WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

The Sr. Advisor – AML Risk Assessment serves as a subject matter expert to ensure documents, projects, processes or product initiatives comply with regulatory and legal requirements and enterprise policy. This role will perform risk assessments, synthesize analyses, identify root cause(s), and provide recommendations to management that influence business solutions.

The Sr. Advisor - Risk Assessments will:

• Coordinate and manage the annual risk assessment process that assesses the BSA/AML and OFAC compliance risk across the bank. This process identifies the inherent level of compliance risks, assesses the effectiveness of related controls, and determines the residual compliance risk levels.
• Perform reporting and governance over the Risk Assessment process, providing reports and Compliance Committee materials.

Qualifications: 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.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant work experience
• CAMS Certification preferred

Work Experience:

• 9+ years; Compliance, Legal, Regulatory, or Financial Services.

Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced knowledge of regulatory compliance, relevant industry regulations and regulatory data sources.
• Experience in monitoring and assessing money laundering and sanctions risk in a retail and commercial banking environment.
• Proficient in the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA PATRIOT Act, and OFAC Sanctions Programs.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating change to achieve measurable results.
• Detail orientated with the ability to also understand overall strategy.
• Excellent interpersonal, supervisory, and customer service skills required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Diversity & EEO Statements: At Santander, we value and respect differences in our workforce and strive to increase the diversity of our teams. 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.

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 at any time for any reason.

Primary Location: Dorchester, MA, Dorchester

Other Locations: Massachusetts-Dorchester,Texas-Dallas

Organization: Santander Bank N.A.