Senior Program Manager - Financial Crime Compliance AML/KYC - Only W2

Job summary

Lead enterprise AML/KYC, sanctions, financial crime risk, and regulatory compliance programs, including risk assessments, testing, audit support, and remediation. Manage cross-functional transformation initiatives, improve compliance processes and technology, and coordinate stakeholders, governance, training, and reporting.

Job details

Senior Program Manager - Financial Crime Compliance AML/KYC-Only W2 Position: Senior Program Manager - Financial Crime Compliance AML/KYC & Risk Management Domain: Financial Services, Banking, Payments & Regulatory Compliance Duration: Contract Location: : San Antonio, TX & Niagara City-CANADA Job Description: We are seeking a highly experienced Financial Crime Compliance and Risk Management professional to lead complex regulatory compliance, anti-money laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), sanctions screening, and risk management initiatives across financial services and payment environments. The ideal candidate will bring a strong combination of regulatory compliance expertise, financial crime risk assessment, program management, process transformation, and technology-enabled compliance operations. This individual will collaborate with business, legal, compliance, risk, and technology stakeholders to strengthen compliance frameworks, improve operational controls, and ensure adherence to applicable regulatory requirements. Key Responsibilities | Financial Crime Compliance & AML Program Management Lead and manage enterprise-wide AML, KYC, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), and sanctions compliance initiatives. Develop, implement, and enhance AML policies, procedures, compliance frameworks, and operational controls. Oversee financial crime risk assessments, identify program gaps, and drive corrective actions. Support transaction monitoring, suspicious activity investigations, and Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) processes. Ensure compliance with applicable Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), FinCEN, OFAC, and international regulatory requirements. Perform QA/QC reviews of compliance files, cases, and control evidence. Design and execute compliance testing and independent testing of compliance programs, including sampling and documentation of results. Prepare evidence and support responses to audit, assessor, and regulatory requests. Report findings and validate remediation through to closure. Risk Management & Regulatory Governance Conduct enterprise-level and business-unit risk assessments to identify financial crime, operational, and regulatory compliance risks. Lead Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSA), internal control reviews, and compliance monitoring activities. Support SOX compliance, control effectiveness assessments, and audit readiness. Develop risk mitigation strategies, remediation plans, and governance reporting. Coordinate with internal auditors, compliance stakeholders, and business leadership to resolve control deficiencies. KYC, Due Diligence & Sanctions Screening Oversee onboarding, periodic reviews, and ongoing monitoring of financial and nonfinancial institutional customers. Perform and guide enhanced due diligence on high-risk customers, politically exposed persons (PEPs), complex corporate structures, and high-risk jurisdictions. Manage sanctions screening processes, including OFAC and other applicable watchlists. Support investigations involving money laundering, fraud, identity theft, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. Improve customer risk classification methodologies, escalation procedures, and compliance documentation. Compliance Technology & Business Process Transformation Partner with technology and business teams to define functional requirements and improve compliance systems and workflows. Evaluate existing processes, identify inefficiencies, and develop scalable solutions to improve compliance effectiveness. Lead business process mapping, process reengineering, control design, and operational improvements. Support compliance technology implementations, systems integration, user acceptance testing (UAT), and deployment activities. Develop dashboards, metrics, management reports, and governance documentation to support risk-based decision-making. Apply data analysis and business intelligence capabilities to identify trends, assess risks, and enhance operational performance. Program Delivery & Stakeholder Management Lead complex, cross-functional compliance and regulatory transformation projects from planning through implementation. Manage project scope, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder communications. Collaborate with compliance, legal, operations, business, technology, and senior leadership teams. Facilitate stakeholder workshops, process reviews, and governance meetings. Coordinate global and offshore teams to ensure effective program execution. Prepare executive-level presentations, progress reports, and risk assessments. Training, Policy Development & Continuous Improvement Develop and maintain compliance policies, operating procedures, training materials, and process documentation. Deliver AML/KYC, sanctions, financial crime prevention, and compliance awareness training. Identify opportunities to strengthen compliance processes, internal controls, and operational efficiency. Support regulatory remediation programs, policy change management, and continuous improvement initiatives. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Law, Risk Management, or a related discipline. 12+ years of relevant experience in financial services compliance, AML/KYC, financial crime risk management, regulatory compliance, or related programs. Strong knowledge of BSA/AML, KYC, CDD, EDD, sanctions screening, OFAC, and financial crime compliance practices. Experience developing and implementing compliance policies, risk management frameworks, and operational controls. Demonstrated experience managing complex cross-functional programs involving business, compliance, and technology teams. Strong understanding of financial services, banking operations, payment products, and customer onboarding processes. Experience with risk assessments, compliance investigations, regulatory remediation, and internal control evaluations. Excellent stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and documentation skills. Experience performing quality assurance and quality control reviews of compliance files, cases, and control evidence against defined standards Experience conducting compliance testing and independent testing of regulatory compliance programs, including test design, sampling, and reporting of findings Experience preparing evidence and responding to internal audit, external assessor, and regulator requests Preferred Qualifications Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS/ACAMS) or Certified Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS). MBA, law degree, or advanced qualification in a relevant discipline. Experience with SOX compliance, RCSA, and enterprise risk management. Exposure to financial crime compliance technology, transaction monitoring systems, and sanctions screening platforms. Familiarity with SAP/GTS, SQL, Power BI, SharePoint, or business intelligence reporting tools. Experience with World-Check, Dow Jones, Factiva, LexisNexis, or comparable due diligence platforms. Experience managing compliance initiatives across multiple countries, business units, or regulatory jurisdictions. Background in process transformation, technology implementation, UAT, and change management. Ideal Candidate A seasoned compliance and risk management professional who combines deep AML/KYC and financial crime expertise with strong program delivery, regulatory governance, and business transformation capabilities. The successful candidate will be comfortable navigating complex regulatory environments, collaborating with senior stakeholders, implementing risk-based controls, and leading technology-enabled compliance improvement initiatives.

What you’ll do

Lead enterprise AML/KYC, sanctions, financial crime risk, and regulatory compliance programs, including risk assessments, testing, audit support, and remediation. Manage cross-functional transformation initiatives, improve compliance processes and technology, and coordinate stakeholders, governance, training, and reporting.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and at least 12 years of experience in financial services compliance, AML/KYC, financial crime risk, or related programs. Candidates should have strong regulatory and risk management expertise, experience leading complex cross-functional programs, and demonstrated capability in compliance testing, quality reviews, audit responses, and remediation.

Listed skills

• Regulatory Compliance · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• AML/KYC Compliance
• Financial Crime Risk Management
• BSA/AML
• Customer Due Diligence
• Enhanced Due Diligence
• Sanctions Screening
• Regulatory Compliance
• Risk Assessments
• Program Management
• Compliance Testing
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control
• Risk and Control Self-Assessments
• SOX Compliance
• Process Transformation
• Stakeholder Management
• User Acceptance Testing

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Consulting
• Legal
• Data & Analytics

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