Compliance Manager - Screening & Escalations

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by over 230 million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital-asset products. Binance offerings range from trading and finance to education, research, payments, institutional services, Web3 features, and more. We leverage the power of digital assets and blockchain to build an inclusive financial ecosystem to advance the freedom of money and improve financial access for people around the world.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, strong and seasoned Financial Crime Compliance professional to join Binance’s Financial Crime Compliance Screening Team.

Responsibilties

• Provide leadership by showcasing deep subject matter expertise in financial crime compliance, including risks, controls, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Act as a L2 Compliance point of contact, responsible for handling escalated name screening alerts involving PEP, Adverse Media, and Sanctions that cannot be resolved by L1 Operations.
• Lead advanced Open Source Intelligence Research initiatives, conduct comprehensive risk assessments of potential true positives, and share insightful findings with company's top-level compliance stakeholders.
• As a key part of the management team, provide strategic, actionable advice to stakeholders on how to manage financial crime, sanctions and AB&C related risks effectively. Keep updated with trends and developments in this area, and ensure all relevant parties are informed accordingly.
• Offer critical assessments of current processes used for identifying, documenting, and assessing compliance risks associated with Binance's activities. Provide expert advice and constructive challenge to bolster compliance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Lead the review of escalated FCC/ Sanctions/ AB&C related risk profiles, assessing their impact across internal projects, policies, procedures, processes, and systems. Challenge current practices and offer strategic solutions to manage potential risks and issues.
• Influence the design and implementation of a strategic vision for Compliance Customer Screening, leveraging relevant experience and expertise to drive forward-looking regulatory compliance initiatives.

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant experience in compliance / financial crime compliance, prior team management experience is highly preferred
• Knowledge of banking business, processes, procedures and systems
• University degree
• ACAMS or ACFCS certification is preferred
• Fluent in English
• Strong analytical and writing skills, and sound judgment
• You are a good communicator verbally and in writing, being able to convey complex
• Experience with stakeholder management
• You are confident, result driven and seek to find innovative and new creative solutions