About the role
Job Description
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.
We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.
Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.
At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!
Job Description
This role is for a Global Financial Crimes (GFC) Specialist on the Institutional Surveillance team, which is part of the broader Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) – Surveillance team. The Institutional Surveillance team is responsible for identifying and mitigating new and emerging financial crime and money laundering risks across institutional clients, products and services. The team uses research and data analytics to build and execute manual surveillance routines to detect potential suspicious activity and create referrals to Financial Crimes Investigations (FCI).
Responsibilities: Support the development and maintenance of financial crimes owned policies and standards, and reviews relevant Front Line Units/Control Functions-owned policies and standards to ensure that regulatory requirements and operational risks are appropriately addressed
Assist in the production of independent financial crimes risk management reporting
Monitor changes in regulations applicable to Global Financial Crimes, including advising business leaders, directing the appropriate areas to implement or amend policies, standards, procedures and/or processes to address regulatory requirements, and challenging the implementation plan as needed
Contribute to risk coverage plans
Identify trends, anomalies or emerging risks
Build and execute manual surveillance routines to address identified risks
Execute independent risk monitoring, testing, and risk assessments
Escalate financial crimes related risks and issues to appropriate governance routines and management/board level committees
Analyze and monitor institutional clients and related products and services to detect potential financial crime risks
Generates case referrals to FCI
Partner and collaborate with FIU – Detection, FCI, GCOR, Legal, and other business partners and stakeholders to ensure complex and/or emerging threats are effectively addressed, including providing guidance on long-term model/automated detection solutions
Stay current on money laundering typologies and trends, and their red flags
Required Qualifications: Minimum of 3-5 years of Anti-Money Laundering experience in banking, law enforcement, intelligence, government or military
Degree required: Bachelor’s or equivalent experience
Understanding of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), OFAC, and other regulatory requirements governing financial crimes activities
Understanding of markets or institutional related products and services
Demonstrated ability to produce clear, concise, and well-organized written analyses, including investigative summaries, white papers, and executive-level communications
Candidates will be required to complete a writing assessment demonstrating their ability to analyze information and prepare a clear, professional written summary.
Must be a self-motivated person who is comfortable working effectively with varying levels of guidance
Proficient in Microsoft Office Products
Desired Qualifications: Law enforcement background or similar experience at a government agency
Adept at SQL, Python, Tableau, or have a strong desire to learn
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
Skills: Critical Thinking Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Issue Management Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management Written Communications Quick Learner Hours Per Week: 40 Travel Required: Yes, 5% of the time