FCC Cross-Platform Data Analyst - Global Payment
Responsibilities
About the Team
The Global Payment team provides TikTok payment solutions, including payment acquisition, disbursements, transaction monitoring, payment method management, foreign exchange conversion, accounting, and reconciliations, ensuring a smooth and secure payment experience on the TikTok platform. The Global Payment Compliance team leverages industry and technological expertise to provide compliance policy, oversight, advisory, and operational support across our company's products and services.
About the Role
Traditional transaction monitoring is no longer enough. By joining us, you will help build a holistic defense mechanism that catches bad actors not just by how they move money, but by how they behave on our platform. You will define the future of how our company views risk. We are seeking a specialized Data Analyst to pioneer our cross-platform compliance strategy. In this role, you will look beyond traditional money movement to integrate diverse risk signals-such as Trust & Safety data, user behavior logs, and content moderation flags-into our Financial Crimes Compliance (FCC) ecosystem. You will be responsible for designing the data logic, policies, and referral pathways that ensure high-risk non-financial events are accurately identified and escalated to our investigation teams for regulatory reporting (STR).
Responsibilities
Cross-Platform Data Integration & Analysis
- Analyze complex datasets across disparate platforms, correlating financial transaction data with non-financial signals (e.g., login patterns, device fingerprinting, Trust & Safety violations, marketplace interactions).
- Identify patterns where platform abuse (e.g., fraud, scams, illegal goods) precedes or coincides with money laundering or terrorist financing risks.
- Build data models that trigger alerts based on hybrid indicators (e.g., a user flagged for hate speech who suddenly receives large peer-to-peer transfers).
Policy & Referral Process Development
- Develop and document the logic for "Non-Financial STR Referrals," defining exactly when a Trust & Safety or Marketplace signal should trigger a financial crimes investigation.
- Create Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the intake of cross-platform referrals, ensuring they meet regulatory standards for Suspicious Transaction/Activity Reports.
- Collaborate with Legal and Compliance leadership to calibrate risk thresholds, ensuring we capture true positives without overwhelming investigators with noise.
Pipeline Optimization & Tooling
- Work with Engineering and Product teams to automate the ingestion of T&S signals into the FCC case management system.
- Design dashboards to monitor the volume, quality, and outcome of cross-platform referrals (e.g., conversion rates from T&S referral to STR filing).
- Conduct "below-the-line" testing to tune detection scenarios and reduce false positives.
Strategic Analytics & Insight Delivery:
- Drive the design and execution of foundational FCC analytics initiatives. Go beyond routine analysis to uncover emerging risk typologies, assess control effectiveness, and provide data-driven recommendations that directly influence FCC/AML policy, operational strategies, and risk appetite.
- Take ownership of the analytics lifecycle for risk detection. Design, develop, and validate innovative data signals and features from complex, large-scale datasets to enhance our transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and customer risk rating models.
- Architect and maintain a suite of robust dashboards and automated reports for Management Information (MI) reporting, providing senior leadership with clear visibility into key risk indicators (KRIs), control performance, and trend analysis.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Act as the primary liaison between the Trust & Safety, Product, and FCC Investigations teams.
- Translate complex data findings into clear policy recommendations for senior leadership.
- Provide training to investigators on how to interpret non-financial data points within a financial crime context.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative field such as Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in data analytics, data science, or a similar role, with a significant focus on the financial services, FinTech, or regulatory compliance/risk management sectors.
- Advanced proficiency in SQL and demonstrable experience using Python or R for complex data manipulation, statistical analysis, and automation.
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- Proven experience working with large-scale data warehousing environments (e.g., Hive, Spark SQL, Presto) and familiarity with ETL principles.
- Solid understanding of core AML/CFT and sanctions compliance domains (e.g., KYC/KYB, Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening).
Preferred Qualifications:
- CAMS, CFE, or other relevant professional certification is highly desirable.
- Deep knowledge of major AML regulatory frameworks (e.g., BSA/AML, EU AML Directives, MAS guidelines) and their practical application in a payments or e-commerce context.
- Experience working in multi-product ecosystem (Social Media + Payments).
- Experience in developing or validating AML models and an understanding of model risk management principles.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex analytical projects from conception to completion and effectively influence cross-functional stakeholders at all levels.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex data findings into clear, concise, and compelling narratives for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Job Information
[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $122312 - $264960 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- HSA
- Life Insurance
- Fitness Subsidies
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- On-Site Gym
- Mental Health Benefits
- Virtual Fitness Classes
Parental Benefits
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- Snacks
- Pet-friendly Office
- Happy Hours
- Some Meals Provided
- Company Outings
- On-Site Cafeteria
- Holiday Events
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Company Equity
Professional Development
- Promote From Within
- Access to Online Courses
- Leadership Training Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
- Mentor Program
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
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