Sanctions & KYC Compliance Lead

Happen Bank; Lehi (UT); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Happen Bank is seeking a Sanctions and KYC Manager to join its Financial Crimes Compliance team in a hybrid setting, overseeing escalated sanctions resolution, blocked property reporting, and KYC system improvements. This role emphasizes practical decision-making, policy translation, and collaboration with partners to strengthen controls.

You will translate regulatory changes into procedures, maintain dashboards and capacity models, and drive improvements with technology and operations teams

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant financial crimes compliance experience with regulated financial institutions
• Strong working knowledge of BSA/AML, OFAC sanctions, and KYC requirements
• Hands-on experience with customer identification, due diligence, and beneficial ownership
• Experience investigating sanctions screening alerts and OFAC Rule interpretations
• Experience analyzing payment activity and preparing reports

Responsibilities

• Resolve escalated sanctions alerts and inquiries, including wire transactions
• Prepare blocked property and rejected transaction reports and support reviews
• Translate regulatory changes into clear procedures and training
• Maintain dashboards, scorecards, and capacity models to track volumes and risks
• Collaborate with QA, Compliance Testing, and business teams to fix weaknesses and support audits
• Drive KYC system improvements with data, technology, and operations partners
• Support customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence as needed
• Improve team workflows through standardization and responsible AI usage

Skills

Sanctions

KYC

BSA/AML

OFAC

CDD/EDD

Wire/ACH

Data analysis

AI tools

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Equivalent experience

Tools

Bridger

KYC platforms

Job description

Happen Bank is seeking a Sanctions and KYC Manager to join its Financial Crimes Compliance team in a hybrid setting, overseeing escalated sanctions resolution, blocked property reporting, and KYC system improvements. This role emphasizes practical decision-making, policy translation, and collaboration with partners to strengthen controls.

You will translate regulatory changes into procedures, maintain dashboards and capacity models, and drive improvements with technology and operations teams