Sanctions Operations Associate

About Rippling

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.

Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.

Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.

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About the role

Rippling is seeking a Sanctions Operations Associate to join our growing Financial Crime Compliance Team. A core part of this role is the review and disposition of sanctions screening alerts. You will evaluate matches generated by Rippling’s automated screening program, applying sound analytical judgment to distinguish true matches from false positives, escalate confirmed hits, and maintain clear documentation throughout the alert lifecycle. This includes assessing name, geography, and ownership-based hits across OFAC and international sanctions lists, and ensuring disposition rationales meet audit and regulatory standards. You will also support sanctions due diligence reviews of existing customers, prospects, and third-party partners, helping ensure alignment with Rippling’s risk appetite and applicable sanctions regulations.

Due diligence reviews involve research using open-source, proprietary, and third-party tools, reviewing sanctions-related adverse media, and drafting targeted outreach and escalation questions. You will contribute to risk analyses across a broad spectrum of sanctions exposure and work closely with teams across the organization, including the Compliance FCC Team, KYC, Sales, Implementation, Legal, and Product.

What You Will Do

• Review and disposition sanctions screening alerts generated through Rippling’s screening program; evaluating potential matches against OFAC and international sanctions lists, assessing name, geography, and ownership-based hits, applying risk-based judgment to distinguish true positives from false positives, and escalating confirmed or high-risk matches with clear, well-documented rationales
• Support end-to-end sanctions due diligence reviews of customers, prospects, and third-party partners, from initial screening through risk determination and resolution
• Conduct research across open-source, proprietary, and third-party tools, including adverse media analysis and sanctions nexus assessments for complex entities and ownership structures
• Participate in customer-facing due diligence calls and help develop targeted outreach and escalation questions that surface meaningful risk
• Contribute to the policies, procedures, and operational frameworks that support Rippling’s sanctions due diligence program
• Produce clear, well-reasoned sanctions risk analyses and governance documentation
• Work cross-functionally with the EDD Team, Sales, Implementation, Legal, and Product to keep sanctions risk visible and actionable across the business
• Stay current on OFAC and international sanctions developments and support translation of regulatory change into practical guidance for the team
• Support internal sanctions training and help answer sanctions questions from business units

What You Will Need

• 2-4 years experience conducting sanctions alert investigations and risk analyses
• Strong working knowledge of multi-jurisdictional sanctions regimes, with particular command of US (OFAC), EU, and UK programs
• Solid understanding of sanctions typologies, regulatory obligations, and risk assessments involving layered ownership structures and beneficial ownership analysis
• Ability to manage high volumes of alerts in a fast-paced environment, with strong analytical rigor and clear written and verbal communication
• BA/BS degree required; professional certifications such as CGSS, CFCS, or CAMS are a plus

About the Team

Rippling's Financial Crime Team is a core function within the Compliance department, responsible for managing financial crime risk across Rippling's global operations. The team brings together deep expertise across sanctions, AML, KYC, and EDD to build and maintain scalable compliance frameworks that protect the company and support sustainable growth.

Sanctions compliance is a critical pillar of that mission. As Rippling expands into new markets and onboards an increasingly complex customer base, the ability to identify and manage OFAC and international sanctions exposure is more important than ever. The Sanctions Due Diligence function sits at the center of that effort, owning the reviews, frameworks, and cross-functional partnerships that keep Rippling's sanctions program effective. 

At Rippling, we view compliance as a strategic enabler rather than a constraint. We build efficient, technology-driven processes that safeguard the business without slowing it down. Join us to help shape a modern sanctions compliance function at a rapidly growing, global company.

Additional Information

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email [email protected]

Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office), Rippling considers working in the office, at least three days a week under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee's role.

This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here.

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.

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