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About the Role
The Group Head of Sanctions and Export Controls is responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing Ebury’s global sanctions and export control compliance framework. This leadership role sets the organization’s global risk appetite and ensures compliance with international sanctions regulations, protecting Ebury from risk while enabling commercial growth.
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain Ebury’s global Sanctions and Export Controls framework, policies, and risk appetite statements, ensuring alignment with strategic expansion goals.
- Establish and govern comprehensive export control protocols for trade finance and cross-border payments, ensuring robust screening and advisory processes.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a global team of regional sanctions managers and advisory officers, fostering a culture of compliance and continuous learning.
- Act as the primary point of contact for executive leadership and the Board of Directors regarding sanctions and export control risks, providing regular reporting.
- Manage relationships with key global regulators and competent authorities, leading responses to inquiries, audits, and exams.
- Serve as the final point of adjudication for complex, high-risk escalations, determining Ebury’s stance on multi-jurisdictional conflicts of law and high-risk trade finance deals.
- Partner with Financial Crime Tech and Product teams to oversee the strategic direction of global screening platforms, ensuring optimal calibration for risk mitigation and operational efficiency.
Requirements
- 10+ years of deep subject matter expertise in financial crime, with a proven track record leading Sanctions and Export Controls functions at a global level, ideally within fintech, FX, correspondent banking, or trade finance.
- Master-level understanding of global sanctions regimes (OFAC, OFSI, EU, UN) and international export control frameworks, with proven ability to navigate extraterritoriality and conflicts of law.
- Extensive experience managing, scaling, and inspiring diverse, globally distributed teams of compliance professionals and subject matter experts.
- Exceptional ability to align strict regulatory requirements with Ebury’s fast-paced commercial objectives, acting as a business enabler while protecting the firm’s regulatory standing.
- Highly developed communication and negotiation skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence senior executives, board members, and global regulators.
Skills
- Sanctions and Export Controls
- Financial Crime
- Regulatory Compliance
- Team Leadership
- Stakeholder Management
- Risk Management
- Fintech
- FX
- Correspondent Banking
- Trade Finance
Location
- Ebury (Location) Office
Work Type
- Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home per week
Experience Level
- 10+ years
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive Starting Salary with an annual discretionary bonus
Benefits
- Dedicated Mentorship
- Cutting-Edge Technology
- Clear, Accelerated Career Progression
- Dynamic & Supportive Culture
- Generous Benefits Package (typically include health care and social benefits)
About the Company
- Ebury delivers sophisticated, integrated solutions — business accounts, hedging, and financing — on a single platform with a seamless workflow, helping businesses operate and scale globally.
- Founded in 2009, Ebury is a fast-growing leader in fintech, with 1,800+ employees across nearly 70 cities.
- The company utilizes a proprietary platform built to help businesses streamline and manage global cash flow, focusing on continuous product evolution and innovation for borderless growth.
- Opportunities range from business development to engineering roles across tech pillars.
Equal Opportunity
- We believe in inclusion. We stand against discrimination in all forms and are against the intolerance of differences that makes us a modern and successful organisation. At Ebury, you can be whoever you want to be and still feel a sense of belonging no matter your story.