Senior Sanctions Analyst

Location:

London, United Kingdom
Date Posted:
Sep 21, 2026

The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.

Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion.

Our side-by-side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth.

The Maples Group looks to add a London or Dublin based Senior Sanctions Analyst to our team. We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity as we attract, retain and develop world-class talent.

Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives.

Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.

We are looking for a Senior Sanctions Analyst to join our Group Compliance team to be based in one of the following locations:
Cayman Islands, Dublin, Jersey, London or Hong Kong subject to the successful candidate satisfying the visa requirements for the respective jurisdiction. You will be reporting into our Global Head of Sanctions.

The Senior Sanctions Analyst will provide practical sanctions analysis and internal advisory support to Maples Group businesses and compliance teams in respect of new and existing business relationships and Maples Group’s compliance with applicable global and local sanctions regimes.

You will assist with alert review escalations, OSINT research, horizon scanning, sanctions case management and documentation across Maples Group’s global office network. The role is focused on assessing and documenting sanctions risk and supporting consistent, risk-based decision-making across the Group. Below is an outline of the key duties for this role.

• Act as a day-to-day coordination point to provide practical sanctions analysis and internal advisory support to Maples Group businesses and compliance teams on potential new and existing business relationships.
• Assess sanctions risk connected with potential new clients (including indirect clients such as investors), beneficial owners, controllers, counter parties, intermediaries, transactions and relevant jurisdictions, applying group policies and procedures.
• Help promote consistent application of group standards while recognising local regulatory requirements and jurisdictional nuances.
• Prepare clear written recommendations and escalation summaries for review by the Global Head of Sanctions or other senior Compliance and first-line stakeholders, as appropriate.

• Triage sanctions queries, alert escalations and potential issues, identifying matters requiring escalation to the Global Head of Sanctions, local compliance, or Legal teams.
• Maintain sanctions advisory case files, audit trails and supporting evidence for sanctions reviews, decisions, escalations and closure outcomes.
• Track open sanctions matters to timely completion and follow up with business stakeholders and local compliance teams for required information.
• Coordinate with Compliance and Legal colleagues where sanctions issues intersect with wider financial crime, regulatory or legal risk.

• Provide sanctions advisory input into onboarding, periodic review, trigger-event reviews and other lifecycle…