferred. This role offers significant potential for growth within the company.Interactive Brokers offers competitive benefits and perks, including a competitive salary, annual performance-based bonus and stock grant, retirement plan 401(k) with competitive company match, excellent health and wellness benefits, paid time off and a generous parental leave policy, daily company lunch allowance provided, and a fully stocked kitchen with healthy options for breakfast and snacks, corporate events, education reimbursement and learning opportunities, and modern offices with multi-monitor setups.Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple queues of client/account screening and real-time transaction screening alerts.
• Exercise judgment and sanctions knowledge by reviewing prospective clients and transactions against sanctions list data.
• Conduct open-source research and client outreach for alerts requiring additional information.
• Advise management by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Maintain accurate tracking of assignments to ensure appropriate deadlines are met.
• Identify opportunities to streamline or improve current processes.
• Perform supplementary sanctions due diligence and research for more complex escalations.

Requirements:

• High degree of comfort and fluency with computers.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with outstanding organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to work both independently as well as in a small team environment.
• 1-3 Years of experience in Sanctions Compliance.

The role offers:

• Competitive salary, annual performance-based bonus and stock grant
• Retirement plan 401(k) with competitive company match
• Excellent health and wellness benefits
• Paid time off and a generous parental leave policy
• Daily company lunch allowance provided, and a fully stocked kitchen with healthy options for breakfast and snacks
• Corporate events
• Education reimbursement and learning opportunities
• Modern offices with multi-monitor setups