Manager, Fiu/siu/siup

Requisition ID: 217104

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, the Manager FIU/SIU/SIUP supervises and manages a designated team(s) within the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), Special Investigations Unit (SIU), or SIU Projects team (SIUP) to ensure the delivery of clearly reasoned findings and actions associated with FIU/SIU/SIUP investigations, along with the timely disposition of such investigations. They also ensure all activities conducted comply with governing regulations, as well as internal policies and procedures.

The Manager, plans, co-ordinates, and investigates potential money laundering (ML), terrorist financing (TF), and/or other matters related to FIU/SIU/SIUP transaction monitoring cases referred by internal team members, and/or other internal or external sources. They will also be the person who manages the operational processes and maintains quality performance for the FIU/SIU/SIUP, including timely investigations and proper regulatory reporting, such as suspicious transaction reporting. Consistently delivers clearly reasoned, rational, and timely outcomes, findings, and actions associated with FIU/SIU/SIUP investigations, thereby mitigating potential financial, regulatory, reputational, sanctions, and legal risk to the Bank.

**Is this role right for you? In this role, you will**:

- Prioritize and manage investigations conducted by the FIU/SIU/SIUP team, including monitoring performance and meeting established benchmarks.
- Establish and monitor team goals and objectives to manage workload and performance.
- Review, approve, and prepare investigative reports, along with related documents.
- Provide mentoring, coaching, and feedback, and recommends actions and best practices regarding case investigations, as appropriate.
- Manage resources required to complete investigations.
- Monitor the team’s timely reporting of suspicious transaction reporting (STR) and other required ML/TF filings to the proper regulatory authority, in accordance with regulations.
- Ensure high-risk Clients, including, but not limited to, potential politically exposed persons (PEPs)/politically exposed foreign persons (PEFPs), and/or Sanctions are referred, as appropriate, to internal partners (e.g., EDDU, Global Sanctions, etc.).
- Recommend risk mitigation actions and next steps at the conclusion of FIU/SIU/SIUP investigations, including demarket, retain, and Caution List recommendations, as appropriate.
- Prepare materials and delivers investigative results to the appropriate staff, including identification of trends and areas for improvement.
- Apprise and advise senior personnel regarding ongoing investigations and findings.
- Communicate regularly with team members to identify challenges and obstacles related to the team’s objectives.
- Identify and suggest ML/TF awareness training needs to discuss trends and changes in money laundering typologies.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge and skills sets relevant for ML/TF, Sanctions, and other regulatory matters to perform case investigations.
- Support, mentor, and coach team members for ongoing professional development to ensure that individuals and collective team knowledge is current and comprehensive to support the investigation process, and to ensure that outcomes, including decisions and recommendations, are based on a thorough understanding of risk and made in the context of relevant and full knowledge.
- Create an environment in which their team pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to, and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Guidelines for Business Conduct.
- Build a high-performance environment and implement a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops, and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset/behaviors; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and managing succession and development planning for the team.

**Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed? We’d love to work with you if you have experience with**:

- Bachelor’s degree (University Degree) or equivalent with a minimum of 3 years of experience in AML and/or risk disciplines. In addition,
- Knowledge of local and relevant international AML laws and regulations.
- Demonstrated expertise in ML/TF investigations.
- Strong investigative skills and understanding of financial transactions with AML investigative technology experience.
- Strong writing and analytical skills.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment as to the materiality of risks identified.
- Proven abilit