Senior Compliance Investigations Lead, AML/KYC Ops

CryptoproNetwork; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Paxos is seeking a senior leader to oversee the Compliance Investigations program, scale the investigations team to support growing operations, and uphold a culture of accountability and continuous learning across Compliance Operations.

In this role you will develop and manage key metrics, spearhead end-to-end investigations triggered by KYC/CDD, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring and blockchain analytics, and act as a senior partner guiding other workstreams.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Transaction Monitoring and Investigations operations, including hands-on investigation execution and SAR drafting.
• 4+ years of financial crime compliance team management experience.
• Fundamental understanding of AML, KYC and Sanctions regulations.
• Strong writing capabilities for regulators, audits, and law enforcement.
• Experience managing operational data sets and reporting KPIs/KRIs to leadership.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to implement process improvements based on business initiatives and compliance insights.

Responsibilities

• Oversee implementation of operational objectives of the Compliance Investigations program
• Scale the compliance operations investigations team to support business growth in line with sustainable risk management and compliance support
• Manage and develop key metrics to determine the health of the compliance investigations program
• Oversee end-to-end investigations on a range of cases triggered from KYC/CDD, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring and blockchain analytics.
• Lead a high-performing team fostering accountability, continuous learning, and professional growth
• Evaluate ongoing technology used in investigations, including automation
• Be a senior member guiding other workstreams

Skills

AML/KYC knowledge

Regulatory writing

Stakeholder management

Data analysis / KPIs

Process improvement

Experience in TM & Investigations

Job description

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• Oversee implementation of operational objectives of the Compliance Investigations program

• Scale the compliance operations investigations team to support business growth in line with sustainable risk management and compliance support

• Manage and develop key metrics to determine the health of the compliance investigations program

• Oversee end-to-end investigations on a range of cases triggered from KYC/CDD, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring and blockchain analytics.

• Lead a high-performing team while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and professional growth within Compliance Operations

• Evaluate ongoing technology utilized in the investigations process including but not limited to automation

• Be a senior member of the Compliance team where you help to guide and provide support to the other workstreams

About You

• 6+ years of experience in Transaction Monitoring and Investigations operations processes including hands on experience executing investigations and drafting suspicious activity reports

• 4+ years of financial crime compliance team management experience

• A fundamental understanding of AML, KYC and Sanctions regulations

• Strong writing capabilities where deliverables are to be reviewed by regulators, auditors and law enforcement

• Experience managing operational data sets including reporting KPIs/KRIs to leadership

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally

• Ability to develop and implement process improvements based on business initiatives and compliance insights.

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