Global Financial Crimes Manager - Policy & Standards

Job Description:

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This job is responsible for executing substantive money laundering, economic sanctions and fraud compliance and operational risk practices. Key responsibilities include working directly or through compliance officers for the Front Line Units (FLUs) and Control Functions (CFs) to complete compliance, policy, operational/fraud risk management requirements.

The Global Financial Crimes Manager - Policy & Standards is a senior leader within the bank’s Financial Crimes organization, responsible for setting, maintaining, and governing enterprise-wide policies and standards that ensure compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations, and other applicable global financial crime laws and regulations. This individual contributor role provides strategic guidance to global business lines and compliance teams, ensuring consistent implementation across regions and adherence to regulatory expectations.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and update the bank’s Global Financial Crimes policy framework, ensuring alignment with BSA, AML, OFAC, and related regulatory requirements.

• Establish enterprise-wide minimum standards to address regulatory obligations, risk appetite, and industry best practices, while driving a consistent, risk-based approach to policy interpretation and application across all jurisdictions

• Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert on BSA, AML, and global financial crimes compliance requirements

• Advise senior management, compliance officers, and business leaders on emerging regulatory trends, guidance, and enforcement actions

• Liaise with industry bodies to stay ahead of evolving standards and expectations

• Collaborate with the first, second, and third lines of defense to monitor adherence to policies and standards.

• Conduct thematic reviews of policy implementation across global regions to identify gaps and ensure remediation

• Support risk assessments to evaluate control effectiveness against regulatory obligations

• Develop and deliver policy-related training to compliance and business teams globally while promoting a strong culture of compliance through clear communication of requirements and expectations.

• Lead or contribute to enterprise-wide projects to enhance financial crimes compliance frameworks and championing process improvement, automation, and operational efficiency in policy governance.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years in financial crimes compliance, with significant experience in BSA/AML and related global regulations

• Strong knowledge of U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, FinCEN regulations, OFAC, and FATF standards

• Experience developing and maintaining enterprise compliance policies in a large, complex financial institution

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

• Ability to influence and work effectively across multiple geographies and business lines

• Knowledge of anti-money laundering (AML) and related AML legislation

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field

• Experience in financial services and/or a related government entity

• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)

• Background in both advisory and operational aspects of AML compliance

Skills:

• 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

• Talent Development

• Policy Development

• Regulatory Interpretation

• Global / Enterprise Stakeholder Engagement 

• Risk Assessment & Mitigation

• Executive Communication

Preferred Technical Skills:

• Issues Management & Resolution

• Process Management & Inventory

• Project Management

• Risk Control & Mitigation

• Risk Governance & Reporting

• Financial Crimes Risk Principles

• Financial Crimes Risk Programs

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