Senior Compliance Officer

Overview

A regulated international banking institution is seeking a Senior Compliance Officer to help lead its AML/OFAC and Corporate Compliance programs. This individual will play a key role in maintaining a strong compliance framework, supporting regulatory examinations, overseeing risk assessments, and ensuring the organization operates in accordance with U.S. banking regulations and industry best practices.

This role combines financial crimes compliance leadership with broader bank regulatory compliance governance and requires interaction with senior leadership, internal audit, and regulators.

• Assist in managing the Bank's AML, sanctions, and enterprise compliance programs

• Enhance compliance frameworks to address regulatory changes and evolving risks

• Identify gaps and drive program improvements and efficiencies

• Lead development and updates of AML/OFAC and compliance risk assessments

• Evaluate inherent risks, controls, and residual risk exposure

• Conduct or oversee compliance testing and control reviews

• Develop and maintain compliance-related policies and procedures

• Support governance forums and compliance committee reporting

• Prepare materials and documentation for senior management and board-level oversight

• Support regulatory examinations and information requests

• Serve as a key point of contact for compliance-related regulatory matters

• Provide independent reporting to governance bodies as required

• Develop and administer compliance training programs

• Provide ongoing guidance to staff and stakeholders on compliance requirements

• Respond to internal and external compliance-related inquiries

• Support oversight of transaction monitoring and sanctions screening frameworks

• Contribute to model tuning, validation, and system effectiveness initiatives

• Assist with suspicious activity reporting governance

• Help supervise and develop a team of compliance professionals

• Provide mentorship, performance feedback, and technical guidance

• 7+ years of compliance experience within a regulated financial institution

• Strong knowledge of BSA/AML, OFAC, and U.S. banking regulations

• Experience supporting regulatory exams and interacting with regulators

• Background in compliance risk assessments and program testing

• Experience with transaction monitoring and sanctions screening systems

• Prior management or team leadership experience preferred

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

• Experience in banking, capital markets, or institutional financial services

• Exposure to global compliance frameworks

• Familiarity with financial crimes systems and screening tools