TikTok · 21 hours ago
Financial Crimes Compliance Operations Specialist - USDS
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$99K/yr - $196K/yr
3+ years expTikTok is a rapidly growing tech company focused on inspiring creativity and ensuring user safety. They are seeking a Financial Crimes Compliance Operations Specialist to oversee risk mitigation related to financial crime activities such as KYC, AML, sanctions, and fraud, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance compliance procedures.
Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo
Responsibilities
Independently review alerts and conduct investigations across a wide variety of financial crime risk domains, including KYC, AML, sanctions and fraud, and demonstrate sound judgment in navigating complex, high-risk cases where decisions may not be immediately clear
Recommend and implement policy updates, propose solutions to reduce financial crime risks, identify trends across financial crimes, and collaborate with teammates to enhance compliance procedures and training materials
Perform enhanced due diligence reviews, support inquiries from regulators and law enforcement, support reporting to regulators (OFAC, FinCEN, etc) and undertake additional duties and special projects as needed
Qualification
Required
3+ years experience in FCC Operations roles within financial crimes - KYC, AML, sanctions, fraud or a related field
Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, managing short and long-term projects under pressure and within constraints
Proficient in US AML and sanctions regulations, adept at collaborating cross-functionally and communicating effectively with stakeholders
Excellent research and writing skills, capable of synthesizing and presenting complex information succinctly and handling confidential information with discretion
Ability to work independently, handle urgent matters, and adapt to varied hours for global collaboration as needed
Preferred
Experience working with KYC, TM or sanctions screening technologies, with knowledge of financial crime compliance regulations and methodologies
Experience working with regulatory agencies or law enforcement in financial crime reporting
Experience with SQL and querying of large datasets
Technical curiosity and an interest in exploring data, understanding systems, exploring emerging technologies in financial crime detection and prevention
Benefits
Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance
A 401(k) savings plan with company match
Paid parental leave
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Life insurance
Wellbeing benefits
10 paid holidays per year
10 paid sick days per year
17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)
Company
TikTok
TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.
10001+ employees
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CEO
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