Global Financial Crimes Manager - Red Flags Management

Job Description:

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This job is responsible for executing substantive money laundering, economic sanctions and fraud compliance and operational risk practices. Key responsibilities include working directly or through compliance officers for the Front Line Units (FLUs) and Control Functions (CFs) to complete compliance, policy, operational/fraud risk management requirements.

The Global Financial Crimes Manager - Red Flags Management serves as a subject matter authority responsible for the intake, assessment, and interpretation of red flags and regulatory guidance across the financial institution. This role ensures the organization maintains a comprehensive, current, and risk-aligned red flag framework to meet Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and global financial crime compliance obligations. The expert provides critical insights that shape policy, detection strategies, and frontline awareness, while directly supporting regulatory readiness and risk management efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the intake, evaluation, and classification of AML red flags, ensuring coverage of customer, product, geographic, and transactional risk dimensions.

• Interpret and translate regulatory guidance, advisories, enforcement actions, and industry best practices (e.g., FinCEN, FATF, OFAC, OCC, DOJ) into actionable requirements.

• Maintain and continuously update the enterprise red flag inventory, ensuring it reflects emerging risks and aligns with regulatory expectations.

• Provide expert interpretation and advisory support to investigators, operations teams, and risk managers regarding the application of red flags in day-to-day monitoring and decision-making.

• Collaborate with policy, standards, and model development teams to embed red flags into surveillance, transaction monitoring, due diligence, and risk assessments.

• Develop clear, practical guidance and materials for use across the three lines of defense, including training content and awareness sessions.

• Prepare analysis and documentation to support regulatory examinations, audits, and internal reviews focused on red flag governance and effectiveness.

• Proactively identify and assess emerging trends, typologies, and financial crime risks to recommend adjustments to program coverage.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of seven years of relevant experience  - BSA/AML or financial crimes experience within a large financial institution or regulatory agency

• Bachelor’s degree

• In-depth knowledge of U.S. and international AML regulations, including FinCEN advisories, FFIEC Manual, FATF recommendations, and enforcement trends

• Demonstrated expertise in identifying, interpreting, and applying AML red flags across financial products, services, and channels

• Strong research and analytical skills with ability to synthesize complex regulatory expectations into practical, risk-based guidance

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of drafting clear policies, procedures, and presentations for senior audiences

• Ability to manage multiple priorities with accuracy, detail, and timeliness in a fast-paced environment

• Knowledge of anti-money laundering (AML) and related AML legislation

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with AML detection models, scenario development, and investigative workflows

• Experience engaging with regulators or audit teams on AML risk coverage and red flag frameworks

• Working knowledge of sanctions, fraud, and other financial crime typologies beyond AML

• Experience in financial services and/or a related government entity

• Advanced degree or professional certification (e.g., CAMS, CFCS, CRCM) strongly preferred

Skills:

• Critical Thinking

• Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing

• Regulatory Compliance

• Risk Management

• Coaching

• Issue Management

• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management

• Strategy Planning and Development

• Written Communications

• External Resource Management

• Reporting

• Talent Development

Preferred Technical Skills:

• Issues Management & Resolution

• Process Management & Inventory

• Project Management

• Risk Control & Mitigation

• Risk Governance & Reporting

• Financial Crimes Risk Principles

• Financial Crimes Risk Programs

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