Senior Manager, AML/BSA Officer

We’re looking for a Senior Manager, AML/BSA Officer to own Mission Lane’s AML/BSA Program end to end as our designated AML/BSA Officer, reporting to the Chief Risk Officer.

The impact you’ll make

Behind every credit card account opened through a Mission Lane sponsor bank, including Mission Lane Bank, N.A. (Proposed), is our promise to protect it as carefully as the customer would themselves. It has to hold up against people actively trying to abuse the system. When that defense works, it's invisible: a customer never has to think twice about whether their account, or their identity, is safe, while they keep building toward what’s next. The Senior Manager, AML/BSA Officer is who makes sure it keeps working.

You'll own the execution of the AML/BSA Program from day one. This is a build role: you'll be establishing Mission Lane's second-line AML/BSA function as our bank charter comes online. This is a step change from where we are today. You'll operate with independence, exercising judgment on when a risk needs to go to senior management or the Risk Committee of the Board, and you'll be the person examiners and regulators come to first.

In this role, you’ll own

• End-to-end execution of Mission Lane’s AML/BSA Program as our designated AML/BSA Officer
• Suspicious activity investigations, escalations, and SAR filings
• Independent, second-line judgment on AML/BSA risk, including direct escalation of material issues to senior management and the Risk Committee of the Board
• AML/BSA risk assessments, and remediation tracked through to closure
• Regular and ad hoc reporting to senior management and the Board on program effectiveness and SAR activity
• The primary relationship with examiners and auditors on AML/BSA matters
• Second-line oversight support for OFAC, fraud, and related financial crimes programs, in partnership with Customer Operations, Risk, and Legal

You’ll thrive in this role if

• You’ve built or matured an AML/BSA program before, and you know what it takes to earn credibility with examiners, regulators, and business partners at the same time.
• You operate independently. You know when something needs to go to senior leadership or the Board, and you don’t need a lot of structure to get there.
• You can turn dense regulatory requirements into guidance the business can actually act on.
• You know how to be the person asking the hard question, in a way that builds trust instead of friction.
• You’re motivated by standing up a program from the ground up, not by running one that already exists.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of AML/BSA experience, including 3+ years administering AML/BSA programs and interacting directly with regulators
• Active CAMS certification
• Strong knowledge of AML/BSA laws and regulations and financial services regulatory compliance frameworks, including second-line oversight and effective challenge expectations
• Proven ability to independently manage investigations and SAR filings
• Experience managing and developing a team of compliance or risk professionals
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience delivering executive-level reporting and presentations
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment
• Able to work remote, with required travel as needed, approximately ~6+ times per year

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience standing up or maturing an AML/BSA program at a de novo bank or newly chartered institution
• Experience in a credit card or consumer lending environment
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau) for regulatory and Board reporting
• Experience supporting OFAC or broader financial crimes programs in addition to AML/BSA

Compensation:

Annual full-time starting base salary range: $140,000-$165,000

This role is eligible for additional compensation in the forms of participation in our annual incentive and equity programs.

Pay is based on factors such as work experience, education, certification(s), training, skills, and competencies related to the role. Mission Lane also offers a comprehensive benefits plan, which includes paid time off, 401(k) match, a monthly wellness stipend, health/dental/vision insurance options, disability coverage, paid parental leave, flexible spending account (for childcare and healthcare), life insurance, and a remote-first work environment.