Senior Financial Crimes Compliance Leader

KeyBank; Ohio; Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

KeyBank seeks a Senior Compliance Officer to lead Financial Crimes Risk Management across SARs, CTRs, MIL, FBARs, and Information Sharing. You will partner with first, second, and third lines to govern controls, data quality, and regulatory compliance enterprise-wide.

You will drive credible challenge, translate complex regulations into policies, and advise senior leadership on risk, remediation, and training needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Extensive experience in BSA/AML, financial crimes compliance, risk management, or related disciplines.
• Deep knowledge of SAR, CTR, MIL, FBAR, Special Measures, Information Sharing programs.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into enterprise policies and guidance.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder influence.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for SARs, CTRs/MIL, FBARs and Information Sharing.
• Execute risk oversight activities within the governance framework.
• Provide second-line oversight and credible challenge of processes and controls.
• Interpret laws and translate requirements into policies and standards.
• Review and approve enterprise policies and standards.
• Identify gaps and drive timely remediation.
• Define and monitor risk appetite, indicators, and control metrics.
• Prepare narratives and presentations for regulatory examinations.
• Oversee issue identification, remediation, and closure.
• Establish enterprise training requirements.
• Present reporting on risk exposure to senior management.

Skills

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Regulatory interpretation

Risk management

BSA/AML expertise

Policy governance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Advanced degree (MBA/JD/etc.)

Job description

KeyBank seeks a Senior Compliance Officer to lead Financial Crimes Risk Management across SARs, CTRs, MIL, FBARs, and Information Sharing. You will partner with first, second, and third lines to govern controls, data quality, and regulatory compliance enterprise-wide.

You will drive credible challenge, translate complex regulations into policies, and advise senior leadership on risk, remediation, and training needs.