This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Vice President of Financial Intelligence Unit based in the United States.
This is a senior global compliance leadership role responsible for overseeing the end-to-end Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) function, including transaction monitoring, sanctions escalation, investigations, and regulatory reporting across multiple international regions. You will lead a high-performing global team focused on detecting, analyzing, and responding to complex financial crime risks, including money laundering, sanctions evasion, fraud, and emerging digital asset typologies. The role requires deep expertise in financial crime compliance frameworks and the ability to translate regulatory expectations into scalable operational controls. You will partner closely with senior leadership, product, legal, and technology teams to strengthen monitoring systems and improve risk detection capabilities. This position carries significant responsibility for regulatory engagement, audit readiness, and executive reporting on financial crime risk. It is ideal for a strategic, data-driven leader who can operate at the intersection of compliance, investigations, and global financial system integrity.
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Vice President of Financial Intelligence Unit based in the United States.
This is a senior global compliance leadership role responsible for overseeing the end-to-end Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) function, including transaction monitoring, sanctions escalation, investigations, and regulatory reporting across multiple international regions. You will lead a high-performing global team focused on detecting, analyzing, and responding to complex financial crime risks, including money laundering, sanctions evasion, fraud, and emerging digital asset typologies. The role requires deep expertise in financial crime compliance frameworks and the ability to translate regulatory expectations into scalable operational controls. You will partner closely with senior leadership, product, legal, and technology teams to strengthen monitoring systems and improve risk detection capabilities. This position carries significant responsibility for regulatory engagement, audit readiness, and executive reporting on financial crime risk. It is ideal for a strategic, data-driven leader who can operate at the intersection of compliance, investigations, and global financial system integrity.
Accountabilities
- Lead the global FIU organization, providing strategic direction, coaching, and performance oversight across regional investigative teams.
- Own end-to-end transaction monitoring and screening operations, including alert triage, investigations, escalation, case resolution, and quality assurance.
- Oversee complex financial crime investigations involving money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, sanctions evasion, and digital asset-related risks.
- Ensure timely and accurate regulatory reporting, including SARs, STRs, SMRs, sanctions reports, and law enforcement submissions.
- Serve as the subject matter expert for sanctions, suspicious activity monitoring, and FIU governance, including investigative standards and escalation frameworks.
- Develop and maintain global FIU policies, procedures, typology libraries, and quality assurance frameworks to ensure consistency and regulatory alignment.
- Own governance of transaction monitoring and sanctions screening programs, including tuning, calibration, validation, and risk-based optimization.
- Partner with Compliance, Legal, Product, Operations, and Technology teams to enhance detection capabilities and address emerging financial crime risks.
- Lead FIU readiness for regulatory examinations, audits, and external partner due diligence reviews.
- Provide executive-level reporting and insights on financial crime trends, risks, and operational performance to senior leadership.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Law, Economics, or related field (Master’s or JD preferred).
- 15+ years of experience in financial crime compliance, AML/CFT, sanctions, investigations, or FIU leadership roles.
- 5+ years of experience leading and managing global or multi-jurisdictional compliance or investigations teams.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. BSA/AML, FinCEN SAR requirements, OFAC sanctions, and global AML/CFT regulatory regimes.
- Proven experience managing transaction monitoring and sanctions screening programs, including tuning, calibration, and governance.
- Deep investigative expertise in cross-border payments, fintech, fraud typologies, and complex financial crime cases.
- Strong familiarity with cryptocurrency, stablecoin, and blockchain-based financial crime risks and investigative methodologies.
- Experience producing executive risk reports, regulatory filings, and audit or examination responses.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and regulators.
- Professional certifications such as CAMS, CGSS, CFE, or equivalent preferred; crypto/blockchain certifications are a plus.
- Competitive annual compensation (approximately $250,000 base salary, depending on experience and location).
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and paramedical coverage from day one.
- Retirement savings program with optional company match.
- Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, personal days, holidays, and volunteer time.
- Remote work flexibility across the United States.
- Access to wellness programs, including virtual fitness classes and mental health support resources.
- Employee engagement initiatives, recognition programs, and philanthropic involvement opportunities.
- Inclusive and globally connected work culture focused on collaboration and continuous improvement.
This role is responsible for leading and scaling the global FIU function, ensuring robust financial crime detection, investigation quality, and regulatory compliance across all relevant jurisdictions.
Requirements
This position requires extensive financial crime compliance leadership experience, deep investigative expertise, and strong knowledge of global AML, sanctions, and regulatory frameworks.