Responsibilities
Team Intro
USDS Financial Crimes Compliance is responsible for overseeing and operationalizing all aspects related to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Sanctions Compliance activities related to TikTok USDS. Collaborating cross-functionally with stakeholders across the U.S. and globally, we address complex and cutting-edge challenges, which include the identification of money-laundering, terrorist financing and sanction violations. We seek a highly motivated, experienced, and dynamic professional to join our team.
In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.
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Position Overview
As a Quality Assurance/Quality Control Specialist, you will conduct ongoing review of team outputs to assess overall operational effectiveness and ensure consistent application of current controls, processes, and procedures, playing a pivotal role in mitigating risk and safeguarding the organization's integrity and reputation.
Responsibilities:
- Perform QA/QC reviews of FCC operational functions, including Transaction Monitoring, High Risk Investigations, Sanctions, KYC/KYC, Data Science and Engineering, and additional testing as needed to help management understand TikTok USDS's key risks, control weaknesses, and trends to make informed and effective decisions related to AML and Sanctions
- Conduct quality control reviews to evaluate adherence to FCC internal procedures and alignment with regulatory expectations; draft written reports detailing findings and recommendations
- Work cross-functionally with colleagues across Financial Crimes Compliance, Risk and Compliance, Engineering, Product, Legal, and Business to identify opportunities for improvements across all areas of AML compliance
- Be expected to stay up-to-date with evolving financial crimes regulations, typologies, and industry best practices, and to contribute to the continuous improvement of the team's risk assessment frameworks and techniques
- Perform special projects and additional duties as required
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in legal and compliance, financial regulation, consulting, quality assurance/quality control, or internal audit
- Subject-matter expert in US AML and sanctions regulations
- Excellent research and writing skills, capable of synthesizing and presenting complex information succinctly and handling confidential information with discretion
- Team-oriented self-starter, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams across different time zones and cultures
- Demonstrated ability to navigate and problem-solve in diverse environments, devise innovative solutions, and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in either technology or financial services with a focus on payments or e-commerce, with a corresponding understanding of financial technologies
- Experience working with transaction monitoring, sanctions screening or KYC technologies, with knowledge of financial crime compliance regulations and methodologies.
- Strong data literacy and the ability to independently find, interpret and integrate data into your analyses and business recommendations
- ACAMS, or similar certification
Job Information
[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $98800 - $196000 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.