KYC & Financial Crime Program Lead (CIP, CDD, EDD)

KeyBank; Town of Amherst (NY); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Incentive compensation

Job summary

KeyBank is seeking a Senior Compliance Officer to serve as the enterprise SME and senior second-line authority for CIP, CDD, EDD, and KYC frameworks. You will guide governance, controls, and documentation across the organization, partnering with multiple lines of defense to ensure risk and regulatory obligations are met.

The role requires strong executive communication, risk assessment, and the ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical enterprise policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Extensive experience in BSA/AML, financial crimes compliance, regulatory compliance, or related discipline.
• Deep knowledge of CIP, CDD, EDD, beneficial ownership, customer lifecycle management.
• Ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into enterprise policies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as subject matter expert for CIP, CDD, EDD, KYC and related regulatory requirements.
• Provide second-line oversight and credible challenge of enterprise processes and controls.
• Interpret laws and translate requirements into policies, standards and guidance.
• Oversee governance of policies, standards and job aids across CIP, CDD, EDD, KYC.

Skills

Executive presence

Regulatory interpretation

Independent oversight

Data-driven risk analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

BSA/AML knowledge

KYC operations

Regulatory compliance

Job description

KeyBank is seeking a Senior Compliance Officer to serve as the enterprise SME and senior second-line authority for CIP, CDD, EDD, and KYC frameworks. You will guide governance, controls, and documentation across the organization, partnering with multiple lines of defense to ensure risk and regulatory obligations are met.

The role requires strong executive communication, risk assessment, and the ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical enterprise policies and standards.