Mercury

Head of AML Advisory

Mercury

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: California • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $219,000 - $304,100 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Help to develop Mercury’s BSA/AML program, including supporting policy, control, governance, and training development
  • Work closely with the BSA/AML and Sanctions Compliance Officer, existing operational AML/BSA and KYC teams, and Product Compliance managers on aligning policies with implementation and addressing escalation
  • Partner across Compliance, Risk, Legal, and Product, among other teams, to help guide Mercury’s growth in a highly-regulated space
  • Serve as a champion and conduit for BSA/AML and KYC priorities across the company, and provide advisory to business partners as needed
  • Maintain an inventory of BSA/AML requirements; execute gap assessments and change management assessments as required, to ensure compliance with expectations from regulators, partner institutions, and Mercury’s policies
  • Support the execution of the AML/BSA and KYC Risk Assessments

Requirements

  • Minimum of 8+ years experience building and designing BSA/AML governance and policy programs at fintechs, traditional financial institutions, or ideally both
  • Deep knowledge of BSA/AML and other applicable regulatory frameworks (e.g., FFIEC, SAR, CTF, FATF, etc.)
  • Strategic and entrepreneurial mindset with an ability to identify emerging compliance trends and risks, ensuring we stay ahead of the curve
  • Strong team leadership while also the ability to get into the weeds and be scrappy
  • Care deeply about the founders and entrepreneurs that we serve, while also having a strong commitment to BSA/AML compliance
  • Excellent communicator, with the ability to break down complex requirements into easy-to-understand and practical systems
  • Comfortable operating in a highly-regulated, rapidly evolving, and sometimes ambiguous environment
  • Love collaborating with talented professionals across many disciplines within Mercury, from Product, Design, Engineering, Marketing, and more
Benefits
  • base salary
  • equity (stock options)
  • competitive total rewards package
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
BSA/AML governancepolicy developmentKYCgap assessmentschange managementrisk assessmentsregulatory complianceregulatory frameworksFFIECFATF
Soft Skills
strategic mindsetentrepreneurial mindsetteam leadershipcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilityattention to detailadvisory skillsrelationship management