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Director, Financial Crimes Compliance

4 weeks ago
United States
Full-time
Lead
Compliance Manager
Finance and Accounting
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Description

  • Develop, implement, and maintain the enterprise-wide BSA/AML/OFAC compliance program.
  • Lead enterprise-wide BSA/AML and sanctions risk assessments and establish risk-based controls, monitoring frameworks, and governance processes.
  • Present program reporting, risk metrics, regulatory updates, and remediation progress to the Board, executive leadership, and risk committees.
  • Manage the CIP, KYC, CDD, and EDD framework, including customer risk ratings and ongoing monitoring.
  • Oversee high-risk customer reviews, onboarding decisions, escalation processes, and customer exit recommendations.
  • Provide strategic oversight for complex investigations, suspicious activity reporting, and other regulatory reporting obligations.
  • Serve as the primary contact for regulatory examinations, independent audits, and compliance reviews, and drive remediation of findings.
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, Operations, Legal, and Risk to design scalable financial crime controls for new products.
  • Monitor regulatory developments and provide guidance on BSA, AML, sanctions, fraud, and related financial crime requirements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Criminal Justice, Law, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience leading BSA/AML compliance programs in a bank, credit union, fintech, or other regulated financial institution.
  • Deep knowledge of BSA, USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC sanctions, FinCEN guidance, KYC, CIP, CDD, EDD, and SAR requirements.
  • Experience completing BSA/AML/OFAC risk assessments and using them to build, enhance, and manage compliance programs for consumer deposit and lending products.
  • Experience overseeing high-risk customer programs, customer risk rating methodologies, enhanced due diligence reviews, and customer relationship termination decisions.
  • Experience leading regulatory examinations, independent audits, and remediation efforts related to BSA/AML and sanctions compliance.
  • Experience presenting financial crime compliance matters, risk assessments, and program metrics to senior executives, risk committees, and Boards of Directors.
  • Knowledge of consumer banking regulations applicable to deposit and lending products.
  • CAMS, CAFP, CRCM, or a comparable compliance certification preferred.
  • Experience serving as a BSA Officer, Deputy BSA Officer, or senior financial crimes compliance leader preferred.
  • Experience building and scaling AML transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, customer risk scoring, and case management programs preferred.
  • Experience using AI-powered solutions to scale and automate BSA program work preferred.
  • Knowledge of digital banking, fintech, embedded finance, or marketplace lending business models preferred.
  • Experience implementing technology-enabled compliance solutions, automated controls, and risk monitoring frameworks preferred.
  • Experience working directly with OCC, FDIC, Federal Reserve, CFPB, FinCEN, or state banking agencies preferred.
  • Familiarity with fraud risk management frameworks and the intersection of fraud and AML compliance programs preferred.

Benefits

  • Anticipated base salary range of $201,200 to $278,500 USD for U.S. remote locations.
  • Target bonuses and annual equity grants that vest quarterly.
  • 401(k) or Group Retirement Savings Plan with a company match of $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 annually.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock purchase options for eligible U.S. employees.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus wellness resources.
  • Health Savings Account contributions for eligible U.S. plans.
  • Life insurance and disability coverage.
  • Paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays.
  • Paid family and parental leave, plus family-centered fertility, parenthood, and caregiving benefits.
  • Employee Assistance Program with mental health support and life-centered resources.
  • Financial wellness resources, including planning tools and a financial concierge service.
  • Annual wellness allowance and annual productivity allowance.
  • Remote-first flexibility with occasional in-person onsites.
  • Onsite perks such as catered lunches and stocked micro-kitchens at office locations.

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