Risk Manager, Anti-Money Laundering Suspicious ...

DescriptionAre you looking for a new challenge in a fast-paced, innovative company? Join the compliance team supporting our rapidly growing and evolving payments business, and help us make history!We are looking for a strong Risk Manager to drive the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Suspicious Activity Monitoring Controls program. You can influence without authority and skilled at communications across levels and functions. You are always looking to improve processes and are reflective on improving your own processes. You measure effectiveness and you make us better month over month. You are a relationship builder who cares passionately about the customer and how we deliver value each day.The right candidate will possess a solid understanding AML and transaction monitoring combined with a strong business and project management background. You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. This means you are not only able to develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done, and provide recommendations to speed key decisions. The candidate should also have a track record of timely delivery of large-scale projects, and have the ability to operate this role, you will work closely with the legal, business, product, operations, and engineering teams on effective risk mitigation countermeasures to ensure continued safety and compliance for Amazon. This senior leader will leverage their knowledge of regulations, their insight into industry standards, and their experience in risk assessment and mitigation to create and influence policies and job responsibilitiesYou will leverage your deep AML experience to drive large-scale efforts to ensure adherence with regulations. You will translate high level requirements into straight-forward solutions, often inventing new ones. We are looking for a critical thinker who is also technically adept and thrives on solving challenges in partnership with teams across Amazon. You should be comfortable with a degree of ambiguity that's higher than many programs and display high levels of bias for action, earning trust, and ownership.This position will be responsible for the following activities:· Lead Suspicious Activity Monitoring Controls program by developing transaction monitoring strategies based on applicable business and compliance objectives and risks.· Oversee Suspicious Activity Monitoring controls development and performance.· Drive strategic projects across business and technical teams and effectively report to senior Compliance leadership on progress.· Assess and communicate risk posture to the senior management, Compliance Officers, legal, and business stakeholders.· Work with product, engineering, and analytics teams on development of new solutions to enable day in the lifeThe First Line AML Controls team defines, builds, and continuously evaluates controls across the Compliance systems and processes. We perform risk assessments, identify control needs, and drive control buildout, remediation, and improvements. We work closely with technical, business, legal, and operations teams to review process and system designs and provide input on controls solution.About the teamHere at Selling Partner Services, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have 14 employee-led affinity groups, reaching 10,000+ employees in chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our DEI Ambassador Program. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.Basic Qualifications- 4+ years of compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk/loss prevention, or equivalent experience- Bachelor's degree or equivalent- Experience handling confidential informationPreferred Qualifications- 3+ years of program requirements definition and data and metrics leveraging to drive improvements experience- Professional auditing qualification, or similar risk or compliance credentials- Experience with SQL and ExcelAmazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $66,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $142,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Created: 2024-11-05