Financial Crimes Compliance Operations Specialist - USDS

Team Intro

USDS Financial Crimes Compliance is responsible for overseeing and operationalizing all aspects related to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Sanctions Compliance activities related to TikTok USDS. Collaborating cross-functionally with stakeholders across the U.S. and globally, we address complex and cutting-edge challenges, which include the identification of money-laundering, terrorist financing and sanction violations. We seek a highly motivated, experienced, and dynamic professional to join our team.



About the Role

As a Financial Crimes Compliance Specialist, you will be responsible for risk mitigation across financial crime risk pillars such as know-your-customer (KYC), transaction monitoring (TM), sanctions and fraud. Beyond alert review and investigations, you will play a crucial role in enhancing TikTok USDS' financial crime controls and policies.



We're seeking an individual with initiative who thrives in solving puzzles and devising innovative solutions, effectively collaborates and brings "Always Day 1" energy to every task.



Responsibilities:

To effectively address financial crime risks on the platform, responsibilities and assignments may shift across risk domains and may include any of the following activities:

- 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.