GFC Threat Identification & Liaison Manager – High Risk Customer Type
About The Position
The Global Financial Crimes Threat Identification & Liaison Manager is a subject matter expert on financial crime who executes enterprise financial crime threat identification practices consistent with applicable laws, rules, regulations, and regulatory guidance. The role focuses on researching and assessing emerging financial crime threats and typologies affecting high-risk customer types, including MSBs, third-party payment processors, and correspondent banks. The manager provides advisory support to Front Line Unit (FLU) and Control Function (CF) compliance and operational risk officers, supports information sharing among stakeholders, and maintains working-level external partnerships that strengthen threat intelligence and public-private collaboration. The role requires independent judgment within established frameworks, proactive threat identification, escalation of significant threats and issues through appropriate governance routines, and clear documentation and communication of threats and trends to senior leaders and impacted stakeholders.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of relevant experience in Global Financial Crimes, Compliance, Operational Risk, or related risk management disciplines.
- Knowledge of anti-money laundering (AML) and related AML legislation, financial crime typologies, and regulatory expectations concerning fraud, economic sanctions, and illicit finance risks.
- Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating financial crime risks through threat detection, monitoring, and investigative practices.
- Experience building and leveraging relationships with law enforcement, regulatory, and industry partners to support information sharing and public-private collaboration.
- Ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior leaders, government agencies, law enforcement partners, and external stakeholders.
- Technical ability to analyze complex data and financial services products and services, identify trends and insights, and communicate recommendations clearly in writing.
- Strong critical-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to exercise sound judgment in a dynamic risk environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint, and experience leveraging data analytics and emerging technologies to support risk management objectives.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in a related field.
- Experience in financial services and/or a related government entity.
- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).
Responsibilities
- Identify and assess emerging financial crime threats and typologies affecting high-risk customer types, and recommend risk mitigation priorities.
- Maintain working-level relationships with law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and industry organizations to support intelligence sharing, public-private collaboration, and threat awareness.
- Translate internal and external intelligence into threat assessments, targeted risk analyses, and actionable recommendations for senior leadership review.
- Advise FLU/CF compliance and operational risk officers and prepare governance materials on significant financial crime threats, regulatory developments, and customer risk assessments.
- Partner with business, risk, and investigations teams to support enhancements to financial crime prevention, detection, monitoring, and surveillance capabilities.
- Execute financial crime risk governance activities, including reporting, issue identification and remediation tracking, and escalation of significant risks and concerns to management and board-level committees.
- Review and challenge risk management frameworks, controls, assessments, and coverage strategies to ensure financial crime and sanctions risks are appropriately addressed.
- Monitor regulatory changes, industry forums, emerging legislation, and political and litigation developments applicable to Global Financial Crimes to identify and mitigate emerging risks.
Benefits
- Industry-leading benefits.
- Access to paid time off.
- Resources and support for employees.
- Eligibility to participate in the annual discretionary incentive plan, with awards based on individual performance and behaviors, line of business and/or group performance and contributions, and overall company success.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
