Head of Global Sanctions

Job Description:

Head of Global Sanctions

The Role

The Head of Global Sanctions is the senior executive responsible for leading Fidelitys global economic sanctions program across all business lines and jurisdictions. This role sets the strategic direction ensures robust governance and oversight and drives enterpriselevel sanctions risk management in an increasingly complex global regulatory landscape.

You will report to the Global Head of Fidelitys Financial Crimes Compliance program and serve as the firms sanctions authority accountable for U.S. OFAC compliance and alignment with global sanctions regimes including those issued by the UK EU Canada Switzerland and the UNwhere crossjurisdictional divergence and increased regulatory activity require heightened coordination.

You will lead the design execution and continuous enhancement of Fidelitys sanctions program supporting strategic priorities operational resilience and regulatory expectations amid aggressive global enforcement trends including rising penalties expanded gatekeeper liability and broader scrutiny of financial intermediaries.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Strategy Design & Governance

• Set and continuously refine the global sanctions strategy in a regulatory environment marked by growing enforcement intensity increased cross-border divergence and expansion of sanctions beyond traditional targets to include logistics cyber networks and facilitation structures.

• Oversee an enterprise-wide sanctions program aligned with OFAC and parallel global authorities ensuring a riskbased forwardlooking framework designed to detect and mitigate sanctions exposure across all Fidelity entities and clients.

• Establish and maintain program governance including policies standards procedures and escalations.

• Oversee and coordinate global sanctions governance in partnership with businessunit AML and Sanctions Officers ensuring alignment on risk management priorities governance standards and executive communications.

Screening Investigations & Decisioning

• Provide executive oversight and finallevel decisioning for complex customer transaction investment and thirdparty sanctions escalations. Ensure controls adequately address expanding enforcement expectations for financial intermediaries investment managers brokers and gatekeepers.

Risk Assessment & Controls

• Lead global sanctions risk assessments to identify emerging exposures including nonU.S. sanctions programs increasingly diverging from U.S. actions (e.g. Canada Switzerland EU expanding designations while U.S. growth slows). Identify and implement program enhancements across people processes and technology.

Technology Analytics & Data Enablement

• Champion advanced screening tools data science applications machinelearning detection capabilities and continuous optimization of systems and models. Partner with Technology and Platform Strategy teams to drive automation to support scalability and reduce false positives in a rapidly evolving threat landscape including risks associated with fintech crypto digital assets and crossborder payment technologies.

Metrics Reporting & Regulatory Engagement

• Develop and present comprehensive sanctions reporting trend analysis and program health indicators to Executive Committees Senior Leaders Audit and regulators. Act as Financial Crimes Compliances representative with domestic and international regulators lawenforcement bodies and industry groups.

Enterprise Partnership & Leadership

• Influence and collaborate with senior leaders across Compliance Legal Risk Technology Investments Brokerage Global Security and Audit. Lead mentor and develop a highperforming global sanctions team ensuring technical expertise analytical depth and readiness for evolving regulatory demands.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• 12 years of sanctions compliance experience at a large financial institution regulatory agency consultancy law firm or equivalent.

• Deep knowledge of global sanctions regimes including OFAC UK HMT EU UN and Canadian sanctions as well as familiarity with their increasing divergence and crossborder implications.

• Experience managing global sanctions programs for large and complex financial institutions.

• Strong industry understanding across brokerage asset management wealth management and digital/crypto asset ecosystems.

• Proven leadership with the executive presence to influence across the organization and engage effectively with regulators.

• Demonstrated ability to innovate program operations including datadriven control optimization technology transformation and endtoend sanctions governance.

• Ability to deliver in a fastpaced environment with competing priorities while maintaining a disciplined riskbased approach.

• Exceptional integrity judgment and ability to challenge thoughtfully and constructively.

Note: Fidelity is not providing immigration sponsorship for this position

The Team

• The Financial Crimes Compliance (FCC) group leads Fidelitys global AML sanctions and anticorruption programs. FCC designs governs and oversees enterprisewide financialcrime risk mitigation with a commitment to operational excellence regulatory compliance and safeguarding Fidelity its customers and the financial eco-system.

Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope geographic location candidates relevant experience and other factors.

Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.

We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support market-leading retirement generous paid time off and parental leave charitable giving employee match program and educational assistance including student loan repayment tuition reimbursement and learning resources to develop your career. Note the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.

Please be advised that Fidelitys business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 the Investment Company Act of 1940 ERISA numerous state laws governing securities investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations including FINRA among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.

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