Special Investigations Coordinator (Sanctions & AML) - 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.
We are looking for a highly skilled Special Investigations Coordinator to handle our most sensitive and complex financial crime cases. In this role, you will act as the bridge between various defense lines, orchestrating joint investigations that span sanctions and AML domains. You will be responsible for synthesizing complex information into clear regulatory reports and actionable intelligence.
Responsibilities
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Form and lead cross-functional working groups to address high-priority threats. Facilitate communication between Sanctions, AML, Fraud, and Product teams to ensure a holistic approach to risk.
- Complex Investigation Coordination: Manage highly sensitive and complex investigations that require input from multiple stakeholders. Coordinate directly with AML/Financial Crime teams and Legal counsel to conduct joint investigations and determine the appropriate course of action.
- Regulatory Reporting: Prepare high-quality regulatory filings (e.g., Voluntary Self-Disclosures, SARs, Blocking Reports) based on investigation findings. Ensure all reports are accurate, timely, and legally sound.
- Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders regarding the status and outcome of special investigations.
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- Risk Advisory: Provide feedback to the policy and remediation teams based on investigation findings to help strengthen the overall control environment.
- Management Reporting: Prepare and present detail summary of investigative findings to Global Payments Compliance and Legal management.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in complex financial investigations (Sanctions or AML).
- Experience working closely with Legal counsel on privileged matters.
- Exceptional writing skills, with the ability to draft clear and concise regulatory reports.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and coordinate cross-functional teams without direct authority.
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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