About Job

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.

About Job

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.

Skills & Qualifications

• Leadership experience: 2+ years of experience leading a team and making strategic decisions

• Technical skills: Proficient in using SQL and Python to drive investigative results and have advanced proficiency in G-Suite

• BSA/AML regulations: Prior experience in BSA/AML regulations and Financial Crime Compliance

• Financial Crime Compliance: Experience in transaction monitoring & surveillance investigations, anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism, complex investigations, anti-bribery, and/or anti-fraud

• Intelligence analysis: 3+ years of experience working as an intelligence analyst or in counter-threat finance in the DoD, IC, LE, or supporting communities

• Communication skills: Ability to facilitate constant communication and rapid response to identify and disrupt sophisticated criminal operations

• Problem-solving skills: Ability to leverage large datasets to identify patterns, mitigate risks, and inform strategic decision-making

• Risk management: 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.