Senior Counsel, Sanctions & AML

Employee Applicant Privacy Notice Who we are: Shape a brighter financial future with us. Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance. We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world. The role: SoFi is looking for a Senior Counsel with deep experience in economic sanctions and anti-money laundering (AML) to join the Legal team. This attorney will be the company's go-to legal expert on U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). They will also advise on Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and AML requirements across SoFi's products and lines of business. The role works closely with Compliance, the BSA/AML Officer, Risk, Product, Engineering, Operations, and Financial Crimes teams. It also supports regulatory examinations and engagement with federal banking regulators and OFAC. What you'll do: • Act as the lead legal advisor on OFAC sanctions programs, including country-based and list-based sanctions, the 50 Percent Rule, sectoral sanctions, and secondary sanctions risk. • Advise on how sanctions screening, blocking, rejecting, and reporting obligations work in practice. This includes blocked property reports, rejected transaction reports, and annual reports of blocked property. • Assess possible sanctions violations. Lead internal investigations and advise on voluntary self-disclosures to OFAC under the Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines. • Prepare and submit specific license requests, interpretive guidance requests, and other correspondence to OFAC. Advise on how general licenses apply. • Advise on BSA/AML requirements, including customer due diligence (CDD), beneficial ownership, Customer Identification Program (CIP), suspicious activity reporting (SAR), currency transaction reporting (CTR), recordkeeping, and FinCEN requirements. • Review and advise on SoFi's sanctions and AML policies, procedures, risk assessments, and screening methods. Partner with Compliance to keep the program effective and in line with regulatory expectations. • Give legal guidance on new products, features, partnerships, and markets, such as payments, cross-border activity, digital assets, and fintech partnerships. Identify sanctions and AML risks and practical ways to reduce them. • Support regulatory examinations, inquiries, and enforcement matters with the OCC, Federal Reserve, FinCEN, OFAC, and other agencies. • Review and negotiate sanctions and AML provisions in vendor, partner, and commercial agreements. • Track legislative, regulatory, and enforcement developments, including new sanctions designations, AML Act rulemakings, and enforcement trends. Explain their impact clearly to business stakeholders and senior leaders. • Create and deliver training on sanctions and AML legal requirements for internal teams. • Manage outside counsel on sanctions and AML matters. What you'll need: • J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school, with active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar. • 7 to 10 years of legal experience, with substantial and direct focus on U.S. economic sanctions (OFAC) and BSA/AML regulation. • Specific, demonstrated OFAC expertise, including: • In-depth knowledge of OFAC regulations (31 C.F.R. Chapter V), sanctions programs, and enforcement practice. • Hands-on experience preparing license app