GFC Threat Identification & Liaison Executive

Bank of America; North Dakota; On-site; USD 175,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a Global Financial Crimes Threat Identification & Liaison Executive to lead enterprise threat identification, risk assessment, and strategic risk mitigation across the organization.

You will partnership with law enforcement, regulators, and industry groups, translating intelligence into actionable insights and advising senior leadership on evolving threats and regulatory expectations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Global Financial Crimes, Compliance, Operational Risk, or related risk management disciplines
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating financial crime risks through threat detection, monitoring, and investigative practices
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial crime typologies, emerging threats, and regulatory expectations related to anti-money laundering, fraud, economic sanctions, and illicit finance risks
• Experience developing and leveraging relationships with law enforcement, regulatory, and industry partners to support information sharing and public-private collaboration
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior leaders, government agencies, law enforcement partners, and external stakeholders
• Proven ability to analyze complex data, identify trends and insights, and communicate recommendations
• Strong critical-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to exercise sound judgment in a dynamic risk environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint, and experience leveraging data analytics and emerging technologies to support risk management objectives

Responsibilities

• Leads the enterprise identification and assessment of emerging financial crime threats, typologies, and illicit finance risks, providing strategic direction on risk mitigation priorities
• Directs relationships with law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and industry organizations to enhance intelligence sharing, public-private collaboration, and threat awareness
• Oversees the translation of internal and external intelligence into actionable threat assessments, targeted risk analyses, and strategic recommendations
• Advise senior executives and governance forums on significant financial crime threats, regulatory developments, and emerging risk trends impacting the enterprise
• Drives enhancements to financial crime prevention, detection, monitoring, and surveillance capabilities through partnership with business, risk, and investigations teams
• Oversees financial crime risk governance activities, including reporting, issue management, remediation oversight, and escalation of significant risks and concerns
• Reviews and challenges risk management frameworks, controls, assessments, and coverage strategies to ensure effective management of financial crime and sanctions risks

Skills

Threat identification

Risk assessment

Executive communication

Public-private collaboration

Data analysis

Excel/PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Global Financial Crimes Threat Identification & Liaison Executive

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits. We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description: The Global Financial Crimes Threat Identification & Liaison Executive is a recognized expert on financial crime National Priority areas (corruption, cybercrime and misuse of virtual currencies, terrorist financing, fraud, transnational organized crime and third-party money laundering, drug trafficking organizations, human trafficking/human smuggling, and proliferation financing) and is responsible for the direction and development of enterprise-wide financial crime risk management practices consistent with applicable laws, rules, regulations and regulatory guidance.

Key responsibilities include identifying and assessing emerging financial crime threats and typologies, providing strategic advisory support to Front Line Unit and Control Function leaders and Compliance and Operational Risk Officers, facilitating information sharing across stakeholders, and maintaining external partnerships to strengthen threat intelligence and public-private collaboration.

Job expectations include exercising significant independent judgment and decision-making in evaluating complex and evolving risks, directing proactive threat identification efforts, influencing enterprise risk management strategies, and ensuring significant threats and trends are effectively communicated, understood, and addressed across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Leads the enterprise identification and assessment of emerging financial crime threats, typologies, and illicit finance risks, providing strategic direction on risk mitigation priorities
• Directs relationships with law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and industry organizations to enhance intelligence sharing, public-private collaboration, and threat awareness
• Oversees the translation of internal and external intelligence into actionable threat assessments, targeted risk analyses, and strategic recommendations
• Advise senior executives and governance forums on significant financial crime threats, regulatory developments, and emerging risk trends impacting the enterprise
• Drives enhancements to financial crime prevention, detection, monitoring, and surveillance capabilities through partnership with business, risk, and investigations teams
• Oversees financial crime risk governance activities, including reporting, issue management, remediation oversight, and escalation of significant risks and concerns
• Reviews and challenges risk management frameworks, controls, assessments, and coverage strategies to ensure effective management of financial crime and sanctions risks

Required Qualifications

10+ years of experience in Global Financial Crimes, Compliance, Operational Risk, or related risk management disciplines

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating financial crime risks through threat detection, monitoring, and investigative practices

Demonstrated knowledge of financial crime typologies, emerging threats, and regulatory expectations related to anti-money laundering, fraud, economic sanctions, and illicit finance risks

Experience developing and leveraging relationships with law enforcement, regulatory, and industry partners to support information sharing and public-private collaboration

Strong executive presence with the ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior leaders, government agencies, law enforcement partners, and external stakeholders

Proven ability to analyze complex data, identify trends and insights, and communicate recommendations

Strong critical-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to exercise sound judgment in a dynamic risk environment

Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint, and experience leveraging data analytics and emerging technologies to support risk management objectives

Skills

Financial Crimes Risk Programs Risk Identification & Assessment Credible Challenge AML Regulatory Knowledge Regulatory Compliance Regulatory Relations Risk Monitoring & Testing Strategy Planning and Development Change Management Issue Management Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management Fraud Management Investigation Management Decision Making Written Communications Shift: 1st shift (United States of America) Hours Per Week: 40

Shift

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week

40

Pay Transparency details

US - NJ - Jersey City - 525 Washington Blvd (NJ2525), US - NY - New York - 1114 Avenue Of The Americas - Grace (NY1544), US - VA - Mclean - 8300 Greensboro Dr - Westpark (VA9200)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range $175,000.00 - $350,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set. Discretionary incentive eligible This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.

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Culture

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference.

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Pay Transparency

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