BSA Operations Manager

You will run day-to-day BSA/AML and sanctions operations, including client onboarding, due diligence, transaction monitoring, screening, investigations, regulatory reporting, and record-keeping. You will maintain funds-transfer and Travel Rule compliance, deliver training, supervise analysts, and support testing and examinations.

Responsibilities

• Run know-your-business onboarding and due diligence for new clients
• Manage risk-based CDD refresh and transaction monitoring across fiat and digital assets
• Operate sanctions and risk screening and manage resulting reporting
• Investigate suspicious activity and manage regulatory reporting and record-keeping
• Prepare management and Board reporting
• Maintain funds-transfer and Travel Rule compliance
• Design and deliver BSA/AML and Sanctions training
• Supervise and grow the BSA/AML analyst team
• Support independent testing and examinations

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on BSA/AML/Sanctions experience at a bank trust company or regulated fintech
• Direct ownership of CIP CDD EDD transaction monitoring OFAC screening and SAR investigation and filing
• Strong knowledge of the Bank Secrecy Act FinCEN regulations OFAC sanctions requirements and funds-transfer and Travel Rule recordkeeping
• Experience operating or tuning transaction monitoring and sanctions screening systems
• Experience managing alert and case workflows
• Clear writing examination-ready documentation and investigative judgment
• Experience in digital-asset compliance and blockchain analytics tools such as Chainalysis TRM Labs or Elliptic
• Experience at a national trust bank OCC-regulated institution or de novo charter
• Experience implementing AI and ML systems for compliance operations
• CAMS CFCS or comparable certification
• Experience supervising or building a team