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Financial Crimes Lead

The Financial Crimes Global Policy Adherence & Engagement Team within the FCFP organization supports the delivery and ongoing direction of a comprehensive Financial Crimes Program in partnership with multiple functions such as Compliance, Operations, Technology, Risk, Audit, and multiple stakeholders at all levels of management. This team is responsible for fostering a culture of control and compliance, customer centricity and accountability while leading efforts to identify, anticipate and mitigate AML, Sanctions and Anti-Bribery regulatory, reputational, and operational risks. The Financial Crimes Lead will support USPB Cards Financial Crime activities related to Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions / Screening, and Anti-Bribery & Corruption (AB&C). Scope of coverage includes KYC (Know Your Customer), AML, and screening (sanctions and non-sanctions). This position serves as a partner to AML and Sanctions Compliance as well as Cards Business, Internal Audit, and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage all identified issues and work with Business Risk, Compliance, Operations and Technology teams to actively identify new AML / KYC and Sanctions policy gaps
• Support the impact assessment and implementation assessment for new and revised AML / KYC and Sanctions policies for Cards
• Manage execution of AML / BSA policy related Corrective Action Plans (CAP) which Includes managing CAP milestones and execution timeline
• Facilitate both gap and root cause analysis (RCA) exercises between Legal, Compliance, Operations, Technology, Risk and the line of business in order to create action plans that provide resolution and ensure policy adherence
• Champion efforts to get project requests drafted to resolve gaps to ultimately retire manual workarounds
• Partner with the project group to get the project requests prioritized and delivered
• Manage action items for the issues management workstream by timely follow-up and coordination between multiple stakeholder groups to bring each project to closure
• Provide guidance and subject matter expertise related to policy and regulatory requirements up to senior management across the businesses and support functions
• Act as an SME for Sanctions and Screening Policies and AML / KYC Policies for NAM Cards and develop sustainable solutions to meet policy requirements and mitigate risk
• Perform detailed analysis for complex recommendations to ensure appropriate risk / reward balance, including policy changes
• Contribute to USPB Cards Financial Crimes Strategy and Roadmap Contribute to design and execution of Horizontal Controls Assessment across the USPB Cards business and operations teams

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Job Family Group : Operations - Services

Job Family : Business KYC

Time Type : Full time

Primary Location : Florence Kentucky United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range : $107,120.00 - $160,680.00

In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including : medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date : Oct 04, 2025

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