Team Lead, Financial Crime Compliance QA

The role

You will lead the Financial Crime QA team and manage a team of QA Analysts. You will own the delivery of the QA program, set review standards, and turn insights into improvements for financial crime controls.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of QA Analysts.
• Own the end-to-end delivery of QA reviews across Transaction Monitoring, Name Screening, Sanctions, EDD and other AML investigations.
• Perform second-level reviews of QA Analyst findings and validate defect ratings.
• Design, maintain and enhance the QA framework, including scorecards and sampling methodologies.
• Lead regular calibration sessions to align on policy interpretation and scoring methodology.
• Produce and present QA MI, dashboards and trend analysis to leadership.
• Act as the primary QA point of contact for Financial Crime Operations, Product, Policy and other Compliance teams.
• Partner with Operations and Training teams to turn QA findings into coaching and training.
• Drive the adoption and continuous improvement of AI-enabled quality tools.
• Represent QA in AML projects and program enhancement initiatives.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in law, finance, business administration or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in the financial services industry, with a significant focus on AML/CFT and financial crime compliance
• Proven hands-on experience in AML Transaction Monitoring and Financial Crime Investigations, including alert disposition, case investigation, and SAR/STR decisioning
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including managing, coaching and developing teams of analysts or investigators
• Strong understanding of global AML/CFT regulatory expectations and sanctions requirements
• Excellent analytical and judgment skills
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Experience producing management information and presenting findings to leadership or governance forums
• High attention to detail and a commitment to accurate, consistent, high-quality documentation
• Fluent in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

• A relevant compliance certification (e.g. CAMS, ICA)
• Experience in the cryptocurrency or digital asset industry, including familiarity with blockchain analytics tools (e.g. Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM Labs) and crypto-specific financial crime typologies
• Experience in Quality Assurance and/or Monitoring & Testing of AML controls, including designing scorecards, sampling methodologies and QA frameworks

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• Various team building programs and company events
• Wellness and meal allowances
• Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants

About the company

OKX is a leading crypto exchange and the developer of OKX Wallet. It is part of OKG, a group that brings the value of Blockchain to users around the world.