Financial Crimes Manager, FIU

Varo Bank • Salt Lake City, UT

21h

About The Position

As a Financial Crimes Manager at Varo Bank, you will lead a team in managing the full lifecycle of complex financial crimes investigations, from initial alert to SAR filing. This role requires a strategic conduit between the bank and federal authorities, facilitating constant communication and rapid response to identify and disrupt sophisticated criminal operations. Your expertise in large datasets will be leveraged to identify patterns, mitigate risks, and inform strategic decision-making. You will also partner closely with peer leaders and stakeholders across the bank to build a holistic defense against multi-channel threats, and interface directly with executive leadership, internal audit, and federal regulators to report on trends and investigative findings. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in leading teams and making strategic decisions. They will have prior experience in BSA/AML regulations and Financial Crime Compliance, as well as 5+ years of experience in transaction monitoring & surveillance investigations, anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism, complex investigations, anti-bribery, and/or anti-fraud. Additionally, they will have 3+ years of experience working as an intelligence analyst or in counter-threat finance in the DoD, IC, LE, or supporting communities. They will also be proficient in using SQL and Python to drive investigative results and have advanced proficiency in G-Suite.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in transaction monitoring & surveillance investigations, anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism, complex investigations, anti-bribery, and/or anti-fraud.
• 3+ years of experience working as an intelligence analyst or in counter-threat finance in the DoD, IC, LE, or supporting communities.
• Proficient in using SQL and Python to drive investigative results.
• Advanced proficiency in G-Suite.
• Prior experience in BSA/AML regulations and Financial Crime Compliance.
• Leadership experience: 2+ years of experience leading a team and making strategic decisions.
• Ability to facilitate constant communication and rapid response to identify and disrupt sophisticated criminal operations.
• Ability to leverage large datasets to identify patterns, mitigate risks, and inform strategic decision-making.
• Ability to make risk-based decisions with current information.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in managing the full lifecycle of complex financial crimes investigations, from initial alert to SAR filing.
• Act as the strategic conduit between the bank and federal authorities, facilitating constant communication and rapid response to identify and disrupt sophisticated criminal operations.
• Facilitate and manage 314(b) requests, ensuring the bank actively participates in industry-wide information sharing to mitigate emerging threats.
• Leverage large datasets to identify patterns, mitigate risks, and inform strategic decision-making.
• Lead the resolution of complex, high-visibility issues, applying creative strategies to protect the bank's reputation and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Partner closely with peer leaders and stakeholders across the bank to build a holistic defense against multi-channel threats.
• Interface directly with executive leadership, internal audit, and federal regulators to report on trends and investigative findings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed