Sr. Director, AML/CTF and Sanctions Compliance

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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Visa Global Services Inc. (VGSI) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Visa Inc. that facilitates regulated money movement for certain Visa products and services, as a registered MSB and licensed state money transmitter.  It supports a number of products including Visa B2B Connect, Visa Direct Account & Wallet, and Currencycloud services. This role will report to Visa's Vice President, BSA, AML & Sanctions Officer.
Responsibilities include:
•    Design, own, and manage VGSI product-specific BSA & AML and sanctions risk strategies, standards, procedures, and risk assessments to support product service offerings.
•    Partner with cross functional teams to define and implement enhanced controls, tools, and compliance monitoring rules for VGSI clients, customers, and products.
•    Execute VGSI monitoring rules to ensure client compliance with product parameters.
•    Develop and maintain standards for compliance operations including SLAs and escalations of items, training, first line of defense quality reviews, governance, issue management, and reporting.
•    Manage a team responsible for the daily compliance operations related to transaction monitoring, CDD, EDD, sanctions screening, and periodic reviews.
•    Interact with senior management in Product, Compliance, Legal, Risk, and regional business units concerning AML & CTF issues and processes.
•    Stay up-to-date on regulatory and corporate governance developments affecting cross-border payments and money transmission.
•    Report periodically on program status and escalate issues to senior management.
•    Support resolution of compliance issues in partnership with internal and external stakeholders 
•    Provide support and guidance around compliance requirements for new product initiatives or product modifications. 
•    Be comfortable and effective communicating the compliance and sanctions program to third parties such as prospective clients, key vendors, and regulators.  
•    Communicate priorities, activities, and results to the larger organization, including senior leadership.
•    Have a strong pulse and feedback loop on regional and functional partner needs.
•    Respond as needed to third party compliance inquiries and regulatory exam requests.
•    Identify and take on ad hoc strategic projects and execute on key initiatives, including closing any gaps in product features and functionality.
•    Present to leadership at board meetings and risk committee meetings.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Basic Qualifications

• 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 10 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters/MBA/JD/MD), or a minimum of 5 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications:

• 15 or more years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 12 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, or MD), PhD with 9+ years of experience
• At least 15 years within Financial Crime Prevention within the financial services industry. 
• Strong knowledge of global financial crime regulations with deep expertise in one or more jurisdictions.
• Must have experience with US regulations
• Deep knowledge of AML CDD policies and standards, industry best practices in
• AML CDD, including legal entities in global jurisdictions
• Experience in designing and implementing effective financial crime control frameworks.
• Comfortable working with data
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including teams outside of the compliance function
• Must have experience managing risk assessments (AML & Sanctions) and RCSA
• Excellent negotiator with the ability to bring teams and people with diverse ways of thinking together.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and time sensitive environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Preferred: Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) or equivalent
• Initiative: Identify process improvements, demonstrate self-starter behavior and a willingness to help others, and show potential to require minimal supervision.

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.  Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 170,000 to 233,000 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.