Financial Services Associate Director | Financial Crimes, Risk and Compliance

Guidehouse has an aggressive growth strategy for its Financial Crimes, Risk and Compliance (FCRC) practice, and now seeks to expand its team by recruiting an Associate Director who will be fundamental to this growth strategy. This new hire will have Financial Crimes expertise, a business builder mindset and ambition, and the ability to successfully leverage their professional network.

Responsibilities will include:

• Oversee delivery of Digital Onboarding, Perpetual KYC, Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions, Trade Surveillance, Anti-Bribery & Corruption and/or Fraud projects.

• Lead independent risk assessment, target state design, functional & technical transformation, and regulatory response management to support our client in their modernization and/or regulatory remediation journeys.

• Develop relationships with current and prospective clients – both externally and internally, establishing credibility with senior Guidehouse colleagues to be recognized as a market leader.

• Spearhead the development and execution of key go-to-market strategies for Financial Crimes practice including new client development and existing client expansion with personal pursuit.

• Manage executive level relationships and ensure there are the optimal range of AML solutions to meet client needs as well as to maximize revenue generation and profitability of the firm.

• Lead the assessment and testing of Financial Crimes compliance programs and implement recommended changes/controls and solutions.

• Collaborate with other leaders to contribute to the development of intellectual property and thought leadership.

• Develop collaborative relationships with the other related specialty practices and non-specialty practices across the firm to cross-sell relevant products and services.

• Lead efforts in identifying and retaining new client relationships through business development and existing or new industry connections.

• Play a vital role in managing and developing team members in the Financial Services practice, as well as recruiting new team members as part of this strategic initiative to aggressively grow the business.

• Evaluate internal control structures to help identify weaknesses and associated risks.

• Develop, perform, and supervise detailed financial, economic, and statistical analysis.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s degree.

• 7-10+ years of Financial Crimes experience at regional and national financial institutions, crypto/digital assets exchanges, Securities / Capital Markets institutions, regulatory/government agencies, and/or consulting firms.

• Deep understanding of AML regulations, investigations, and enforcement actions.

• Expertise in OFAC, EDD, KYC, BSA, CDD and/or forensic accounting.

• Deep understanding of Digital Onboarding and perpetual KYC transformation.

• Familiarity with common fraud and money laundering schemes

• Strong understanding of corporate governance and regulatory issues that could affect an organization.

• Outstanding project management skills in monitoring billing of hours, training, development, and supervision.

• Outstanding communication and public speaking skills.

• Ability to travel up to 50%.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Master’s Degree.

• Strong preference for candidates local to the New York City or DMV area.

• Desire to collaborate with other related Guidehouse practices as well as across the entire global firm to cross-sell relevant products and services, in addition to being a growth oriented, vertical thinker.

• Intellectually adept with negotiation and influencing skills and ability to relate to range of senior level internal and external stakeholders.

• Elevated level of business acumen and commercial awareness.

• Extremely driven, energetic, and able to thrive in a results-oriented, entrepreneurial, analytical environment.