Key skills
Risk Management
About this role
Role Overview
- Overseeing and executing a quality assurance program focused on Second Line of Defense (2LoD) Financial Crimes activities
- Ensures that 2LoD processes are performed with consistency, accuracy, and in alignment with regulatory expectations
- Assess the effectiveness of 2LoD outputs, provide credible challenge within Compliance, and deliver insights to strengthen practices
- Design and execute a risk-based QA program covering key 2LoD Financial Crimes activities
- Perform detailed QA reviews of 2LoD casework, memos, and decisions
- Document QA findings with clear articulation of gaps and root causes
- Lead and develop a team of QA analysts focused on 2LoD activities
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Risk Management, or related field
- 7–10+ years of experience in Financial Crimes (AML, Sanctions, Fraud), with direct experience in:
- 2LoD Compliance / Financial Crimes oversight, or
- Quality Assurance / Testing of Financial Crimes functions
- Strong knowledge of:
- BSA/AML and sanctions regulatory expectations
- 2LoD roles and responsibilities within a three lines of defense model
- Financial crime risk management frameworks and governance practices
- Experience reviewing complex financial crime cases and providing oversight or challenge
- Strong analytical and judgment skills
Benefits
- health insurance
- 401(k) retirement benefits
- life insurance
- disability benefits
- paid time off
- performance-based incentive opportunity