Director - Special Investigations (FIU)

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Key Responsibilities

• 1
  Lead and execute proactive AML investigations involving complex typologies, high-risk customers, emerging threats including those related to digital assets, and material exposure to the enterprise.
• 2
  Manage the Special Investigations pipeline, including intake, triage, prioritization, assignment, escalation, and timely resolution of matters requiring enhanced investigative expertise.
• 3
  Conduct end-to-end investigations using internal and external data sources; document findings, develop clear narratives, and determine appropriate disposition, escalation, and reporting actions.
• 4
  Identify suspicious activity, emerging typologies, control gaps, and systemic trends; provide actionable recommendations to strengthen detection, investigation, and risk-mitigation capabilities.
• 5
  Partner closely with the Financial Investigations Unit, Customer Intelligence Unit, Sanctions, Cryptocurrency, AML Advisory, Legal, Risk, Product, Data, and Engineering teams to investigate complex issues and drive resolution.
• 6
  Serve as a subject-matter expert for complex AML investigations, including cases involving layered transactions, potentially related accounts, adverse media, high-risk geographies, beneficial ownership, and other elevated-risk activity.
• 7
  Support the preparation, quality review, and escalation of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), regulatory inquiries, law-enforcement requests, and other investigative deliverables, as applicable.
• 8
  Develop and maintain investigative procedures, playbooks, and quality standards for proactive and special investigations, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and industry best practices.
• 9
  Monitor developments in financial-crime typologies, regulatory expectations, and industry practices to ensure the Special Investigations program remains responsive to evolving risks.
• 10
  Support regulatory examinations, internal audits, testing activities, and management reporting by providing clear documentation of investigative methodologies, outcomes, trends, and remediation efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university in a related field.
• 10-15+ years of experience in AML with a focus on retail banking and recent experience controls/processes or AML third-party risk management controls.
• Comprehensive understanding of CPS/BaaS products including payments processing, card issuance, credit and lending and other traditional retail banking services.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and across different business lines.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and management skills that build solid working relationships within the organization.
• Excellent working knowledge of BSA/AML laws and regulations within various international jurisdictions
• Experience in providing anti-money laundering guidance/advice to Compliance, Business and Engineering leaders.
• Excellent organizational, verbal, written and interpersonal skills are required.
• Must be able to multitask, adapt well to changing priorities, and effectively prioritize responsibilities to meet critical deadlines.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding, and changing environment; must work well under pressure.
• Excellent analytical skills required.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently while managing projects and assignments.

Perks & Benefits