USDS Financial Crimes Compliance is responsible for overseeing and operationalizing all aspects related to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Sanctions Compliance activities related to TikTok USDS. Collaborating cross-functionally with stakeholders across the U.S. and globally, we address complex and cutting-edge challenges, which include the identification of money-laundering, terrorist financing and sanction violations.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in legal and compliance, financial regulation, consulting, quality assurance/quality control, or internal audit
- Subject-matter expert in US AML and sanctions regulations
- Excellent research and writing skills, capable of synthesizing and presenting complex information succinctly and handling confidential information with discretion
- Experience in either technology or financial services with a focus on payments or e-commerce, with a corresponding understanding of financial technologies
- Experience working with transaction monitoring, sanctions screening or KYC technologies, with knowledge of financial crime compliance regulations and methodologies.
- Strong data literacy and the ability to independently find, interpret and integrate data into your analyses and business recommendations
- ACAMS, or similar certification
Responsibilities
- Perform QA/QC reviews of FCC operational functions, including Transaction Monitoring, High Risk Investigations, Sanctions, KYC/KYC, Data Science and Engineering, and additional testing as needed to help management understand TikTok USDS's key risks, control weaknesses, and trends to make informed and effective decisions related to AML and Sanctions
- Conduct quality control reviews to evaluate adherence to FCC internal procedures and alignment with regulatory expectations; draft written reports detailing findings and recommendations
- Work cross-functionally with colleagues across Financial Crimes Compliance, Risk and Compliance, Engineering, Product, Legal, and Business to identify opportunities for improvements across all areas of AML compliance
- Be expected to stay up-to-date with evolving financial crimes regulations, typologies, and industry best practices, and to contribute to the continuous improvement of the team's risk assessment frameworks and techniques
- Perform special projects and additional duties as required
Other
- Team-oriented self-starter, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams across different time zones and cultures
- Demonstrated ability to navigate and problem-solve in diverse environments, devise innovative solutions, and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department.
- This role requires the ability to work with and support systems designed to protect sensitive data and information. As such, this role will be subject to strict national security-related screening.
