Regional Head of AML Investigations

The Regional Head of AML Investigations role is based in Austin and is a full-time, on-site leadership position. The posting's label for this post is Regional Lead, AML Investigations. The role sets the strategic direction and operational standards for anti-money laundering investigations in the region. It works as a strategic counterpart to regional executives who run operations and service delivery, turning complex regulatory requirements into operational efficiency and governing standards so that growth is sustainable.

The lead oversees a multi-layered AML organisation of roughly 200 people, including five Senior Team Leads and 20 Team Leads. Responsibilities include advising regional product, compliance and business operations leaders with data on regional risk profiles and investigative performance, identifying emerging financial crime trends, and pushing KPIs in step with regional business goals and the global AML plan. The role ensures suspicious activity reports and suspicious transaction reports are filed on time and to high quality.

The lead also owns the regional roadmap for risk tooling, aligning Product, Engineering and the global Compliance organisation on automated investigative tooling, and aligns investigative capacity with regional growth. The role is the primary regional contact for internal audits and regulatory examinations, keeps the governance framework transparent and ready for review, and mentors senior team leads and specialists. The posting does not list specific qualifications or years of experience.