Eliseai
Compliance Officer, Financial Services and Bank Partnerships | Housing
New York City. Posted 2 months ago
The role
The Compliance Officer will build and operate AML/BSA, KYC/KYB, fraud detection, and sanctions compliance programs. This role involves managing relationships with banking partners and working cross-functionally to operationalize compliance efforts.
What you will do
- Own and improve fraud monitoring, KYC/KYB, AML/BSA and OFAC/sanctions compliance programs
- Serve as primary compliance contact for banking and financial institution partners
- Lead KYC/KYB processes and oversee transaction-monitoring operations
- Review escalated alerts and investigations and prepare Unusual Activity Reports
- Translate regulatory requirements into practical workflows and controls with Legal, Product, and Engineering
- Contribute compliance guidance to new products and market initiatives
- Coordinate compliance testing, audits, examinations, and issue remediation
- Track state and federal regulatory developments
- Own the BSA/AML compliance training program
- Digitize and organize onsite resident files
Required qualifications
- 5+ years of AML/BSA compliance experience at a fintech, bank, payment processor, money services business, or comparable regulated financial institution
- Hands-on experience managing relationships with banking partners, sponsor banks, or other financial institutions
- Experience building an AML/BSA compliance program from 0 to 1
- Working knowledge of transaction monitoring, customer identification and due diligence, enhanced due diligence, sanctions screening, investigations, and UAR and SAR processes
- Strong understanding of FinCEN regulations, the Bank Secrecy Act, and OFAC sanctions requirements
- Experience with compliance technology and operational tooling
- Clear written communication
- Sound judgment
- Ability to translate complex compliance requirements for cross-functional stakeholders
- Excellent organizational rigor
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent deadlines and stakeholders
- Willingness to work in person at our office 4–5 days a week
Nice to have
- Familiarity with platforms such as Sardine or similar systems
Benefits
- Base salary
- Equity
- Comprehensive benefits & perks package
About the company
EliseAI improves the housing and healthcare industries by integrating AI agents into existing workflows. The company recently raised a $350 million funding round at a $4 billion valuation.