Financial Crimes Compliance Strategist
About the role
For our client, we are seeking a Financial Crimes Compliance Strategist to join the team of a leader in the Enterprise Technology space. This role will help shape the organization’s financial crimes compliance approach by leading escalated investigations and strengthening the processes behind them. The position will partner closely with compliance, operations, and review stakeholders to ensure decisions are well documented, risk-based, and consistent. The strategist will also contribute to the development of scalable automation and AI-enabled workflows that improve quality, efficiency, and control in a fast-moving fintech environment. Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available.
Responsibilities
- Lead investigations of escalated transaction-monitoring alerts and referrals
- Recommend account actions based on financial crimes risk to the Account Review Board
- Draft and file clear, evidence-based SARs and partner reports
- Conduct peer reviews to enhance quality and consistency in investigations
- Drive process improvements in investigation workflows and training
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build scalable automation and AI capabilities
- Adapt to other compliance workflows and due diligence reviews as needed
Qualifications
- 5+ years in BSA/AML advisory or operations teams, including 2+ years in investigations
- Experience drafting and filing SARs with recommendations to leadership
- 1+ year conducting peer reviews of financial-crime investigations
- In-depth knowledge of money-laundering and terrorist-financing typologies
- Experience improving financial-crimes processes and standards
- Fluent in AI, with the ability to design multi-step AI-assisted workflows
- Prior experience in the fintech sector
Benefits
- Flexible PTO policy
- Centralized home-office equipment ordering
- Health and wellness stipend
- Budget for intra-office travel
- Weekly coffee stipend
- 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance in the U.S.
- 401(k) with employer match in the U.S.
- Up to 16 weeks parental leave at 100% pay
- Relocation expense coverage for NYC or SF
- Group retirement plans with employer match in Canada
- Private medical insurance in the U.K.
Pay
Compensation: $110,000 – $130,000 annually