LATAM Sanctions & Financial Crimes Lead

Madison-Davis, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Madison-Davis, LLC seeks an experienced financial crimes professional to strengthen sanctions coverage for LATAM customers and cross-border payments. You will conduct enhanced customer diligence, investigations, and program development to scale with a growing financial services firm.

The role combines case reviews with regulatory guidance, translating requirements into practical controls, and collaborating with Compliance, Operations, and Technology to implement improvements.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of AML/sanctions/EDD experience in banking, fintech, or regulated financial institution.
• Professional-level Spanish for analyzing records and documents.
• Experience supporting LATAM customers within U.S. financial institutions.
• Venezuela sanctions experience is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of BSA/AML, KYC/KYB, CDD/EDD, ownership and transaction monitoring processes.
• Practical OFAC expertise including screening, licensing, and recordkeeping.
• Experience evaluating complex cross-border transactions and ownership structures.
• Familiarity with LATAM financial crime risks including PEP exposure and corruption.
• Ability to assess ambiguous cases, identify gaps, and escalate when needed.
• Experience with financial crime tech like screening and case management systems.
• Strong investigative, analytical, documentation, and written communication skills.
• Ability to translate regulatory changes into scalable operational controls.
• Experience coordinating initiatives across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform enhanced reviews of higher-risk LATAM customers and businesses, including Venezuela connections.
• Evaluate ownership structures and related parties, PEP exposure, and cross-border activity.
• Review source of funds/wealth using records, documents, and adverse media.
• Analyze international payment activity for money laundering and sanctions indicators.
• Investigate sanctions-screening alerts involving customers, counterparties, and jurisdictions.
• Apply OFAC requirements to real-world scenarios, including blocked parties and licenses.
• Support decisions on account restrictions, blocked transactions, and regulatory reporting.
• Investigate unusual activity and document internal escalations with evidence.
• Support onboarding, periodic reviews, and ongoing monitoring of international relationships.
• Help enhance LATAM financial crimes framework and training.

Skills

AML expertise

Sanctions knowledge

Spanish language

Investigations

Analytical thinking

Regulatory thinking

Tools

Screening systems

Transaction monitoring

Case management platforms

Investigative research tools

Job description

Madison-Davis, LLC seeks an experienced financial crimes professional to strengthen sanctions coverage for LATAM customers and cross-border payments. You will conduct enhanced customer diligence, investigations, and program development to scale with a growing financial services firm.

The role combines case reviews with regulatory guidance, translating requirements into practical controls, and collaborating with Compliance, Operations, and Technology to implement improvements.