Sanctions Specialist, Legal Compliance

About the Team:
Our Global Legal Compliance team provides key support for all of Byte Dance's and Tik Tok's innovative initiatives, state-of-the-art products, and integrated platforms servicing our global markets. We help our technological and business teams enable their vision by providing integrated legal and compliance guidance and support. The Byte Dance and Tik Tok team are growing fast and is seeking a highly experienced, bright, and capable legal/compliance specialist to join us.
We are looking for a Global Sanctions Compliance Specialist to join our Global Legal Compliance team based in the Americas to cover our global sanctions compliance program. The candidate we are seeking is an experienced compliance professional with good experience and passion in a global environment, particularly in sanctions, along with expertise in customer due diligence, know your customer requirements and procedures, sanctions screening mechanisms, and compliance and financial crime investigations.

The ideal candidate should be willing to work in a fast-paced environment with cross-functional teams in different timezones and embrace challenges to navigate in various jurisdictions and new issues. The successful candidate will have a high degree of ownership of the solutions they launch and the ability to make systematic, impactful changes at our rapidly growing company. A familiarity with and a passion for our products is a plus.

Responsibilities:

* Support existing sanctions tools and systems, and ensure that company-wide compliance programs, including sanctions name screening systems and Know Your Customer (KYC) and other onboarding programs, are implemented globally with effective monitoring.

* Review, analyze, and assess potential issues identified by sanctions systems and provide actionable and immediate compliance recommendations.

* Work with cross-functional and product groups in support of customer onboarding and transaction screening programs.

* Assist in compliance investigations in support of sanctions and other compliance issues.

* Conduct or assist in periodic risk assessment to identify gaps and to improve on the compliance programs, processes, and procedures.

* Establish strong working relationships and build trust and credibility with stakeholders, influencing and supporting a culture of compliance.

* Assist in drafting compliance operating procedures and other compliance documentation.

* Work with technical and product solutions teams to implement enhancements to sanctions system controls.

* Additional project and ad hoc work as necessary to support the Global Legal Compliance team.

Minimum Qualifications:

* A recognized Bachelor's degree in Law, Risk Management, Finance, or Accounting, or equivalent is required.

* Possesses a deep understanding of the substance and nuances of compliance operations in the sanctions area, skillfully interpreting and applying compliance concepts to effectively handle various legal compliance matters, including in ambiguous situations; takes on a leadership role in addressing complex compliance topics, where warranted, exhibiting a high level of autonomy and responsibility; considers both business and legal implications of advice with a well-attuned understanding of risk;

* Demonstrated experience in the tech industry. In particular, specific experience with sanctions compliance products and toolings. Law enforcement investigation experience is a plus.

* Possess the highest standard of ethics and a positive attitude towards learning and willing to pick up new knowledge and skills.

* A confident self-starter with strong interpersonal and organizational skills, yet with creative mind, and demonstrate the ability to effectively and proactively exercise good judgment and partner with the business in a fast-paced environment.

* Willing to be available for meetings that are scheduled before or after home time zone normal business hours.

* Willing to travel.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while demonstrating flexibility, commitment to teamwork, and a willingness to change assignments meet clients' needs. Anticipates clients needs and delivers with timeliness, accurately sensing the urgency and sensitivity to the situation.

* Ability to manage heavy workload volume and meet critical deadlines with little supervision.

* Proactively identifies problems or issues and takes lead in resolving issues, and makes recommendations for necessary process improvements.

* Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the clients' business, industry and organization and shows support for delivery of the product, services and initiatives of the organization.

* Demonstrates creativity in finding solutions and uses good judgment in doing so.

* Demonstrates ability to influence and enlist support.