Vanguard
Vanguard
Vanguard is a global investment management company serving investors through products such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. Its work is guided by a long-term focus on helping clients pursue investment success, with an emphasis on fairness and keeping investors at the center of decision-making. Vanguard’s culture values teamwork, inclusion, and the contribution of diverse perspectives and experiences.

Senior Financial Crimes Compliance Specialist at Vanguard (Hybrid)

Lead AML, fraud, sanctions, and other financial-crime investigations at Vanguard. Strengthen compliance controls and help protect investors in a hybrid role.

Description

  • Investigate potentially fraudulent, suspicious, or high-risk activity and recommend appropriate next steps
  • Perform enhanced due diligence and risk assessments across individuals, entities, transactions, and business lines
  • Analyze alerts, reports, and monitoring activity; resolve complex exceptions and escalate matters as needed
  • Collaborate with compliance, legal, risk, and business teams across regions
  • Prepare and maintain regulatory and internal reporting records
  • Improve financial-crime controls, processes, and monitoring frameworks while sharing effective practices
  • Act as a trusted adviser and subject-matter resource on financial-crime issues
  • Monitor industry trends, emerging threats, regulatory changes, and financial-crime typologies
  • Assist with regulatory examinations, audits, and external inquiries
  • Coach and support less experienced team members
  • Contribute to strategic initiatives that advance financial-crime prevention, detection, and risk management

Requirements

  • At least five years of experience in financial-crimes compliance, AML, fraud investigations, KYC/CDD/EDD, sanctions compliance, risk management, or a related field
  • Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data, conduct investigations, and make risk-based decisions
  • Strong knowledge of financial-crimes regulations, compliance frameworks, and industry practices
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication abilities
  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, highly regulated setting
  • Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders and influencing results
  • CAMS, CFE, CFCS, or a comparable financial-crimes certification is preferred but not required
  • Experience in financial services, investment management, banking, or brokerage
  • Knowledge of AML transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, customer due diligence, and suspicious-activity investigations
  • Vanguard does not provide visa sponsorship for this position

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model offering increased flexibility
  • Opportunities for in-person learning, collaboration, and connection
  • Chances to mentor colleagues and support employee development

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