Manager - Financial Crime Intelligence Unit Compliance Atlanta

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**** Company Description
**** is where the world checks out. Our global network powers billions of transactions every year, making money move without making a fuss. We spent years perfecting a service most people will never notice. Because when digital payments just work, businesses grow, customers stay, and no one stops to think about why.

With 19 offices spanning six continents, we feel at home everywhere – but London is our HQ. Wherever our people work their magic, they’re fast-moving, performance-obsessed, and driven by being better every day. Ideal. Because a role here isn’t just another job; it’s a career-defining opportunity to build the future of fintech.
**** Job Description
**** We're looking for a Manager for our Financial Crime Intelligence Unit (FCIU), based in our Atlanta office.

You will join a growing Compliance team, reporting to the Head of Financial Crime Controls. This role is central to ’s ability to proactively identify, investigate, and mitigate complex financial crime threats across the US market. You will be responsible for leading the Atlanta FCIU and shaping the firm’s regional financial crime intelligence  this role, you will lead a specialised team of analysts dedicated to conducting deep-dive investigations into complex financial crime escalations and proactive risk assessments.

You will act as a crucial partner to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Officer, providing detailed investigative findings and intelligence to inform the firm's risk posture and regulatory reporting. Another key aspect of your role will be to manage the intelligence cycle—from collection and analysis to dissemination—ensuring that actionable intelligence is delivered to key stakeholders. Your leadership will ensure the FCIU not only resolves complex cases but also anticipates future threats, safeguarding Checkout.

You will foster a strong feedback loop, collaborating closely with our partners to translate intelligence into enhanced preventative and detective controls.
** How You'll Make An Impact
*** Lead and develop the strategic direction for the Financial Crime Intelligence Unit (FCIU) in Atlanta, establishing it as a center of excellence for complex investigations and proactive threat intelligence.
* Serve as a key partner to the BSA Officer, providing critical insights and comprehensive investigative reports to support Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) decisions and responses to regulatory inquiries.
* Oversee and directly manage complex, high-priority investigations into sophisticated financial crime activities, including money laundering, terrorist financing, potential OFAC sanctions violations, and proliferation financing, ensuring thorough and timely resolution.
* Take ownership of the end-to-end investigation process for escalated cases, including evidence gathering, detailed analysis, and the documentation of findings for regulatory and internal purposes.
* Develop a proactive threat analysis capability to identify emerging financial crime typologies and vulnerabilities across our platform, utilising data-driven techniques and open-source intelligence (OSINT).
* Produce high-impact intelligence reports and strategic briefings for senior leadership and the BSA Officer, translating complex findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
* Collaborate with data analytics and product teams to refine detection rules, improve risk models, and enhance monitoring systems based on investigative outcomes and intelligence findings.
* Develop and maintain a deep understanding of evolving financial crime typologies, actor tactics, and geopolitical risks relevant to the US payments industry.
* Mentor and manage a team of financial crime intelligence analysts, fostering their professional growth and ensuring high-quality output and operational excellence in all investigative and intelligence activities.
* Foster strong relationships with industry peers and other external partners…