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Director, Global Sanctions & Export Controls

ADP
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 Mar 2026

About the role

ADP is hiring a Director, Global Sanctions & Export Controls. 

  • Are you a sanctions and export controls expert with a track record of building robust, globally scalable compliance frameworks within a financial services, fintech, payments, or SaaS environment?
  • Are you looking to join a dynamic, inclusive team environment with a culture of collaboration and belonging?

Well, this may be the role for you.

 

As Director, Global Sanctions & Export Controls, within ADP’s Global Financial Crimes Compliance (FCC) function, you will be responsible for enhancing and maintaining an innovative and sustainable global sanctions and export controls compliance program.   Reporting to the Senior Director, AML, Sanctions & Export Controls, you will provide subject matter expertise and collaborate with Compliance leaders, Legal, Operations, and Business stakeholders across ADP products and functions to develop and maintain a framework of internal controls. 

 

In addition to providing enterprise-wide guidance and compliance program oversight, your responsibilities will include governance, risk and control assessments, policies and procedures, analysis of key risk metrics and indicators, escalations, oversight of monitoring tools, reporting, and training development.  You will ensure effective compliance with applicable sanctions and export control laws and regulations including U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions programs and lists, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) regulations, the UK Sanctions List, Canada Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) sanctions, EU, China, and Australia sanctions.

 

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What you’ll do:

Here’s what you can expect on a typical day:

  • Oversee ADP’s global sanctions and export controls compliance program and provide subject matter expertise on global sanctions requirements, regulatory expectations, and industry practices
  • Continually assess the risks associated with a complex portfolio of clients and products across ADP entities and jurisdictions
  • Monitor updates to regulatory requirements, laws, and industry practices to ensure the compliance program incorporates evolving requirements and expectations
  • Drive consistency in global compliance initiatives and collaborate with AML Officers to identify local requirements
  • Oversee implementation and execution of key compliance controls
  • Partner with internal legal stakeholders and external counsel
  • Act as a liaison with regulators and internal audit regarding sanctions matters
  • Serve as an escalation point by providing guidance on high-priority investigations and regulatory reporting, including SARs and VSDs
  • Analyze key risk metrics and track necessary KPIs/KRIs to support strategic initiatives
  • In coordination with the Senior Director, AML, Sanctions & Export Controls, prepare periodic reports for senior management and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors regarding sanctions and export controls program compliance
  • Collaborate with operations teams to ensure controls are implemented and operationalized in accordance with policies and procedures
  • Advise on sanctions screening methodologies, tuning and logic, list management, vendors, and tools
  • Partner with technology, development, and analytics teams to identify compliance solutions and efficiencies, advise on system requirements, and provide guidance as solutions are implemented
  • Identify sanctions and export controls AI use cases, collaborate with various stakeholders on AI pilots, and participate in AI-related trainings
  • Provide sanctions subject matter expertise in product development and acquisitions
  • Develop and oversee enterprise-wide general training and targeted trainings, including identifying training needs and opportunities

Experience. You have 10+ years of experience in relevant skills gained and developed in the same or similar role.

 

TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE:

  • Demonstrated experience building and leading end-to-end, risk-based sanctions and export controls compliance programs, including policy and procedur

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