US Sanctions Analyst

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Our Compliance team helps protect CIBC, our clients, and the communities we serve by managing regulatory risk with care, consistency, and sound judgment. As a Sanctions Analyst, you’ll support sanctions screening activities by reviewing escalated alerts, researching individuals and entities, and assessing transactions against applicable sanctions requirements, internal policies, and screening guidance. You’ll investigate potential matches, determine whether alerts are false positives or require escalation, and document your findings clearly and accurately.

You’ll also partner with colleagues across Compliance, Operations, and business teams to gather information and support timely alert resolution. In this role, you’ll contribute to a strong risk culture by applying investigative thinking, maintaining high quality standards, and helping identify opportunities to improve processes and controls. At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

• Alert Review & Investigation
  - Review and disposition Level 2 sanctions screening alerts and Level 1 client batch screening alerts in a timely and accurate manner. Research individuals, entities, vessels, geographies, and transactions to determine whether alerts are true matches, false positives, or require escalation.
• Risk Assessment & Escalation
  - Analyze customer, transaction, and counter party information against sanctions lists, internal policies, and regulatory requirements. Escalate potential true matches, complex scenarios, and policy exceptions to senior analysts or management in line with established procedures.
• Documentation & Control Discipline
  - Document reviews thoroughly and consistently to meet internal standards, procedures, and service level expectations. Maintain complete, defensible files that support audit, regulatory, and internal reporting requirements.
• Partnership & Collaboration
  - Work closely with partners across Compliance, Operations, and business units to obtain relevant information and support effective alert resolution. Contribute to broader regulatory compliance activities and cross-functional examinations as needed.
• Continuous Improvement & Quality
  - Identify trends, recurring screening issues, data quality concerns, and opportunities to improve processes. Participate in quality assurance feedback loops, apply corrective actions where needed, and recommend enhancements to business processes that improve efficiency and effectiveness.

You give meaning to data. You enjoy investigating complex problems and making sense of information. You communicate detailed information in a meaningful way. You know that details matter. You notice things that others don’t. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision making. You’re motivated by collective success. You know that teamwork can transform a good idea into a great one.

You know that an inclusive team that enjoys working together can bring a vision to life. You can demonstrate experience in compliance, financial crime, banking operations,…