Financial Crimes Manager - Crypto / Digital Assets

Financial Crimes Manager - Crypto / Digital Assets

This job is responsible for executing substantive money laundering, economic sanctions and fraud compliance and operational risk practices for Crypto Currency, Digital Assets, and Payments within the Global Payment Solutions business. Key responsibilities include working directly or through the emerging risk, compliance officers for the Front Line Units and Control Functions to complete compliance, policy, operational / fraud risk management requirements.

Responsibilities include advising and directing the development and maintenance of financial crimes owned policies and standards, producing and / or overseeing independent financial crimes risk management reporting, monitoring changes in regulations applicable to Global Financial Crimes, participating in industry forums and monitoring regulatory expectations, and escalating financial crimes related compliance and operational risks and issues to appropriate governance routines, management / board level committees.

Additional job specific responsibilities include leading discussions with Front Line Units, Global Compliance and Risk, and Global Financial Crimes partners to analyze business processes, internal controls, client behavior and transaction trends, recommending changes to financial crimes standards, and producing and / or overseeing financial crimes risk management reporting to senior leaders within the business and global risk environment.

Skills include critical thinking, monitoring, surveillance, and testing, regulatory compliance, risk management, coaching, issue management, policies, procedures, and guidelines management, strategy planning and development, written communications, external resource management, reporting, and talent development.

Preferred technical skills include risk identification & assessment, issues management & resolution, line of business products, services & acumen, financial crimes risk programs, enhanced due diligence, credible challenge, customer due diligence, regulatory knowledge, high risk activities & typologies, and financial crimes compliance risk principles.

Required qualifications include a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in financial services industry, risk management, AML compliance, regulatory compliance, operational risk management, or experience in a related field, knowledge of anti-money laundering (AML) and related AML legislation, and a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Desired qualifications include a bachelor's degree in a related field, expert knowledge of the Crypto / Digital Asset space, experience in financial services and / or a related government entity, certified anti-money laundering specialist (CAMS), experience and strong ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and manage multiple priorities effectively, strong leadership and decision-making capabilities, and ability to influence and drive change across the organization.