Program Manager, Sanctions Compliance; OFAC)

Position at Matson Navigation Company, Inc

Founded in 1882, Matson (NYSE: MATX) is a leading provider of ocean transportation and logistics services. Matson provides a vital lifeline of ocean freight transportation services to the domestic, non-contiguous economies of Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, and to other island economies in Micronesia. Matson also operates premium, expedited services from China to Long Beach, California, which includes cargo from other Asia origins, provides services to Okinawa, Japan, and the South Pacific, and operates an international export service from Alaska to Asia.

Matson Logistics extends the geographic reach of Matson's transportation network throughout North America and Asia. Its integrated logistics services include rail intermodal, highway brokerage, warehousing, freight consolidation, supply chain management, and freight forwarding to Alaska.

Matson is honored to be certified as a Great Place to Work. Learn more at

Position at Matson Navigation Company, Inc

Founded in 1882, Matson (NYSE: MATX) is a leading provider of ocean transportation and logistics services. Matson provides a vital lifeline of ocean freight transportation services to the domestic, non-contiguous economies of Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, and to other island economies in Micronesia. Matson also operates premium, expedited services from China to Long Beach, California, which includes cargo from other Asia origins, provides services to Okinawa, Japan, and the South Pacific, and operates an international export service from Alaska to Asia.

Matson Logistics extends the geographic reach of Matson's transportation network throughout North America and Asia. Its integrated logistics services include rail intermodal, highway brokerage, warehousing, freight consolidation, supply chain management, and freight forwarding to Alaska.

Matson is honored to be certified as a Great Place to Work. Learn more at

The Program Manager, Sanctions Compliance (OFAC) serves as Matson’s specialist professional and subject matter resource for enterprise sanctions compliance, restricted-party screening, and related international trade controls. The position independently manages large and complex compliance processes with limited oversight and is responsible for translating applicable sanctions requirements into practical policies, procedures, controls, investigations, training, and business guidance.

The role leads administration and continuous improvement of sanctions screening across relevant counter parties, transactions, shipments, and geographies. It partners across Legal, Operations, Technology, Finance, Procurement, and Commercial functions to strengthen screening coverage, data quality, system reliability, documentation, audit readiness, and timely escalation of potentially significant matters.

This is a hybrid position requiring onsite work at our Corporate Office in Walnut Creek, CA, three (3) days per week (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday).

Sanctions screening, investigations, and advisory support; additional Treasury activities

• Own and administer enterprise sanctions and restricted-party screening processes for relevant counter parties, transactions, and shipments.
• Independently review, investigate, document, and disposition potential screening matches using available identifiers, ownership information, transaction details, shipment information, and other relevant evidence.
• Exercise sound judgment in determining false positives, documenting conclusions, identifying matters requiring further review, and escalating unusual, unresolved, or potentially significant concerns to designated Legal and business stakeholders.
• Prepare clear written findings,…