Sr. Associate, AML Compliance

Sr. Associate, AML Compliance Country : United States of America

Your Journey Starts Here :

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The Difference You Make :

The Sr. Associate, AML Compliance is responsible onboarding of High Net Worth (HNW) and Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) clients, as well as various operations including transaction monitoring, AML investigations, SAR filing, enhanced due diligence processes, high-risk customer surveillance, special investigations, and OFAC compliance. The incumbent will work as a subject matter expert supporting the Firms AML / Compliance Team to ensure compliance with Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) related regulations, Office of Foreign Assets related regulations and the USA PATRIOT Act.

• Perform enhanced due diligence (EDD) on new and existing HNW / UHNW clients, including source of wealth, source of funds, and reputational risk reviews.
• Oversee KYC onboarding processes, ensuring compliance with broker-dealer and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor transactions for unusual or suspicious activity, with a focus on high-risk products, cross-border activity, and complex financial structures.
• Investigate, document, and escalate potential suspicious activity, preparing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) as required.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for HNW AML risks, providing guidance to front office, compliance, and operations teams.
• Collaborate with the AML Compliance Officer to refine policies and procedures tailored to HNW client risk profiles.
• Conduct periodic reviews of client accounts, including negative news searches and ongoing risk assessments.
• Provide AML training and awareness specific to the HNW / UHNW client segment for relationship managers and support staff.
• Liaise with regulators, auditors, and law enforcement on AML-related inquiries and examinations.
• Stay current on emerging risks in wealth management, sanctions, PEP exposure, and financial crime typologies.
• Develops models, metrics, and controls that the company utilizes to identify potential hazardous transactions.
• Serves as a subject matter expert (SME) on AML policy and procedures to the business; provides direction and guidance to employees on appropriate remediation action for high risk accounts.
• Coaches AML Analysts who analyze and research high level customer relationships using all available resources.
• Interacts with various stakeholders within the organization and externally with law enforcement to gather critical information for decision making.
• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) participating in multiple projects both within the unit and company-wide.
• Provides accurate documentation of account activity, formulates suspicious activity reports on the most complex cases and enhanced due diligence decisions, and recommends appropriate risk-based business actions to be taken.
• Collaborates with complex business units and provides compliance risk expertise and consulting for projects and initiatives with high risk to identify and mitigate regulatory risk.
• Consults with business to develop corrective action plans and effectively manage change to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Provides regulatory guidance as needed.

What You Bring :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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What Else You Need To Know :

The base pay range for this position is posted below and represents the annualized salary range. For hourly positions (non-exempt), the annual range is based on a 40-hour work week. The exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, training, licensure and certifications and location.

Base Pay Range

Minimum : $93,750.00 USD

Maximum : $165,000.00 USD

Link to Santander Benefits :

Santander Benefits - 2025 Santander OnGoing / NH eGuide (foleon.com)

Risk Culture :

We embrace a strong risk culture and all of our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

EEO Statement :

At Santander, we value and respect differences in our workforce. We actively encourage everyone to apply. Santander is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Working Conditions :

Frequent minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing and walking is required for this role. Depending on location, occasional moving and lifting light equipment and / or furniture may be required .

Employer Rights :

This job description does not list all of the job duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You may be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment and either you or the employer may terminate your employment at any time for any reason.

What To Do Next :

If this sounds like a role you are interested in, then please apply.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process for all candidates. If you require any assistance or accommodation due to a disability or any other reason, please contact us at TAOps@santander.us to discuss your needs.

Primary Location : Boston, MA, Boston

Other Locations : Massachusetts-Boston,Florida-Miami

Organization : Santander Bank N.A.