Job Overview
Location
Remote-EMEA
Job Type
Full-time
Category
HR & Recruiting
Date Posted
April 14, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • As a Group Sanctions and Compliance Specialist at Remote Technologies Inc., you will play a critical role in ensuring the company’s global operations adhere to evolving sanctions, anti-money laundering (AML), and counter-financing terrorism (CFT) regulations, directly supporting Remote’s mission to enable compliant international hiring and payroll.
- • Your day-to-day responsibilities will include monitoring regulatory changes, advising on risk mitigation strategies, serving as a second-line escalation point for onboarding and transaction monitoring teams, drafting and maintaining compliance policies (including customer due diligence, screening, and suspicious activity reporting), coordinating audits with third-party advisors, and overseeing the control environment to ensure ongoing compliance.
- • You will join Remote’s Risk Operations – Regulatory Compliance team, part of a globally distributed, innovative organization that values autonomy, asynchronous work, and the integration of AI and automation into compliance processes, with team members spanning six continents.
- • In this role, you will deepen your expertise in global financial crime compliance, influence the design of scalable compliance systems for a fast-growing HR tech platform, and gain exposure to cross-border regulatory frameworks across the UK, EU, USA, and Canada, while developing leadership in compliance advisory and risk assessment.
🎯 Requirements
- • Proven experience in compliance roles, preferably within fintech or financial services, with demonstrable expertise in financial crime and sanctions compliance
- • Comprehensive knowledge of AML, CFT, and sanctions regulations across key jurisdictions including the UK, EU, USA, and Canada
- • Professional AML or compliance certifications (e.g., ACAMS, ICA, or equivalent)
- • Experience in second-line compliance functions; prior first-line compliance operations experience is a plus
- • Strong ability to write and speak fluent English
- • Demonstrated experience with automation and AI applications in compliance processes
🏖️ Benefits
- • Work from anywhere – fully remote position with global flexibility
- • Flexible paid time off and asynchronous working hours to support life-work balance
- • 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- • Mental health support services and access to wellness resources
- • Annual learning budget for professional development
- • Home office budget and IT equipment stipend
- • Stock options as part of total rewards
- • Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces
Skills & Technologies
About Remote Technologies Inc.
Remote Technologies Inc. provides a cloud-based global payroll, tax, and HR compliance platform that lets companies hire, pay, and manage employees and contractors in over 170 countries without setting up local entities. The software automates onboarding, localized contracts, benefits administration, time tracking, and multi-currency payments while ensuring adherence to local labor and tax regulations. Remote handles visa sponsorships, equity incentives, and intellectual-property protection, serving distributed teams ranging from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises seeking compliant international workforce expansion.
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