Assistant Vice President/VP Global Financial Crimes Specialist - Proficiency Coach

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!

We are hiring multiple professionals for this role as we continue to grow our team across the region.

Job Description:

This job is responsible for performing end-to-end investigations or investigations support functions of external financial crimes activities across one or more lines of business. Key responsibilities include reviewing routine to complex investigations, including fraud committed by external parties, money laundering, or terrorist financing and acting as the liaison to Law Enforcement as required.

Job expectations include providing coaching and inputs to investigators to improve case quality, ensure all cases are sufficiently investigated and findings are adequately documented.

Responsibilities:

• Reviews, analyses, and makes recommendations on investigations, while identifying enhancements to ensure cases meet or exceed closure and quality metrics
• Reviews Activity Intelligence Reports (AIRs) in a timely and accurate manner for submission to regulators and/or law enforcement
• Reports facts of the investigation to senior stakeholders, assisting in identifying potential operational or compliance risks and partners with Global Financial Crimes (GFC) Management and/or Front-Line Units (FLU) to resolve investigations
• Performs quality control functions, training, communications, guidance, monitoring scenario development/enhancement input and testing, or law enforcement liaison responsibilities in an investigative support role
• Supports the identification of improvements to the investigations and case assignment processes to enhance the effectiveness of investigative procedures

Required Qualifications:

• Robust relevant business and functional experience
• Degree required: Bachelor's or equivalent work experience.
• Prior anti-money laundering / financial crimes investigation experience in a financial institution or government position, as well as relevant experience of AML/Compliance and or knowledge of AML typologies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is needed.

Desired Qualifications:

• Additional technical/functional experience (e.g., Industry type): Financial Services and/or related government entity
• Certifications: ACAMS – Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists
• Knowledge of global markets, global banking and investment banking businesses and products, and related financial crimes risks
• Ability to analyse large amounts of data, intelligence, and information to detect suspicious activity

Skills:

• Coaching
• Fraud Management
• Quality Assurance
• Regulatory Compliance
• Investigation Management
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
• Risk Management
• Issue Management
• Reporting
• Written Communications