Anthropic
Sanctions Compliance Lead
$270K–$345K
San Francisco, CA +3 · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
New York City, NY
Washington, DC
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- Minimum years correlate with internal job level requirements; preferred: 10+ years of relevant experience, including several years leading a program or team.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience; field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is available, but not for every role or candidate; Anthropic says it will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa if it makes an offer.
About the job
Leads Anthropic’s economic sanctions compliance program and supports oversight of export controls, including risk governance, controls, regulatory matters, and team development.
What you'll do
- Set sanctions strategy, risk appetite, policy frameworks, and program roadmap; assess risks and drive remediation and enhancements.
- Govern restricted-party screening and enforcement controls, and direct regulator-facing matters such as disclosures, reports, and inquiries.
- Report program health and risks to leadership and the Audit Committee; advise business teams and lead compliance professionals.
What they ask for
- Hands-on experience leading a commercial economic sanctions compliance program, including design, policy ownership, and risk governance.
- Experience managing voluntary self-disclosures, blocking or reject reports, and other regulator filings end to end.
- Experience overseeing restricted-party screening and managing ongoing sanctions risk remediation.
- Working knowledge of US export controls (EAR and BIS rules), and experience translating trade-controls requirements into practical guidance.
Nice to have
- 10+ years of relevant economic sanctions compliance experience, including several years leading a program or team.
- Experience developing compliance professionals or sanctions diligence, or exposure to software, cloud, fintech, or AI contexts.
Pay
$270,000 — $345,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
OFAC, EU, UK, EAR, BIS
AI focus
The role applies sanctions and trade-controls compliance to AI products, models, compute, and globally accessible channels; it does not involve building AI systems.
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