Senior Compliance Manager - AML Investigations

Who We Are

About the Opportunity

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and manage a team of AML investigators, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure high-quality performance.
• Support operational processes to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and industry best practices.
• Evaluate AML transaction monitoring and suspicious activity reporting requirements for all countries where applicable.
• Help build out tactical and scalable solutions for operational teams to manage compliance tasks.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to roll out enhancements to systems and tools that facilitate operational efficiencies and meet regulatory requirements.
• Make recommendations for and help implement process improvements and procedure updates across the AML Investigations teams including Transaction Monitoring, Blockchain Investigations, Special Investigations and Suspicious Activity Reporting.
• Draft and maintain relevant standard operating procedures and drive high quality and efficiency in operational processes. Analyze data to identify process gaps and opportunities, and partner with Compliance Leaders, Training and other FIU managers to recommend mitigating activities for risk, improve quality of investigations, team performance and close process gaps.
• Stay abreast of changes to the cryptocurrency industry, financial crime trends, and regulatory requirements to assess impact to Transaction Monitoring and Investigations.

What We Look For In You

• 5+ years of direct and strong technical experience in BSA/AML investigations and operations in relevant financial crimes, transaction monitoring and investigation roles.
• Analytical and metrics-driven mindsight to create substantiated solutions.
• Fundamental knowledge in BSA/AML regulations and policies (including OFAC, Crypto Travel Rule, FATF Guidance), and similar types of regulation globally.
• Experience performing in a fast-paced environment and proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong process and project management skills with attention to detail, proactive and well organized.
• Self-motivated, critical thinker and adept at working independently and in a dispersed team environment covering multiple and varied tasks.
• Intuitive, highly ethical, and comfortable to question and challenge the status quo.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
• Experience working as an independent leader and with team members of all levels.

Nice to Haves

• Experience working in a multinational or matrixed organization.
• Strong understanding of money transmission regulations, Sanctions and crypto industry best practices.
• Familiarity with widely used transaction monitoring and reporting tools, such as Elliptic, Chainalysis, or TRM Labs.
• Relevant industry certifications such as CAMS, CFCS, or equivalent.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development
• Various team building programs and company events
• More that we love to tell you along the process!