GFC Threat Identification & Liaison Manager – High Risk Customer Type

National Black MBA Association; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a Global Financial Crimes Threat Identification & Liaison Manager to lead enterprise threat identification practices and advise senior leadership on financial crime risks. You will research threats affecting high-risk client types, coordinate with law enforcement and regulators, and translate intelligence into actionable risk recommendations for FLU and CF teams.

The role requires strong analytical skills, proven collaboration with external partners, and ability to

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Global Financial Crimes, Compliance, Operational Risk, or related risk management disciplines.
• Knowledge of AML legislation, financial crime typologies, and regulatory expectations.
• Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating financial crime risks through threat detection and investigations.
• Experience building relationships with law enforcement, regulators, and industry partners for information sharing.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and communicate effectively with external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conducts identification and assessment of emerging financial crime threats and typologies impacting high-risk customer types and recommends risk mitigation priorities
• Maintains working-level relationships with law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and industry organizations to support intelligence sharing and public-private collaboration
• Translates internal and external intelligence into threat assessments, targeted risk analyses, and actionable recommendations for senior leadership
• Advises front-line units and control function officers and prepares materials for governance on significant threats, regulatory developments, and customer risk
• Supports enhancements to financial crime prevention, detection, monitoring, and surveillance by partnering with business, risk, and investigations teams
• Executes financial crime risk governance activities, including reporting, issue tracking, and escalation to management and board-level committees
• Reviews and challenges risk management frameworks to ensure financial crime and sanctions risks are addressed
• Monitors regulatory changes to identify and mitigate emerging risks

Skills

Threat Identification

Regulatory Knowledge

Risk Assessment

Data Analytics

Stakeholder Communication

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

CAMS

Job description

Job Description

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 Manager is a subject matter expert on financial crime and is responsible for executing enterprise financial crime threat identification practices consistent with applicable laws, rules, regulations and regulatory guidance.

Key responsibilities include researching and assessing emerging financial crime threats and typologies impacting high-risk customer types, including MSBs, third party payment processors, and correspondent banks, providing advisory support to Front Line Unit (FLU) and Control Function (CF) compliance and operational risk officers, supporting information sharing across stakeholders, and maintaining working-level external partnerships that strengthen threat intelligence and public‑private collaboration. Job expectations include exercising sound independent judgment within established frameworks, conducting proactive threat identification activities, escalating significant threats and issues to appropriate governance routines, and ensuring threats and trends are clearly documented and communicated to senior leaders and impacted stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conducts identification and assessment of emerging financial crime threats and typologies impacting high-risk customer types and recommends risk mitigation priorities
• Maintains working-level relationships with law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and industry organizations to support intelligence sharing, public‑private collaboration, and threat awareness
• Translates internal and external intelligence into threat assessments, targeted risk analyses, and actionable recommendations for review by senior leadership
• Advises FLU/CF compliance and operational risk officers and prepares materials for governance routines on significant financial crime threats, regulatory developments, and customer risk assessment
• Supports enhancements to financial crime prevention, detection, monitoring, and surveillance capabilities by partnering with business, risk, and investigations teams
• Executes financial crime risk governance activities, including reporting, issue identification and remediation tracking, and escalation of significant risks and concerns to management and board‑level committees
• Reviews and challenges risk management frameworks, controls, assessments, and coverage strategies to ensure financial crime and sanctions risks are appropriately addressed
• Monitors changes in regulations, industry forums, emerging legislation, and political and litigation developments applicable to Global Financial Crimes to identify and mitigate emerging risks

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in Global Financial Crimes, Compliance, Operational Risk, or related risk management disciplines
• Knowledge of anti‑money laundering (AML) and related AML legislation, financial crime typologies, and regulatory expectations related to fraud, economic sanctions, and illicit finance risks
• Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating financial crime risks through threat detection, monitoring, and investigative practices
• Experience building and leveraging relationships with law enforcement, regulatory, and industry partners to support information sharing and public‑private collaboration
• Ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior leaders, government agencies, law enforcement partners, and external stakeholders
• Proven and technical ability to analyze complex data, financial services products and services, identify trends and insights, and communicate recommendations clearly in writing
• 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

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; experience in financial services and/or a related government entity
• Certified Anti‑Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)

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

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 informationPay range$105,000.00 - $173,900.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.Discretionary incentive eligibleThis 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.BenefitsThis 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.