Global Head of Sanctions Compliance and Screening

About Payoneer

Founded in 2005, Payoneer is the global financial platform that removes friction from doing business across borders, with a mission to connect the world’s underserved businesses to a rising global economy. We’re a community with over 2,500 colleagues all over the world, working to serve customers, and partners in over 190 countries and territories.

By taking the complexity out of the financial workflows–including everything from global payments and compliance to multi-currency and workforce management, to providing working capital and business intelligence–we give businesses the tools they need to work efficiently worldwide and grow with confidence.

Role Summary:

As the Global Head of Sanctions Compliance and Screening, you will lead Payoneer’s enterprise-wide sanctions and export controls program, ensuring robust compliance across all global entities. You will serve as the organization’s senior sanctions expert, advising Executive Leadership, shaping global strategy, and overseeing policies, risk assessments, regulatory reporting, and screening operations. Leading a high-performing global team, you will strengthen Payoneer’s compliance culture, drive continuous improvement, and build trusted relationships with regulators, banking partners, and internal stakeholders to support the company’s growth while effectively managing sanctions risk.

What you'll do:

• Lead Payoneer’s global Sanctions Compliance and Export Controls Program across all entities.

• Advise Executive Leadership on sanctions risks and regulatory developments.

• Develop and execute a global sanctions compliance and screening strategy aligned with business goals.

• Build and maintain a strong sanctions compliance culture and effective controls.

• Lead and develop a high-performing global sanctions team.

• Drive continuous improvement in sanctions risk management and screening operations.

Who you are:

• Requirements: Bachelor's Degree required.

• At least 12+ years of experience in a sanctions compliance role at a fintech, bank, auditing, or consulting firm.

• Strong subject matter knowledge and practical application of U.S. sanctions programs administered by OFAC with global sanctions knowledge such as programs administered by EU and HMT a plus.

• Experience presenting to regulators, Executive and Senior Management, the Board of Directors, and various committees.

• Expert knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, compliance production methods, and coordination of resources

• Ability to read and interpret complex regulatory language, synthesize, and articulate in an easily digestible manner.

• Ability to take ownership and initiative, negotiate, influence and build cross-functional consensus and successfully navigate within a demanding and international environment.

• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous tasks in a high pressure, deadline-driven environment.

• Superior analytical and critical thinking skills.

• Passion to help improve Compliance operations continuously.

In accordance with New York City Law, below is the annual base salary range for this position. Actual annual base salary is based on, but not limited to: experience, education, professional licenses, location and business needs. The position is eligible for health insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, 401k plan, paid-time off, and sick (and where applicable safe) leave. This position is also eligible for a discretionary year-end bonus.

The annual base salary range for this position is
$230,000—$270,000 USD

The Payoneer Ways of Working

Act as our customer’s partner on the inside
Learning what they need and creating what will help them go further.

Do it. Own it.
Being fearlessly accountable in everything we do.

Continuously improve
Always striving for a higher standard than our last.

Build each other up
Helping each other grow, as professionals and people.

If this sounds like a business, a community, and a mission you want to be part of, apply today.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace. Payoneer is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment no matter your race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any stage of the hiring process, please speak to the recruiter managing the role for any adjustments. Decisions about requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.