Global AML Intelligence & Investigations Leader

Intuit; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 146,000 - 197,500; Full time

Job summary

Intuit is seeking a strategic Head of AML Oversight & Financial Intelligence to lead a global, multi-brand financial crimes program. The role guides investigations, regulatory reporting, and liaison activities with law enforcement, under the Enterprise AML/BSA Office.

The ideal candidate has substantial AML leadership experience across multiple jurisdictions and a data-driven, automation-focused mindset. Reporting to the Enterprise AML/BSA Officer, this senior leader will shape policy,

Qualifications

• Minimum 10-15 years of progressive experience in AML, BSA, financial crimes compliance, or financial intelligence, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Deep, practitioner-level knowledge of BSA/AML regulations and demonstrated experience implementing and administering these requirements in-house.
• Significant hands-on experience with SAR/STR filing programs, including quality assurance, narrative standards, and regulatory dialogue with FinCEN, FINTRAC, or equivalent bodies.
• Demonstrated experience managing law enforcement liaison functions, including responses to subpoenas, emergency requests, and voluntary information sharing.
• Track record of leading complex, multi-variable financial crimes investigations, including matters with sanctions, PEP, or terrorism financing dimensions.
• Experience managing or overseeing regulatory money-movement programs, including 314(a) and sponsor bank compliance.
• Proven ability to design and govern AML programs across multiple jurisdictions (U.S., Canada, EU/UK strongly preferred).
• Experience engaging directly with financial regulators in an examination, enforcement, or supervisory context.
• Strong analytical capability: ability to synthesize large data sets and investigation outputs into strategic intelligence products.

Responsibilities

• Financial Intelligence Program Leadership – Enhance, scale and continuously mature Intuit's financial intelligence capabilities, including the operational infrastructure for case management, analytical rigor, suspicious activity identification, and intelligence-led investigations. Enhance written policies, procedures, and playbooks that codify the operational program.
• Review, enhance and govern investigation workflow standards, escalation matrices, and case closure criteria.
• Collaborate with the team to build and manage a financial intelligence library of typologies, red-flag indicators, and trend analyses relevant to Intuit's product lines.
• Analyze trends and risks for senior leadership, the Board, and regulators.
• Own and evolve the SAR/STR quality assurance framework to ensure narrative quality, regulatory completeness, and timely filing.
• Investigations – Complex Cases & Senior Escalation – Serve as the ultimate internal escalation point for high-risk, high-complexity, or jurisdictionally novel financial crimes cases. Ensure defensible, thoroughly documented, and timely resolution of escalated matters.
• Lead or directly supervise investigations involving potential terrorism financing, sanctions nexus, public corruption, or novel fraud-AML intersections.
• Make or approve final SAR/STR filing decisions, including voluntary and mandatory filings, and escalations to banking partners.
• Maintain a documented escalation and second-look review process auditable by regulators and examiners.
• Operational Excellence, Automation & Technology Enablement – Drive measurable efficiency, quality, and scalability across AML operations through aggressive adoption of automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data-driven management. This role is expected to be a visible champion for technology-enabled compliance - actively seeking opportunities to eliminate manual work, accelerate detection, and improve the quality and defensibility of AML outcomes.
• Team Leadership & Talent Development – Strategic Leadership & Talent Cultivation. Assemble and guide AML specialists, investigators, and analysts, ensuring seamless integration with operational units and strategic partners. Cultivate an organizational climate rooted in analytical rigor, proactive ownership, and collaborative safety.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory liaison

Data analytics

Project management

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in a relevant field

Job description

Intuit is seeking a strategic Head of AML Oversight & Financial Intelligence to lead a global, multi-brand financial crimes program. The role guides investigations, regulatory reporting, and liaison activities with law enforcement, under the Enterprise AML/BSA Office.

The ideal candidate has substantial AML leadership experience across multiple jurisdictions and a data-driven, automation-focused mindset. Reporting to the Enterprise AML/BSA Officer, this senior leader will shape policy,