Anti-Money Laundering Monitoring Analyst

Wealthfront is seeking a talented, passionate, and detail-oriented Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance professional to join its AML Monitoring team. As the newest member of AML Monitoring, this individual will play a key role in Wealthfront’s newly formalized triage function, through which all referrals of potentially suspicious activity — including requests under Section 314(a) and 314(b) of the USA PATRIOT Act, subpoenas, and internal referrals from across the firm — are assessed prior to escalation to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).

The ideal candidate will be someone who enjoys hands-on investigative work, possesses a strong degree of intellectual curiosity, holds an interest in applying technology to enhance business processes, and will be looking to continue developing their AML skillset in an individual contributor capacity. This individual will work closely with other members of the Legal and Compliance division and collaborate with other departments across the firm including Fraud Operations, Product Support, and Engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Review and disposition transaction monitoring alerts in accordance with established procedures, determining whether escalation to the FIU is warranted

• Conduct in-depth reviews of transactional activity, internal KYC records, and open source research in support of triage and monitoring functions

• Maintain accurate and well-documented records of triage decisions and alert dispositions to ensure consistency, auditability, and stakeholder transparency

• Partner with Engineering teams to develop new and enhance existing transaction monitoring processes

• Leverage expertise to assist in the identification of unusual financial activity indicating potential money laundering, terrorist financing, and fraud

• Conduct deep-dives into account and transaction activity to identify and expand upon existing Fraud and AML typologies

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