Assistant Vice President/ Vice President - Senior Business Control Specialist - AML Operations

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!
 

Your background

• Up to 5 years’ of hands on AML policy and standards experience.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence; must be able to appropriately convey ideas, concerns and opinions across differing levels of organization and build relationships.

• Proactive and self-motivated , able to manage competing priorities ; make timely and fact based decisions.

• Highly organized and demonstrate a bias for action and a commitment to achieving sustainable results.

• Is intellectually curious; constantly seeks to learn and advance his/her knowledge.

• Results driven with attention to detail.

• Strong teamwork skills in a global and regional setting.

• Demonstrate strong risk orientation; challenge status quo and is passionate to drive change.

What you can expect

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is seeking to hire a talented individual to join the APAC GBAM AML organization. This is a Front Line unit role, responsible for interpreting AML standards and guidance issued or updated by Global Financial Crimes and Compliance organization in the bank. This role will report to APAC GBAM AML Lead & will be responsible to deliver timely analysis; impact assessment and implementation of Technology; People; Process infrastructure to ensure compliance with the regulatory changes and mitigate regulatory risk for the bank. This role will have a strong face off with Regional Business Leaders; COO’s; MLRO’s; Operational Leaders within EPO; Global Markets & Global Banking. 

What you will do  

• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of Enterprise and Regional AML policy and standards; Global Banking and Markets products / business and operations processes.

• Independently drive impact assessment and implementation of system; people; processes and control infrastructure for complex volume of AML regulatory changes within Asia Pacific region.

• Facilitate communication of impact and changes to APAC Regional stakeholders. 

• Be a subject matter expert for Anti Money Laundering issues within APAC Region, engage and collaborate closely with Regional and Global Stakeholders within GFCC; Operations and Front Line Units to drive solutions with a 360 view.

• Act as a point of contact in the region for:

  • Key AML technology and process-control projects and initiatives;

  • Management of AML Self-Identified Audit Issues (SIAI) & Compliance Identified Audit Issues (CIAI);

  • Management of Internal and external AML exam and

  • Any other business matters related to AML that may arise during course of usual business.