Director/Head of Financial Crimes Investigations, North America
Core
Lead and manage a team of investigators conducting complex sanctions/AML, fiat/crypto investigations, and suspicious activity report (SAR) filings for North American entities.
Role type
Senior leadership IC (Head of Financial Crimes Investigations)
Builds
Robust defenses against money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, and sanctions violations for a crypto exchange
Domain
Financial crime compliance, digital assets, blockchain analytics
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis | client delivery
Required skills
AML/CFT investigations, transaction monitoring, SAR filing, blockchain analytics, team leadership, regulatory liaison, risk typology analysis, KPI/KRI development, performance management
Preferred skills
CFE, CFCS, CCAS, CRC certifications
Technologies
Chainalysis, TRM Labs, enterprise case management platforms
Responsibilities
Manage end-to-end review and disposition of escalated cases and SAR filing processes; Oversee investigations leveraging blockchain analytics to trace transaction activity and identify suspicious fund flows; Support responses to regulatory inquiries, examinations, and law enforcement requests; Partner with Data Science and Engineering to evaluate and refine transaction monitoring rule sets; Develop and report on KPIs and KRIs to guide programmatic adjustments; Oversee service level agreements, forecast staffing, and develop training programs
Seniority
Director/Head level, hands-on leadership