Senior BSA/AML Compliance Lead

State Employees Credit Union of New Mexico; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 80,288 - 100,339; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

State Employees Credit Union of New Mexico seeks an experienced BSA Manager to lead BSA/AML, OFAC, and financial crimes compliance initiatives. You will oversee monitoring, investigations, and regulatory reporting to ensure lawful operation and risk controls, reporting to the Chief Risk Officer.

The role requires deep regulatory knowledge, strong leadership, and the ability to drive process improvements across departments, including risk, lending, and IT. Exempt, full-time position in Santa Fe.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of BSA/AML, OFAC, and financial crimes regulatory requirements.
• Advanced knowledge of suspicious activity investigations and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced organizational and documentation skills.
• Advanced ability to manage multiple priorities and regulatory deadlines.
• Advanced ability to collaborate with leadership, auditors, and examiners.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day administration and execution of BSA/AML, OFAC, and financial crimes compliance programs.
• Oversee suspicious activity monitoring, investigations, escalations, case dispositioning, and regulatory reporting processes.
• Ensure timely filing of SARs, CTRs, OFAC reviews, and other regulatory reports.
• Develop and enhance BSA/AML procedures, controls, workflows, and documentation standards.
• Administer transaction monitoring and case management systems (Verafin or equivalent).
• Coordinate quality control reviews and compliance testing to ensure regulatory alignment.
• Monitor program performance and identify risks or control gaps; recommend improvements.
• Prepare reports, metrics, dashboards, and program updates for management and regulators.
• Support examinations and audits, including documentation gathering and remediation tracking.
• Partner with Compliance, Risk, Operations, Lending, and IS departments to manage enterprise-wide risk.
• Provide guidance and training on BSA/AML and financial crimes matters to staff.

Skills

BSA/AML knowledge

OFAC knowledge

Investigations

Regulatory reporting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Leadership

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Criminal Justice, Risk Management, or related field

7+ years BSA/AML and compliance experience

Tools

Verafin

Job description

State Employees Credit Union of New Mexico seeks an experienced BSA Manager to lead BSA/AML, OFAC, and financial crimes compliance initiatives. You will oversee monitoring, investigations, and regulatory reporting to ensure lawful operation and risk controls, reporting to the Chief Risk Officer.

The role requires deep regulatory knowledge, strong leadership, and the ability to drive process improvements across departments, including risk, lending, and IT. Exempt, full-time position in Santa Fe.