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About the Role

Interactive Brokers Group is seeking a Sanctions Screening Specialist to join its Global Sanctions Team. This critical role involves supporting the development, tuning, testing, and implementation of sanctions screening controls within the Fircosoft environment. The position focuses on rule writing, screening optimization, alert reduction, data analysis, and workflow implementation, offering an opportunity to work at the intersection of sanctions compliance, data analysis, and financial crime technology.

Responsibilities

Serve as the lead within IBKR’s Global Sanctions Team to design, write, tune, and maintain sanctions screening rules and matching logic within the Fircosoft platform.
Analyze large alert populations, false positives, and screening outcomes to identify optimization opportunities and improve screening effectiveness and efficiency, including through the use of emerging technology.
Support the full rule lifecycle including requirements gathering, development, testing, implementation and post-production validation.
Work closely with Global Sanctions, Operations, Cashiering, and Programming teams on screening enhancements and production deployments.
Support tuning initiatives relating to fuzzy matching, stop word logic, and screening algorithms.
Maintain technical and governance documentation relating to rule logic, tuning methodologies, and implementation procedures.
Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, screening quality, and alert management processes.

Requirements

At least five years of experience supporting sanctions screening, AML technology, or financial crime compliance systems within a financial institution, broker-dealer, fintech, or bank.
Strong hands-on experience with Fircosoft Continuity.
Demonstrated experience writing, tuning, testing and implementing Fircosoft screening rules.
Strong understanding of sanctions screening concepts including fuzzy matching, threshold scoring, and false positive reduction methodologies.
Strong analytical skills with ability to assess large datasets and alert populations.
Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Self-motivated and able to handle tasks with minimal supervision.
Superb analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent collaboration and communication (verbal and written) skills.
Outstanding organizational and time management skills.

Skills

Fircosoft Continuity
Fuzzy matching
Threshold scoring
False positive reduction methodologies
Data analysis
SQL
Scripting

Location

Chicago
Greenwich
New York

Work Type

Hybrid (4 days in office / 1 day remote)

Experience Level

At least five years of experience

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree
CGSS, CSS, CAMS or similar certification (preferred)

Salary/Compensations

$115,000 to $165,000 annually

Benefits

Competitive salary
Annual performance-based bonus
Stock grant
Retirement plan 401(k) with competitive company match
Excellent health and wellness benefits, including medical, dental, and vision benefits
Company paid medical healthcare premium
Wellness screenings and assessments
Health coaches and counseling services through an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Daily company lunch allowance
Fully stocked kitchen with healthy options for breakfast and snack
Corporate events including team outings, dinners, volunteer activities and company sports teams
Education reimbursement
Learning opportunities

About the Company

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. is a global financial services company headquartered in Greenwich, CT, USA, with offices in over 15 countries.
We have been at the forefront of financial innovation for over four decades, known for our cutting-edge technology and client commitment.
IBKR affiliates provide global electronic brokerage services around the clock on stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, and funds to clients in over 200 countries and territories.
We serve individual investors and institutions, including financial advisors, hedge funds and introducing brokers.
Our advanced technology, competitive pricing, and global market help our clients to make the most of their investments.
Barron's has recognized Interactive Brokers as the #1 online broker for six consecutive years.
Interactive Brokers Group has been consistently at the forefront of trading innovation, starting with the invention of the first floor-based handheld computer in 1983.
We pride ourselves on being primarily a technology company and challenging the status quo.
We push boundaries to offer our clients the best trading platform with the most sophisticated features at the lowest cost.
Software development is the lifeblood of our firm, and it shows in our stellar brokerage platform.
Interactive Brokers is regularly recognized as a leader in the financial services industry.