Hiring: Associate Director, Global Financial Crimes Sanctions Compliance Enterprise Threat Mitigation Company: S&P Global Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:42:41 Target Skills & Keywords : Risk Management About the job Experience: •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. Required Skills: •Associate Director, Global Financial Crimes Compliance Enterprise Threat Mitigation •The Associate Director, Global Financial Crimes Compliance Enterprise Threat Mitigation will directly report to and work with the Director, Global Financial Crimes Compliance Enterprise Threat Mitigation •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. •Actively facilitate and support 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. Qualifications: •ICA, ACAMS, ACSCA or other industry related sanctions certification preferred •This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States. •Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return to Work initiative, Restart, we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will actively support your return to the workplace. •About S&P Global Market Intelligence •At S&P Global Market Intelligence, a division of S&P Global we understand the importance of accurate, deep and insightful information. Our team of experts delivers unrivaled insights and leading data and technology solutions, partnering with customers to expand their perspective, operate with confidence, and make decisions with conviction. •For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence. •We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!