BSA/AML Operations Manager – Build & Scale Compliance

present of AI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Catena Labs seeks a Senior Compliance Engineer to run the daily compliance engine for client onboarding, due diligence, and transaction monitoring across fiat and digital assets. You will own sanctions screening, investigations, and regulatory filings while shaping automation and model-driven monitoring.

The role emphasizes human judgment in defining suspicious activity, documenting reasoning, and ensuring exam readiness. Experience in AI-enabled monitoring and digital assets analytics is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial crimes within banks or regulated fintechs.
• Ownership of alert and case workflows from triage to resolution.
• Ability to produce examination-ready documentation and regulatory filings.

Responsibilities

• Run daily compliance engine for onboarding, due diligence, and transaction monitoring across fiat and digital assets.
• Oversee screenings for sanctions and OFAC; manage investigations and SAR filings.
• Supervise analysts as the bank grows; help design and tune monitoring tools and processes.

Skills

Financial crimes

Bank/reg fintech experience

Alert/workflow ownership

Examination-ready documentation

Team leadership

AI/ML in monitoring

Digital assets analytics

Tools

AML monitoring platforms

SAR databases

OFAC screening tools

Job description

Catena Labs seeks a Senior Compliance Engineer to run the daily compliance engine for client onboarding, due diligence, and transaction monitoring across fiat and digital assets. You will own sanctions screening, investigations, and regulatory filings while shaping automation and model-driven monitoring.

The role emphasizes human judgment in defining suspicious activity, documenting reasoning, and ensuring exam readiness. Experience in AI-enabled monitoring and digital assets analytics is a plus.