CareerPlan

US Sanctions Analyst

Chicago, IL, USFull-time$64k–$80k2026-10-26 → 2026-11-09
HybridNo visa sponsorship

Core

Review escalated sanctions screening alerts, research individuals and entities, and assess transactions against applicable sanctions requirements to determine if alerts are true matches or false positives.

Role type

Sanctions Analyst

Builds

Sanctions compliance decisions and risk mitigation for the bank and its clients

Domain

Banking / Financial Crime Compliance

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Sanctions screening, alert investigation, regulatory research, risk assessment, documentation, process improvement

Preferred skills

Anti-money laundering (AML), know your client (KYC), fraud investigation

Technologies

Sanctions lists, screening systems

Responsibilities

Review and disposition Level 1 and Level 2 sanctions screening alerts; Analyze customer and counterparty information against sanctions lists and policies; Document reviews to meet internal standards and audit requirements; Partner with Compliance, Operations, and business teams to resolve alerts; Identify trends and recommend process enhancements.

Seniority

Individual Contributor