Global Financial Crimes Executive - AML & Sanctions Risk Assessment

Charlotte, North Carolina;Pennington, New Jersey; Atlanta, Georgia; Phoenix, Arizona; Chicago, Illinois; Jacksonville, Florida

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Job Description:

The Global Financial Crime (“GFC”) Executive I contributes to the direction and drives the development of enterprise-wide money laundering, economic sanctions, and fraud compliance and operational risk practices consistent with applicable laws, rules, regulations and regulatory guidance. The GFC Executive I serves as a trusted advisor to the Chief Compliance and Operational Risk (“C&OR”) Officers of the Front Line Units (“FLU”) and Control Functions (“CF”) for the company and to the leaders of the FLUs and CFs directly.

The Global Financial Crimes Risk Management Executive serves as a direct report to the Global Financial Crimes Executive – Consumer, Small Business & Merchant Services (CSBB) and is a member of Bank of America’s Global Financial Crimes (“GFC") leadership team. This executive is accountable for oversight of the Consumer and Small Business AML & Sanctions program and ensures the First Line Unit is adhering to AML & Sanctions Policy, Program and Standards.

The GFC Risk Management Executive must exercise judgment and demonstrate the ability to influence, challenge, and coordinate across peers on the Global Financial Crimes leadership team and across the First Line Unit. The executive will be responsible for a range of deliverables including leading the Enterprise AML & Sanctions Risk Assessment Process and ad hoc AML & Sanctions advisory to the CSBB business.

Responsibilities:

• Update and overhaul Risk Assessment Methodology and Process for AML & Sanctions, to include Targeted Risk Assessments across all business units

• Lead Enterprise AML & Sanctions Risk Assessments across all business units

• Provide subject matter expertise to Consumer, Small Business business unit

• Serve as liaison to key Compliance partners

• Ensure policies and standards are up to date

• Key Risk Inventory (KRI) and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) management

• Oversight of Global Financial Crimes vendors

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in AML & Sanctions industry or experience in a related field

• Direct experience leading AML & Sanctions Risk Assessments

• Critical thinker with expertise in leveraging data to optimize decision-making

• Expertise in AML & Sanctions risk management and compliance

• Deep knowledge of AML & Sanctions and corresponding regulations

• Track record of engaging and influencing senior executives

• Demonstrated ability to overcome obstacles and resistance to drive change

• Effectively package and communicate complex content and information

• Systems-thinking and process thinking ability / Operational Excellence mindset

• Demonstrates the ability to multi-task in fast-paced environment

• Can operate with independence in ambiguous environment

• Strong collaboration and people leadership skills

• Organizational skills and attention to detail

Skills:

• Change Management

• Decision Making

• External Resource Management

• Regulatory Compliance

• Strategy Planning and Development

• Issue Management

• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management

• Risk Management

• Talent Development

• Written Communications

• Coaching

• Fraud Management

• Inclusive Leadership

• Investigation Management

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

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