Vice President, SAR Investigator

BNY Mellon • Pittsburgh, PA

20d • $69,000 - $111,000 • Onsite

About The Position

BNY is seeking a Vice President, AML Investigator – Digital Assets to join its Financial Crimes Compliance team in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, or Lake Mary, Florida. The role focuses on identifying, investigating, and reporting suspicious activity involving digital assets in compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and USA PATRIOT Act. The investigator makes timely, supportable decisions on whether to escalate or close initial investigations of client digital-asset wallets and activity, and conducts complex investigations spanning traditional bank products, digital assets, and multiple blockchains. The work includes researching and analyzing transactional data, preparing clear investigative narratives, and using multiple bank platforms.

The role is also responsible for producing timely, accurate, high-quality Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in accordance with FinCEN regulations and guidance, and documenting decisions not to file. The investigator manages a high-volume caseload independently under tight deadlines, contributes to digital-asset investigation and case-management processes, supports blockchain analytics vendor integrations and functioning, and helps maintain policies, procedures, training modules, and desktop guides. Effective communication and relationship-building with leadership and cross-functional partners are important to supporting team objectives and investigative outcomes.

BNY describes its workplace culture as supporting company performance and employee growth. The company offers competitive compensation and benefits, wellbeing programs, flexible global resources, and paid leaves, including paid volunteer time. Salary is determined using market data and individualized factors; eligible employees may receive an annual discretionary incentive award and may enroll in specified benefit plans, subject to applicable terms and conditions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 3 years in the financial services industry, with direct experience conducting AML investigations of digital-asset cases.
• Strong knowledge of the Bank Secrecy Act and USA PATRIOT Act.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment through hands-on support and teamwork.
• Strong judgment, exceptional attention to detail, and ability to manage a high-volume caseload independently under tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in financial services involving digital assets is desired.
• Experience working for a financial institution on AML, KYC, or anti-fraud-related projects is preferred.
• ACAMS or CFE certification is preferred.
• Intelligence work in the private or public sector is preferred.
• Experience with Chainalysis and Elliptic is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify, investigate, and report suspicious activity, with a primary focus on digital assets and compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and USA PATRIOT Act.
• Make defensible, timely decisions to escalate or close initial investigations involving client digital-asset wallets or related activity.
• Conduct complex investigations across traditional bank products and services and internal or external digital assets on multiple blockchains, including potential money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, and other financial crimes.
• Research and analyze transactional data, including digital assets, domestic and international wires, ACH, checks, and debit cards; write investigative narratives and use multiple bank platforms.
• Draft timely, accurate, high-quality Suspicious Activity Reports in accordance with FinCEN regulations and guidance, and document decisions when filing is not warranted.
• Manage a high-volume caseload independently under tight deadlines, using sound judgment and exceptional attention to detail.
• Contribute to digital-asset AML investigation and case-management processes, including limited responsibility for blockchain analytics vendor integrations and functioning.
• Contribute to policies, procedures, training modules, and desktop guides covering AML for digital assets.
• Build working relationships and communicate clearly with leadership and cross-functional partners to support team goals and investigative outcomes.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Wellbeing programs and flexible global resources and tools.
• Generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time; vacation and sick time may be available depending on the position offered.
• Eligible employees may receive an annual discretionary incentive award.
• Eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan.
• Eligible employees may participate in company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for themselves and eligible dependents.

What This Job Offers

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