AML Director

K2 Integrity is looking for an experienced anti-money laundering (“AML”) director to support engagements in our Financial Crimes Risk Management practice. This is a hybrid role based in NYC. 
 

Responsibilities: 

• Manage and lead engagements related to transaction monitoring remediations, lookbacks, transaction monitoring policy and procedure development and process improvement, as well as support transaction monitoring system implementation and rule tuning (e.g., user acceptance testing, above-the-line/below-the-line testing support).  

• Manage transaction monitoring team responsibilities in a team lead capacity including:  

  • Provide guidance to transaction monitoring analyst/associate level reviewers 
  • Provide periodic reporting and escalations to management, including maintaining trackers of team productivity, quality results, and necessary escalations 
  • Oversee alert and case investigation production quality, including performing sample-based quality control (“QC”) and quality assurance (“QA”) reviews  ​​​​​
  • Master production quality on alert and case reviews in high volume scenarios (e.g., remediation of backlogs, lookback reviews, process optimization) 
  • Develop and coach on strong transaction monitoring narratives for alert dispositions and case investigations 
  • Prepare and review regulatory reporting including Suspicious Activity/Transaction Reports (“SARs/STRs”), Currency Transaction Reports (“CTRs”), Monetary Instrument Logs (“MILs”), Continuing Activity Reports (“CARs”), as required to support client needs 
  • Master Know-Your-Customer (“KYC”) program principles for complex customer segments (e.g., institutional customers, non-bank financial institutions, trusts, funds, fintechs, etc.) and understand how customer information fits in with continuous activity monitoring (incl. spotting red flags in customer profiles) 

• Ability to support other alert reviews and investigations as needed to comply with AML, KYC and sanctions regulation, including engagements related to Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and all other laws, regulations, and requirements designed to establish processes to detect and prevent money laundering, terrorism, sanctions evasion, and fraud. 

• Ensure completion of tasks/casework assigned to engagement team. 

• Complete client-assigned training in a timely manner, including working with different client systems where necessary (e.g., new production environments, case management and KYC systems, customer databases, transaction databases, different operating systems incl. both Mac and PC environments). 

• Provide guidance and training to team members on skills related to client matters/engagements. 

• Manage engagements to meet deadlines and commit to delivering quality work product on time and on budget. 

• Maintain education and knowledge for BSA, AML/KYC/OFAC, and Patriot Act regulations. 

• Ensure team meets clearly defined productivity and quality assurance standards. 

• Meet utilization targets. 

• Occasional travel required. 

• Other duties as assigned. 
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Requirements: 

• Four-year college degree or international equivalent. 

• Strong analytical and decision-making/critical-thinking skills. 

• 7 – 10 years of experience in AML role; 2 – 5 years of team lead/managerial experience required. 

• Prior experience overseeing teams of up to 10 resources. 

• Recent (within last six months) experience on a transaction monitoring project/engagement. 

• Strong research and writing skills; must be able to write clear and concise reports and communicate with management. 

• Proficient at investigations, performing due diligence, and transaction analysis. 

• Strong grasp of Microsoft Office and equivalent applications such as Google Suite (ability to use pivot tables, charts, PowerPoint, etc.).  

• Demonstrated ability to show initiative and provide proactive updates. 

• Ability to foster a diverse environment of leadership development, learning, and respect for others. 

• Prior experience in fintechs and cryptocurrency companies strongly preferred.  

• Prior experience with specialized investigations, including cryptocurrency (on-chain/blockchain analytics investigations) strongly preferred.  

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Minimum Salary: $130,000 | Maximum Salary: $160,000