1721 SAR Control Lead

Duties:

• The Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Control function plays a critical role in the Transaction Monitoring and Investigative Reporting (TMIR) team within Airbnb Payments AML-CFT Compliance program.
• The role involves quality control of the SAR program in addition to management reporting on SAR trends, risks and issues globally.
• This individual will need to have an understanding of Airbnb's transaction monitoring model (Model).
• This role will collaborate with internal Payments teams including Compliance, Risk, and Product to design and maintain controls relating to the filing of suspicious activity reports.
• Evolve the transaction monitoring, case management and SAR filing system
• Includes case information system development, Model evolution and e-filing processes.
• E2E Mapping of the Model features and related detection and risk mitigation controls that may exist outside of the companysPayments.
• Drive streamlined adjustments to Model features that represents a risk-based approach, limits false positives to appropriate levels and improves the detection of suspicious activities representative of the merchant nature of the Company business.
• SAR Investigation Due Diligence Procedures (E2E).
• Advanced investigations training.
• Management reporting on SAR trends, risks and issues.
• SAR Filing Processes and Procedures.
• Improve Operational Quality Control Layers.
• Quality assurance (QA) at 95% confidence level.
• Make QA More Impactful.
• SAR control sample.
• Review of Significant Cases.
• SAR Control Program.
• TMIR Lead.
• Significant SAR Review Committee.
• Committee and stakeholder engagement (including Money Laundering Reporting Officers, Program Leads, and Chief Compliance Officer).
• Chaired By Lead - SAR Control.
• Review of General SAR Metrics (production and risk based metrics).
• Sample of Significant SAR Briefings from Investigators to Committee across all Payments entities.

Skills:

• Strong analytical skills to identify complex patterns and potential red flags within financial data.
• Understanding of Anti-Money Laundering/Banking Secrecy Act regulations and compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with financial systems and transaction processing.
• Familiarity with Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Rules Based Systems for Suspicious Activity detection.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to accurately document information.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills to interact with various internal stakeholders.
• Investigative skills to gather and analyze relevant information.
• Self-starter with the ability to solve problems, network and work their way to solve a problem.

The hiring range for this position is $58 to $64 per hour. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity, and may also vary depending on candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience amongst other factors.

Harvest Technical Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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