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About the position
Wealthfront is seeking a talented, passionate, and detail-oriented Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance professional to join its Transaction Monitoring team. As the newest member to transaction monitoring, the ideal candidate will be someone who enjoys hands-on investigative work, possesses a strong degree of intellectual curiosity, holds an interest in applying technology to enhance business processes, and will be looking to continue developing their AML skillset in an individual contributor capacity. This individual will work closely with other members of the Financial Intelligence UnitLegal and Compliance division, and collaborate with other departments across the firm including Fraud Operations, Product Support, Legal and Compliance, and Engineering.
Responsibilities
- Conduct in-depth reviews of transactional activity, internal KYC records, and open source research in accordance with regulatory reporting requirements to identify and expand upon existing Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and fraud typologies
- Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly alerts to help identify suspicious activity
- Leverage expertise to assist in the identification of unusual financial activity indicating potential money laundering, terrorist financing, and fraud
- Support the Company’s suspicious activity detection, transaction monitoring, and reporting programs and drive enhancements to the program, including updates to related controls and accompanying policies and procedures
- Assist with the Company’s adverse media and PEP watchlist screening
- Partner with Engineering teams to develop new and enhance existing transaction monitoring processes
Requirements
- BA/BS degree
- 1 - 2 years direct or relevant experience related to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) or Fraud transaction monitoring alerts
- Willingness to obtain applicable registrations and/or licenses as necessary
Nice-to-haves
- CAMS or CFE certification
- Experience with SQL
- Product experience with ACH/wires, debit cards
- Experience with or general understanding of broader financial services including investment advisory and banking
Benefits
- medical
- vision
- dental
- 401K plan
- generous time off
- parental leave
- wellness reimbursements
- professional development
- employee investing discount
- and more!
