Hybrid Financial Crimes Program Lead

Digital Federal Credit Union; Marlborough (MA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) match

PTO & personal time

Paid holidays

Employee loan pricing

Job summary

First Tech Federal Credit Union is seeking a Financial Crimes Manager to lead the AML, fraud, and sanctions program across the organization. You will manage investigations, monitoring, and regulatory reporting while partnering with lines of business to strengthen controls and reduce risk exposure.

You will supervise a team of professionals, drive process improvements, and ensure alignment with risk management frameworks. Oregon/MA corporate offices support a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in AML, BSA, Fraud, Compliance, or Financial Crimes.
• Experience leading a diverse team including hiring, coaching and performance management.
• Strong knowledge of BSA/AML/OFAC and related regulatory requirements.
• Experience supporting regulatory examinations, internal audits, and remediation activities.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into effective controls.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day execution of financial crimes programs including fraud risk management and transaction monitoring.
• Lead and develop a team of financial crimes professionals with clear priorities and accountability.
• Oversee control effectiveness, monitoring, QA, and remediation to stay within risk appetite.
• Review complex investigations, alerts, sanctions reviews, and escalations for regulatory compliance.
• Partner with business units to identify and mitigate emerging financial crimes risks.
• Support policy implementation and consistent application across processes and channels.
• Conduct risk assessments, thematic reviews, and identify control gaps.
• Monitor KPIs and provide leadership with actionable risk insights.
• Support regulatory exams and internal audits with documentation and remediation.
• Evaluate new products/services for financial crimes risks and controls.

Skills

AML leadership

Regulatory compliance

Investigations

Risk analytics

Sanctions screening

Team leadership

Communication to leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Case management systems

Monitoring tools

Sanctions screening platforms

Risk analytics solutions

Job description

First Tech Federal Credit Union is seeking a Financial Crimes Manager to lead the AML, fraud, and sanctions program across the organization. You will manage investigations, monitoring, and regulatory reporting while partnering with lines of business to strengthen controls and reduce risk exposure.

You will supervise a team of professionals, drive process improvements, and ensure alignment with risk management frameworks. Oregon/MA corporate offices support a hybrid work model.