Leads sanctions and regulatory compliance consulting for crypto, digital assets, banking, and capital markets clients. Develops compliance strategies, manages audits and risk assessments, strengthens governance frameworks, analyzes data, and guides client implementations. The role supervises and coaches teams, communicates findings to stakeholders, manages ambiguity, incorporates client feedback, and promotes AI-enabled compliance efficiency. It also involves building client relationships and delivering compliance training.
The Opportunity
As a Senior Manager in Sanctions - Crypto & Digital Assets, you will play a pivotal role in guiding clients through complex regulatory landscapes, focusing on maintaining compliance and managing risks effectively. Within our Risk and Compliance practice, you will provide strategic advice and solutions, helping organizations enhance their internal controls and navigate regulatory challenges.
As a Senior Manager, you will leverage your skills and professional network to deliver quality results, motivating and coaching teams to solve complex problems. You will apply sound judgment, recognizing when to take action and when to escalate, while fostering diverse and inclusive teams that contribute to the firm's success. In this role, you will validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback, confirming operational excellence and driving project success.
Responsibilities
- Leading regulatory risk compliance initiatives to support clients in navigating complex regulatory landscapes
- Developing and implementing compliance strategies to mitigate risks effectively for clients in the banking and capital markets sector
- Managing and guiding teams in the execution of compliance audits and risk assessments
- Utilizing analytical thinking and data analysis skills to enhance compliance program implementation and reporting
- Collaborating with clients to validate outcomes and incorporate feedback into compliance frameworks
- Directing teams through challenging situations, maintaining composure and clarity in ambiguous environments
- Crafting and conveying clear, impactful messages that tell a holistic story to stakeholders
- Applying systems thinking to identify underlying problems and opportunities within compliance processes
- Promoting the use of innovative digital tools and AI-human collaboration to improve compliance efficiency
- Building and maintaining relationships with clients to support ongoing compliance and governance efforts
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 7 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Demonstrating AI fluency and AI-human collaboration
- Implementing compliance frameworks and regulatory compliance program maintenance
- Utilizing sanctions compliance and anti-money laundering compliance skills
- Excelling in data analysis and interpretation for strategic insights
- Leading compliance auditing and governance risk compliance initiatives
- Developing and delivering compliance training programs
- Applying strategic questioning and analytical thinking in complex scenarios
The salary range for this position is: $124,000 - $280,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
As a Senior Manager in Sanctions - Crypto & Digital Assets, you will play a pivotal role in guiding clients through complex regulatory landscapes, focusing on maintaining compliance and managing risks effectively. Within our Risk and Compliance practice, you will provide strategic advice and solutions, helping organizations enhance their internal controls and navigate regulatory challenges.
As a Senior Manager, you will leverage your skills and professional network to deliver quality results, motivating and coaching teams to solve complex problems. You will apply sound judgment, recognizing when to take action and when to escalate, while fostering diverse and inclusive teams that contribute to the firm's success. In this role, you will validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback, confirming operational excellence and driving project success.
Responsibilities
- Leading regulatory risk compliance initiatives to support clients in navigating complex regulatory landscapes
- Developing and implementing compliance strategies to mitigate risks effectively for clients in the banking and capital markets sector
- Managing and guiding teams in the execution of compliance audits and risk assessments
- Utilizing analytical thinking and data analysis skills to enhance compliance program implementation and reporting
- Collaborating with clients to validate outcomes and incorporate feedback into compliance frameworks
- Directing teams through challenging situations, maintaining composure and clarity in ambiguous environments
- Crafting and conveying clear, impactful messages that tell a holistic story to stakeholders
- Applying systems thinking to identify underlying problems and opportunities within compliance processes
- Promoting the use of innovative digital tools and AI-human collaboration to improve compliance efficiency
- Building and maintaining relationships with clients to support ongoing compliance and governance efforts
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 7 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Demonstrating AI fluency and AI-human collaboration
- Implementing compliance frameworks and regulatory compliance program maintenance
- Utilizing sanctions compliance and anti-money laundering compliance skills
- Excelling in data analysis and interpretation for strategic insights
- Leading compliance auditing and governance risk compliance initiatives
- Developing and delivering compliance training programs
- Applying strategic questioning and analytical thinking in complex scenarios
The salary range for this position is: $124,000 - $280,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
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