VP, Global Head of Financial Crimes

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +3 more locations.

📋 Description

• Act as RGA's primary expert on legal requirements related to financial crime.

• Offer daily guidance on AML, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, fraud inquiries, screening alerts, escalations, and case-level decisions.

• Take ownership of technical decisions and the documented rationale for intricate sanctions and AML issues.

• Evaluate cross-border payments, restricted parties, ownership, licenses, permissions, and sanctions exposure in ceded and assumed business transactions.

• Direct the selection, implementation, adjustment, testing, calibration, and quality assurance of screening and monitoring tools.

• Spearhead the development and enhancement of a global, risk-based, technology-driven financial crimes compliance program.

• Establish governance, monitoring, investigative, and reporting capabilities across international operations.

• Build and lead a high-achieving global financial crimes team, focusing on organizational design, talent acquisition, capability development, and succession planning.

• Formulate and supervise AML, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, fraud risk, and other financial crime-related policies, standards, procedures, and controls.

• Ensure alignment with global regulatory frameworks, industry best practices, and emerging technologies.

• Lead responses to regulatory inquiries, examinations, and audits, serving as the main contact for regulators and auditors.

• Collaborate with technology, operations, Enterprise Risk Management, Legal, Compliance, and Business Development teams.

• Create and conduct financial crimes training and awareness initiatives.

• Oversee TPA, outsourcing, and vendor financial crime due diligence programs.

• Assess emerging financial crime risks in the reinsurance market.

⛳️ Requirements

• A current financial crimes certification is highly preferred, such as CAMS, CGSS, CFCS, CFE, or an ICA Advanced Certificate or Diploma in Financial Crime Prevention, Sanctions Compliance, or AML.

• Candidates lacking a certification should be willing to obtain one within twelve months of their appointment.

• A JD or equivalent legal degree from an accredited law school is preferred.

• Over 10 years of experience in compliance, financial crimes, AML, sanctions, fraud, or related risk management within insurance, reinsurance, banking, securities, or other regulated financial services sectors.

• Experience leading financial crimes, sanctions, or related compliance programs in a large, complex global organization.

• Proficiency in operating across various jurisdictions, managing diverse regulatory requirements, and engaging with regulators and executive leadership.

• Extensive, hands-on expertise in interpreting and applying OFAC, EU, UK, and UN sanctions regimes, AML laws, anti-bribery and corruption regulations, and related financial crime legal frameworks.

• Capability to make and document technical determinations on active matters without regular reliance on external counsel.

• Proven track record of building and transforming enterprise financial crimes compliance programs within a large, complex global organization.

• Working knowledge of international insurance or reinsurance, along with sanctions, AML, and fraud risks associated with ceded and assumed business, or the ability to acquire such knowledge rapidly.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual bonus plan.

• Potential participation in a long-term equity incentive plan for eligible roles.

• Health benefits.

• Retirement benefits.

• Additional employee benefits.

• Diverse and supportive colleagues worldwide.

• A respectful and welcoming environment that encourages individuality and innovative thinking.

• Opportunities for career growth and global prospects.

• AI-assisted preliminary screening with recruiter support throughout the process.