SIU Director of Financial Crimes External Engagement

U.S. Bank • Cincinnati, OH

2d • $143,905 - $169,300 • Hybrid

About The Position

U.S. Bank’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is seeking a Director of Financial Crimes External Engagement (FCE). The SIU is part of U.S. Bank’s Enterprise Financial Crimes Compliance (EFCC) organization, a second line of defense responsible for identifying and preventing individuals and businesses from using U.S. Bank products and services for illegal purposes and for reporting suspicious activity to FinCEN and law enforcement. As the Director of FCE, you will be responsible for leading the bank’s external engagement strategy and execution within the BSA/AML function with accountability for two core functions: (1) law enforcement engagement on a variety of financial crime requests and sensitive projects and (2) leading a group of individual contributors that collaborate with other financial institutions through the 314(b) process to conduct large-scale investigations to identify networks suspected of money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes. This role reports to the Director of the SIU.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or advanced degree, or equivalent work experience
• Typically more than 12 years of applicable experience
• 15 years of federal law enforcement experience leading teams or programs that were focused on the coordination of complex, multi-national financial crime investigations
• Large network of federal, state, and local law enforcement contacts
• Strong knowledge of AML regulations (BSA, Patriot Act), and FinCEN SAR filing requirements
• Experience with AML transaction monitoring, anomalous detection, intelligence driven analyses
• Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, along with general proficiency in adapting to new software applications
• Business acumen and credibility to help the business line proactively identify and address
• Experience with banking operations, products and services, systems and associated risks and controls

Nice To Haves

• CAMS, CFE, or comparable credentials preferred

Responsibilities

• Maintaining a structured engagement model with law enforcement, peer institutions and industry groups
• Ensuring timely and accurate responses, tracking and metrics related to law enforcement requests
• Managing sensitive projects and relationships
• Engaging with federal, state, and local law enforcement through proactive initiatives
• Representing U.S. Bank as a credible, consistent external-facing leader for financial crimes collaboration
• Overseeing complex investigations involving sophisticated networks, significant risk exposure, or high-profile external coordination.
• Providing executive-level briefing to internal and external stakeholders
• Monitoring changes in legal and regulatory frameworks related to law enforcement cooperation
• Contributing to the framework, policies, procedures and controls for effective identification and mitigation of the financial crime risks
• Supporting EFCC strategic planning efforts
• Supporting EFCC in regulatory exams and internal audits
• Ensuring timely issue identification and resolution
• Preserve confidentiality requirements and data protection

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director