AML Financial Crimes Consultant

Overview

Role: AML
- Financial Crimes Compliance Consultant

Locations:
Charlotte, NC, St Louis, MO, Minneapolis, MN, Irving, TX, Tempe, AZ

Contract: 6 Months with possibilities of extension/conversion

Hybrid: 3 Days in the office

• Deep knowledge of AML regulations, including BSA, USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC, FinCEN guidance, FATF standards, and global regulatory expectations.
• Extensive experience designing and enhancing enterprise-wide AML program frameworks for large financial institutions.
• Proven ability to lead program governance, including policies, procedures, risk assessments, controls, and oversight structures.
• Ability to translate regulatory findings into effective remediation strategies and sustainable program improvements.
• Strategic Leadership & Program Design
  • Ability to define and implement a long-term AML program vision, ensuring scalability, modernization, and alignment with regulatory expectations.
  • Expertise building governance frameworks, including operating models, decisioning structures, and ownership matrices.
  • Skilled at identifying emerging financial crime risks and proactively designing future ready program enhancements.
• Risk Management & Controls
  • Strong understanding of enterprise risk management disciplines (RCSA, control testing, issues management, metrics/monitoring).
  • Ability to oversee and strengthen AML controls, standards, and monitoring routines.
• Cross Functional Leadership
  • Experience leading complex, multi stakeholder initiatives requiring alignment across multiple lines of business.
  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to brief senior and executive leadership.
• Operational & Technical Acumen
  • Working knowledge of AML systems, data, and analytics, including transaction monitoring platforms, alerting models, and case management tools.
  • Comfort overseeing technology modernization efforts and control automation strategies.
• Change Management & Transformation
  • Proven ability to lead large-scale program uplift efforts, including redesigning frameworks, processes, and governance routines.
  • Skilled in implementing sustainable enhancements, ensuring adoption through training, communications, and performance routines.

• 7+ years of Financial Crimes, Operational Risk, Fraud, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Corruption experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

• 4+ years of experience interpreting, developing, implementing and/or maintaining AML related financial crimes program requirements.
• 4+ years of experience developing, leading, and executing financial crimes risk management initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of financial crimes-related regulatory requirements and banking industry “best practices” for financial crimes compliance programs in large banking or consumer lending organizations.
• Experience partnering across multiple groups and different levels of management.
• Experience interpreting a range of policies and procedures for functions with moderate to higher complexity and risk.
• Demonstrated experience in developing, articulating, and organizing findings to draft executive level summaries.
• Execution mind-set to drive internal/external deliverables and strategic change.
• Active Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and/or Wells Fargo AML/Sanctions Credential

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