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Litigation - Anti-corruption and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - Defense Attorney / Litigation - Financial Services - Defense Attorney in New York City, NY

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Global Senior AML Compliance Counsel - Job Description

[H1] Global Senior AML Compliance Counsel - Join Our Team at **Members Only**!

[H2] Location:

Los Angeles [LA/NY/DC/San Jose]

[SEO Friendly Job Title] Global Senior AML Compliance Counsel - Legal and Compliance Job at **Members Only**

[SEO Friendly Bullet Points]
- Seeking experienced AML compliance attorney with direct experience in financial crime areas
- Responsible for evaluating, supporting, and influencing a culture of compliance throughout the organization
- Advise and drive compliance initiatives and programs to comply with global AML and sanctions laws and regulations
- Partner with various teams to implement and operationalize compliance initiatives and continuously advise on technical solutions
- Counsel and work with global government relations teams to prepare for regulatory changes in AML and sanctions areas
- Improve and maintain AML/CTF policies and procedures
- Conduct internal compliance training and education programs

[H2] Responsibilities

[H2] About the Team
Our Global Legal Compliance team provides key support for all of ByteDance's and **Members Only**’s innovative initiatives, state-of-the-art products, and integrated platforms servicing our global markets. We help our technological and business teams enable their vision by providing integrated legal and compliance guidance and support. The ByteDance and **Members Only** team are growing fast and is seeking a highly experienced, bright, and capable legal/compliance lawyer to join us.

[H2] Job Title: Global Senior AML Compliance Counsel
[H2] Experience: Minimum 5 years of combined legal and compliance experience with a multinational company

[H2] Location:
Los Angeles [LA/NY/DC/San Jose]

[H2] Employment Type: Regular

[H2] Job Code: A01533

[H2] Salary Information: The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $217360 - $398240 annually.

[H2] Job Description:

[H2] Responsibilities
- Evaluate, support, and influence a culture of compliance throughout the organization, as well as counseling, assessing, and supporting an efficient Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) compliance program
- Advise and drive compliance initiatives and programs to comply with applicable global Anti-Money Laundering and sanctions laws and regulations
- Partner closely with **Members Only**, Global Payments, Internal Audit, and the various business verticals to implement and operationalize the aforementioned compliance initiatives and programs; continuously advise on the improvement of technical solutions to monitor, analyze, and report suspicious activity
- Counsel, and work closely with global government relations teams in preparing for impending regulatory changes or revisions to Anti-Money Laundering and sanctions areas
- Improve and maintain AML/CTF policies and procedures
- Conduct internal compliance training and education programs from time to time with key stakeholders

[H2] Qualifications

[H2] Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school and qualified to practice law in the .
- Proven combined legal and compliance in-house experience with a multi-national company, possessing advanced knowledge and recognized expertise in areas relevant to sanctions, AML, Bank Secrecy Act, payments, money transmission, financial regulations, financial crimes schemes etc. Acts as a trusted advisor on complex legal issues. Strong familiarity with regulatory and other related agencies.
- Demonstrates expert-level analytical skills and exceptional judgment in addressing complex and nuanced issues and is able to articulate how legal decisions relevant to the company and the industry are impacted by the regulatory environment and trends, thus making appropriate recommendations to the business
- Possess the highest standard of ethics and a positive attitude in learning and willing to pick up new knowledge and skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills; understands client needs, requirements, and key concerns; adapts communication style and approach to maximize impact across a range of audiences
- Handles conflicts empathetically, addressing issues openly and constructively
- People management experience and ability to demonstrate leadership and management skills in setting strategic goals, but also have a "roll up their sleeves" mentality in executing the work together with the team

[H2] Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while demonstrating flexibility, commitment to teamwork, and a willingness to change assignments to meet clients' needs
- Ability to manage heavy workload volume and meet critical deadlines with little supervision. Anticipates clients needs and delivers with timeliness, accurately sensing the urgency and sensitivity to the situation.
- Proactively makes recommendations for necessary process improvements
- Coach, mentor, and develop people, including having open discussions about career development. Empower employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals.
- Demonstrates ability to redirect issues to appropriate resources
- Demonstrates creativity in finding solutions and uses good judgment in doing so
- Demonstrates ability to influence and enlist support

[H2] Job Information

[H2] About **Members Only**
**Members Only** is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At **Members Only**, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. **Members Only**'s global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

[H2] Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of **Members Only**'s mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1