Senior Compliance Specialist - AML Sanctions/Anti-Corruption - Alternative Investment Fund

Our elite global Alternative Investment Fund client is seeking to recruit a Senior Compliance Specialist to analyze and mitigate financial crime risk for the firm with a primary focus on anti-money laundering (AML) sanctions and anti-corruption compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and mitigate financial crime risk for the firm with a primary focus on anti-money laundering (AML) sanctions and anti-corruption compliance
• Review counterparties and transactions across all business lines for potential AML sanctions
• Perform surveillance of political contributions and proactively escalate flagged findings
• Analyze, surveille and test electronic communications ensuring adherence to compliance policies
• Assist with administration of the Code of Ethics compliance program including the review and approval of gifts and entertainment, external business activities, personal trading and outside investment activities, etc.
• Review, analyze and escalate potential violations to Code of Ethics
• Analyze, edit and distribute compliance materials and training programs

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3 years of Anti-Money Laundering compliance experience at a private investment fund, bank or broker/dealer
• Demonstrated experience with Sanctions and Anti-Corruption required
• Exposure to Code of Ethics compliance programs
• Fundamental knowledge of anti-money laundering compliance software and systems such as LexisNexis Bridger Insight, Dow Jones RiskCenter, etc.
• Knowledge of Code of Ethics systems/software preferred
• Highly motivated and detail oriented
• Ability to interact effectively with internal and external stakeholders