BSA Operations Manager

PromptCube; New York (NY); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Catena Labs is seeking a BSA Operations Manager to lead the day-to-day BSA/AML and Sanctions program for the Trust Bank, reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer. You will own onboarding, monitoring, screening, investigations, and regulatory reporting, and you will grow the analyst team as part of building a regulated finance function at the intersection of AI, stablecoins, and banking.

The role requires 7+ years of hands-on BSA/AML/Sanctions experience and ownership of CIP/CDD/EDD, monitoring,

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on BSA/AML/Sanctions experience in a bank, trust company, or regulated fintech.
• Direct ownership of CIP/CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, OFAC screening, and SAR filing.
• Strong knowledge of BSA/AML laws, FinCEN regs, OFAC rules, and Travel Rule recordkeeping.
• Experience tuning transaction monitoring and sanctions screening systems; manage alert/workflow.
• Clear writing and examination-ready documentation; investigative judgment.

Responsibilities

• Own client onboarding, including know-your-business onboarding and due diligence for new clients.
• Lead ongoing monitoring with risk-based CDD refresh and transaction monitoring for fiat and digital assets.
• Operate sanctions screening and risk screening with reporting.
• Investigate suspicious activity and manage regulatory reporting and record-keeping.
• Prepare management and Board reporting for the areas you own.
• Maintain funds-transfer and Travel Rule compliance across all transaction types.
• Design and deliver BSA/AML and Sanctions training; support training for management and the Board.
• Supervise and grow the BSA/AML analyst team and support independent testing and examinations.

Skills

BSA/AML expertise

Sanctions experience

Transaction monitoring

CIP/CDD/EDD ownership

SAR investigation & filing

OFAC screening

Regulatory reporting

Investigative writing

Staff development

Tools

Chainalysis

TRM Labs

Elliptic

Job description

Role overview

Catena Labs is hiring a BSA Operations Manager to run the day-to-day engine of CTB's BSA/AML and Sanctions program, reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer / BSA Officer. The role owns customer onboarding, transaction monitoring, screening, investigations, and regulatory reporting, and grows the analyst team as the Trust Bank scales, building a financial-crimes function from the ground up at the intersection of AI, stablecoins, and regulated banking.

Responsibilities

• Own client onboarding by running know-your-business onboarding and due diligence for new clients.
• Run ongoing monitoring by managing risk-based CDD refresh and transaction monitoring across fiat and digital assets.
• Operate sanctions and risk screening within the Trust Bank's compliance gate, along with the resulting reporting.
• Investigate suspicious activity and own regulatory reporting and record-keeping for the areas you own.
• Prepare management and Board reporting for the areas you own.
• Maintain funds-transfer and Travel Rule compliance across all transaction types.
• Design and deliver BSA/AML and Sanctions training to the team, and support the BSA Officer in developing training for Management and the Board.
• Supervise and grow the BSA/AML analyst team and support independent testing and examinations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on BSA/AML/Sanctions experience at a bank, trust company, or regulated fintech.
• Direct ownership of CIP/CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, OFAC screening, and SAR investigation and filing.
• Strong command of the Bank Secrecy Act, FinCEN regulations, OFAC sanctions requirements, and funds-transfer and Travel Rule recordkeeping.
• Experience operating or tuning transaction monitoring and sanctions screening systems and managing alert and case workflows.
• Clear writing, examination-ready documentation, and sharp investigative judgment.
• Comfort in ambiguous, build-from-scratch environments, with a desire to help define the process, not just run it.

Application conditions

• Location: Remote (New York; Remote
• United States). This is stated as a United States remote role; remote does not imply worldwide eligibility.
• Confirm residency, time zone, language and work authorization on the original page.
• Employment type is not specified in the source.
• The posting does not state a requirement to match every criterion.

Preferred qualifications

• AML and Sanctions experience in a digital-asset context, including familiarity with leading blockchain analytics tools (e.g., Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic).
• Experience at a national trust bank or other OCC-regulated institution, or through a de novo charter and early examinations.
• Experience related to implementing systems that leverage AI and ML to increase quality and productivity within the function.
• CAMS, CFCS, or comparable certification.
• Experience supervising or building a team.