Financial Crimes Manager at Jobgether – United States

Financial Crimes Manager

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Financial Crimes Manager in United States.This role places you at the forefront of building and scaling financial crime compliance programs within a fast-growing, innovative fintech environment. You will lead efforts across AML/BSA, sanctions, KYC/CIP, transaction monitoring, and fraud risk management, balancing regulatory expectations with practical operational execution. The Financial Crimes Manager will design monitoring frameworks, implement controls, analyze trends, and manage investigations to protect the business and its customers. You will collaborate across product, risk, operations, engineering, and legal teams to operationalize effective programs, while providing insights and guidance to senior leadership. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in high-growth environments, enjoys solving complex problems, and can translate data and regulatory requirements into actionable, real-world solutions.Accountabilities:

• Lead the development, implementation, and refinement of financial crime policies, workflows, and controls across AML/BSA, sanctions, KYC/CIP, transaction monitoring, and fraud.
• Build and enhance monitoring and fraud detection capabilities, including rule strategy, alert handling, QA, and documentation.
• Oversee internal and vendor-based screening tools, ensuring effective tuning, governance, and continuous improvement.
• Analyze transactional trends, suspicious activity, and fraud attempts to identify risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Manage cross-functional projects, coordinating with legal, data, operations, and technical teams to execute program objectives.
• Develop and deliver training programs on financial crime, fraud prevention, and compliance awareness.
• Support audits, regulatory examinations, and bank partner reviews, ensuring timely remediation of findings.
• Design and maintain reporting and dashboards to communicate program performance, key risk indicators, and trends to leadership.

Requirements:

• 58+ years of experience in financial crime compliance, AML/BSA, fraud risk management, or transaction monitoring within fintech, financial services, or regulated payments.
• Strong knowledge of BSA/AML, OFAC/sanctions, KYC/CIP, CDD/EDD, and practical application in fintech or bank partnerships.
• Experience designing, implementing, or maturing financial crime programs, including governance, workflows, monitoring frameworks, and reporting.
• Hands-on experience with transaction monitoring and fraud detection programs, including alert handling, investigations, and typology development.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data trends into actionable risk mitigation.
• Experience working with technology platforms and vendors (KYC, sanctions screening, fraud detection, transaction monitoring).
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills across legal, product, operations, and leadership teams.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, navigate ambiguity, and escalate appropriately.
• Attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and capacity to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Commitment to integrity, accountability, and professionalism.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary range: $140,000 - $180,000 per year.
• Fully remote work with semi-annual team off-sites in global locations.
• 401(k) plan, life insurance, medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Opportunities to work with a high-growth, well-capitalized fintech backed by top-tier investors.
• Collaborative, ambitious team culture emphasizing autonomy, clarity, and quality.
• Chance to shape financial crime programs at scale and impact a growing business.

Why Apply Through Jobgether?We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! Why Apply Through Jobgether?
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