AML - Senior Analyst - AML Governance

Senior AML Governance Analyst

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., a member of the S&P 500, is a global financial services company headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, with offices in over 15 countries. Through its affiliates, Interactive Brokers provides automated trade execution and custody of securities, commodities, foreign exchange, and prediction markets on over 170 markets in numerous countries and currencies.

For more than four decades, Interactive Brokers has focused on technology, automation, and innovation to provide clients worldwide with a sophisticated, unified platform to manage their investment portfolios. We serve individual investors, hedge funds, proprietary trading groups, financial advisors, and introducing brokers.

Our culture is driven by problem-solving, efficiency, and continuous improvement. We look for individuals who are intellectually curious, collaborative, and motivated to contribute to technology that helps simplify and enhance access to global financial markets. Interactive Brokers has consistently been recognized as a top broker by respected industry sources including Barron's, Investopedia, Stockbrokers.com, and others.

This is a hybrid role (4 days in office /1 day remote).

Interactive Brokers is seeking a Senior AML Governance Analyst to join our Financial Crimes AML Governance Team. In this role, you will manage and track the policies and procedures carried out by various AML units, as well as compliance-related issues that could impact the Financial Crimes program. You will also perform risk assessments and maintain the Global Financial Crimes Control Library. This position requires strong regulatory knowledge, issue and change management experience, and the ability to serve as a point of contact between key stakeholders and internal/external audit functions. The ideal candidate is proactive, thrives in a fast-paced environment, has strong verbal and written communication skills, and can collaborate effectively across AML units to help govern anti-money laundering risk at IBKR.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and track policies and procedures carried out by the various AML units as well as compliance-related issues, ensuring timely resolution and regulatory alignment.
• Maintain the Global Financial Crimes Control Library, which internal teams, auditors, and regulators use to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of IBKR's AML compliance controls.
• Conduct product risk assessments on new material products to identify inherent risks, evaluate existing controls, and recommend new controls to bring product risk within the firm's risk tolerance.
• Conduct periodic global AML and Trade Surveillance risk assessments across global IBKR regions (North America, Europe, APAC) to evaluate the Financial Crimes Control Library against regulatory red flags and protect the firm's business services from exploitation for illicit AML/CTF or market manipulation purposes.
• Serve as the main point of contact for internal and external auditors, facilitating clear communication and coordinating responses to audit requests and inquiries.
• Facilitate monthly global AML calls with global stakeholders to ensure alignment across IBKR's global entities.
• Provide support in developing and maintaining policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree.
• 4+ years of experience in the financial services industry or related relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of AML and trading products (Equities, Options, Futures, FOREX, and Crypto).
• Experience performing risk assessments, controls testing, or similar assurance activities.
• Experience with U.S. AML regulatory regime.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented, with strong organizational and project management skills.
• ACAMS, CFCS, or other similar Compliance diploma or accreditation are a plus.

To be successful in this position, you will have the following:

• Self-motivated, with the ability to handle tasks independently and with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Outstanding organizational and time management abilities.

Company Benefits:

• Competitive salary, annual performance-based bonus, and stock grant awards
• 401(k) retirement plan with competitive company match
• Excellent health and wellness benefits, including medical, dental, and vision benefits. 100% employer-paid medical premiums, with generous employer contributions to dental & vision plans as well.
• Wellness screening and assessments, health coaches, and counseling services through an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous paid parental leave (up to 16 weeks paid parental leave for eligible employees)
• Company-paid basic life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D), and short- and long-term disability coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, and Commuter FSAs)
• Quarterly fitness stipend to offset costs associated with traditional gym and fitness memberships or fees
• Education reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Legal services, telehealth access, and voluntary insurance options
• Backup child and adult care support through Care.com
• Daily lunch allowance and fully stocked kitchen with healthy breakfast and snack options