Senior Compliance Manager – Crypto and Emerging Banking Solutions
M&T Bank
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Alabama • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $118,946 - $198,243 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
Cyber Security
About the role
- Responsible for identifying, assessing, and advising on emerging non-traditional banking solutions such as crypto currency/ stablecoin, artificial intelligence and digital assets that could materially impact our financial crimes compliance risk profile and strategic direction.
- Provides strategic insight to the BSA Officer, CRO and risk leadership team.
- Plays a critical role in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks associated with digital assets, blockchain technologies, and virtual currencies.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive crypto and other emerging non-traditional banking solutions financial crimes risk management framework aligned with M&T Bank BSA/AML and sanctions compliance standards.
- Act as the enterprise-wide financial crimes compliance subject matter risk expert on crypto/stablecoin and other emerging non-traditional solutions.
- Partner with technology teams to evaluate and implement blockchain analytics tools and crypto transaction monitoring systems.
- Lead investigations into suspicious crypto-related activity and provide guidance on appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Collaborate with AML, fraud, sanctions, and cybersecurity teams to ensure cohesive risk coverage.
- Advise on crypto-related policy development, including KYC, transaction monitoring, sanctions filtering and blockchain analytics.
- Remain current with emerging non-traditional banking solutions regulatory developments and ensure organizational compliance.
- Develop and deliver training programs on crypto-related financial crime risks to internal stakeholders.
- Conduct deep-dive risk assessments and scenario analyses on topics such as digital assets and other emerging non-traditional banking products and/or channels.
- Evaluate and advise on new and/or revised products and services from a crypto compliance risk perspective for assigned areas.
- Provide regular briefings and strategic insights to the BSA Officer, CRO and the risk leadership team.
- Provide valuable input in various committees and working groups comprised of senior and executive management business partners.
- Collaborate with business units, compliance, legal, technology, and audit to ensure a coordinated response to emerging threats.
- Represent the bank in industry working groups, regulatory consultations, and thought leadership forums.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 9 years’ relevant work experience in a banking, financial technology, crypto, compliance and/or other relevant field with a minimum of 4 years’ managerial, supervisory or work leadership experience
- in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 13 years' advanced education and/or relevant work experience, with a minimum of 9 years' relevant work experience in a banking, financial technology, crypto, compliance and/or other relevant field with a minimum of 4 year’s managerial, supervisory or work leadership experience
- Strong understanding of blockchain technology, crypto exchanges, wallets, and DeFi platforms
- Direct experience with blockchain analytics tools (e.g., Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM Labs)
- Proven ability to lead complex investigations and manage cross-functional initiatives
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent analytical skills
- Excellent leadership skills
- Knowledge of relevant Industry and Regulatory standards and expectations, e.g., GENIUS Act, Stable Act.
Benefits
- competitive benefits ranging from medical and retirement to forty hours of paid volunteer time each year
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Hard skills
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Soft skills
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