Job Title: AML Project Delivery Specialist
Job Responsibilities:
- Manage a small team of investigators and oversee case investigations, ensuring quality control of investigations, requests for information, and case escalations.
- Assess potential AML and sanctions risks during investigations and make final decisions regarding case dispositions.
- Conduct meetings with Project Leadership to discuss investigator performance, issue management, and case escalation decisions.
- Provide feedback and input on case investigations as required and communicate regularly with Engagement Managers, project team members, and representatives from various functional and/or technical teams.
- Independently and collaboratively lead client engagement workstreams focused on improving, optimizing, and transforming processes, including implementing leading practice workflows, addressing deficits in quality, and driving operational outcomes.
Education and Experience Information:
- Minimum of 4+ years of experience in private or public sector AML and/or sanctions-focused activities, including Project Management Experience.
- 4+ years of experience in AML/sanctions regulations as they apply to financial institutions, including retail, wholesale, and international banks, Trade Finance, Fraud, Retail Banking, Private Banking, and Wealth Management.
- 4+ years of experience performing QC for alert and/or case investigations, specifically pertaining to Trade Finance, Fraud, Retail Banking, Private Banking, and Wealth Management.
- 4+ years of experience providing advice regarding applicable AML/OFAC regulations and requirements with a focus on Trade Finance, Fraud, Retail Banking, Private Banking, and Wealth Management.
- 4+ years of experience with transaction monitoring to detect suspicious activity, such as money laundering, fraud, or regulatory breaches.
- 4+ years of experience in managing a team of professional AML/OFAC compliance practitioners.
- 4+ years of experience drafting Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
- 4+ years of experience using AML Monitoring systems and related software.
- 4+ years of experience submitting written and oral reports to senior management and clients.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Law, Criminal Justice, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
- Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
- Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work performed and the clients and industries/sectors served.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Transaction Monitoring/Investigations experience.
- Financial Institutions Unit (FIU) experience.
- AML Consulting experience.
- Certifications such as CAMS and CFE.
- Regulatory experience.
- Strong analytical and decision-making responsibilities with the ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks into manageable work products.
- Ability to operate independently or with minimum supervision.
- Excellent written and communication skills.
- Ability to deliver technical demonstrations.
Salary Information:
- The wage range for this role considers a wide range of factors for compensation decisions, including skill sets, experience, training, licensure, certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
- A reasonable estimate of the current range is $84,400 to $155,400.
