Financial Intelligence Unit Director

Choice Bank•Golden Valley, MN

13h•Onsite

About The Position

The Financial Intelligence Unit leaders lead a team of analysts responsible for managing the transaction monitoring processes within the core bank or Baas (Banking as a Service) function. This includes ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and mitigating risks related to money laundering, fraud and other financial crimes. Set FIU strategy and multi-year roadmap (people, process, technology) across the enterprise and BaaS partners; align to risk appetite and regulatory expectations. Own FIU policy, standards, and control design; ensure comprehensive coverage of money-laundering, sanctions-adjacent, and fraud typologies; oversee remediation of exam/audit findings. Chair FIU operational governance (KPI/KRI review, capacity planning, issue management); sponsor automation and case-management enhancements. Provide executive oversight of SAR program (quality, timeliness, law-enforcement partnerships, information sharing under 314(b)); ensure high-impact case handling and reputational risk escalation. Lead model/monitoring effectiveness reviews with Compliance, Risk, and Model Risk; prioritize and approve scenario tuning and data quality initiatives. Build and manage budget (headcount, systems, training); justify investments with risk-reduction and efficiency outcomes. Represent FIU in internal risk committees and with external regulators/examiners; deliver clear updates on risk themes and corrective actions. Develop leader-of-leaders bench; drive culture, engagement, and recognition for a distributed FIU team. Performs other duties and special projects as needed to support objectives and ensure smooth day-to-day operations. Demonstrates flexibility in responding to changing priorities and organizational needs. Conduct regular one-on-ones to align cultural & business objectives, prioritize the most important work and coach to high performance. Facilitate execution through effective situational leadership tools. Support engagement and action by listening to team member feedback – what’s working, what’s not – support them in initiating and executing positive changes and provided them with adequate resources. Support in the team members professional and personal. Catch team members being approximately right through timely, individualized recognition. Promote collaboration and face to face interaction.

Requirements

8–10+ years in FIU/BSA/AML or Financial Crimes
~4+ years leading leaders and complex programs.
Bachelor’s required
Proficiency in TM platforms (i.e. Verafin, EY Cognitive Investigator) and reporting; able to sponsor analytics/automation initiatives and interpret model performance.
Expert command of BSA/AML program elements, exam/audit protocols, and stakeholder management; demonstrated strategic planning and budget ownership.

Nice To Haves

ACAMS (or equivalent) preferred
advanced degree or specialized certifications (e.g., CFCS, CFE) a plus.

Responsibilities

Set FIU strategy and multi-year roadmap (people, process, technology) across the enterprise and BaaS partners; align to risk appetite and regulatory expectations.
Own FIU policy, standards, and control design; ensure comprehensive coverage of money-laundering, sanctions-adjacent, and fraud typologies; oversee remediation of exam/audit findings.
Chair FIU operational governance (KPI/KRI review, capacity planning, issue management); sponsor automation and case-management enhancements.
Provide executive oversight of SAR program (quality, timeliness, law-enforcement partnerships, information sharing under 314(b)); ensure high-impact case handling and reputational risk escalation.
Lead model/monitoring effectiveness reviews with Compliance, Risk, and Model Risk; prioritize and approve scenario tuning and data quality initiatives.
Build and manage budget (headcount, systems, training); justify investments with risk-reduction and efficiency outcomes.
Represent FIU in internal risk committees and with external regulators/examiners; deliver clear updates on risk themes and corrective actions.
Develop leader-of-leaders bench; drive culture, engagement, and recognition for a distributed FIU team.
Performs other duties and special projects as needed to support objectives and ensure smooth day-to-day operations.
Demonstrates flexibility in responding to changing priorities and organizational needs.
Conduct regular one-on-ones to align cultural & business objectives, prioritize the most important work and coach to high performance.
Facilitate execution through effective situational leadership tools.
Support engagement and action by listening to team member feedback – what’s working, what’s not – support them in initiating and executing positive changes and provided them with adequate resources.
Support in the team members professional and personal.
Catch team members being approximately right through timely, individualized recognition.
Promote collaboration and face to face interaction.