Lead Analyst, Financial Crimes

About the position

We’re hiring a Lead Analyst, Financial Crimes to support operations of our transaction monitoring program designed to identify and investigate unusual activity across our member accounts. You’ll work closely with internal teams and bank partners to assess risk, surface insights, and ensure we’re meeting regulatory expectations while protecting our members. As a Lead Analyst, you’ll play a key role in driving high-quality investigations and improving how we detect and respond to financial crime. The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at \$139,000.00 and up to \$193,000.00. Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience. In this role, you can expect to:

Responsibilities

  • Review account activity using monitoring tools to identify potentially unusual or suspicious behavior
  • Work with vendor partners to ensure quality and productivity expectations are met
  • Identify emerging trends and transactional risks that warrant monitoring coverage
  • Partner with bank partners to evaluate risk and respond to escalations
  • Update processes and ensure documentation is maintained up to date
  • Recommend account actions (e.g., retention or closure) based on findings
  • Identify trends or anomalies through data and contribute to process improvements

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in financial crimes, fraud, or risk investigations
  • Strong knowledge of AML regulations (BSA, USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC, SAR/UAR reporting)
  • Experience identifying suspicious activity and conducting end-to-end investigations
  • Ability to analyze transaction data and identify patterns or anomalies
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a high-volume environment
  • Experience working cross-functionally and communicating with external partners

Nice-to-haves

  • CAMS certification (preferred)

Benefits

  • Our in-office work policy is designed to keep you connected - with four days a week in the office and Fridays from home for those near one of our offices, plus team and company-wide events depending on location. Whether you’re coming in regularly or are part of our fully remote program, you’ll stay engaged with your work and teammates.
  • In-office perks including backup child, elder, and/or pet care, plus a subsidized commuter benefit to support your regular commute
  • Competitive salary based on experience
  • 401k match plus great medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
  • Generous vacation policy and company-wide Chime Days, bonus company-wide paid days off
  • 1% of your time off to support local community organizations of your choice
  • Annual wellness stipend to use towards eligible wellness related expenses
  • Up to 24 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birthing parents
  • Access to Maven, a family planning tool, with \$15k lifetime reimbursement for egg freezing, fertility treatments, adoption, and more.
  • In-person and virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimers—think cooking classes, guided meditations, music festivals, mixology classes, paint nights, etc., and delicious snack boxes, too!
  • A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help millions unlock financial progress
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