Financial Crimes Governance Specialist II

Company: Truist Financial
Location: Charlotte, NC
Employment Type: Full Time
Date Posted: 02/25/2026
Job Categories: Banking, Finance/Economics, Information Technology

Job Title: Financial Crimes Governance Specialist II

Job Description

Member of a Financial Crimes Governance team executing on one or multiple operational functions established to identify, assess, monitor, communicate and control risks required for a comprehensive and effective Financial Crimes Program. The experienced individual contributor will support and drive enterprise‑wide Bank Secrecy Act/Anti‑Money Laundering (BSA/AML) and Fraud operational and compliance efforts.

For this opportunity, Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration‑related support for this position. This includes, but is not limited to:

• H-1B
• F-1 OPT
• F-1 STEM OPT
• F-1 CPT
• J-1
• TN-1
• TN-2
• E-3
• O-1
• Future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status

LOCATION: Candidate must be located in or willing to self‑relocate to one of the following locations:
Charlotte, NC. Truist 'in office' requirement is 5 days per week. No full remote or relocation assistance available at this time.

1. Implement major strategic changes with impact across Financial Crimes and Truist. Specialist collaborates with a diverse group of Truist teammates to drive change to ensure governance, program framework, and risk identification components of a comprehensive Financial Crimes (FC) program are performed to uphold and strengthen Anti‑Money Laundering (AML) and Fraud controls and compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

2. Execute governance related activities to ensure Truist Corporation remains in compliance with all applicable BSA/AML laws and regulations and Fraud mitigation.

3. Responsible for the execution of testing processes for second line testing and first line monitoring. Teammate is responsible to support the completion of annual test plan, process, and control monitoring and manage risk as documented and regularly maintained in methodologies, procedures, and reporting routines.

4. Assist in the critical day‑to‑day operational elements and executing on FC Governance led assessments, including the review and maintenance of procedural documentation, collection and analysis of data gathered from businesses and technology partners, drafting of reports, and communication of results to FC leadership and business partners.

5. Provide support and responses for program reviews with first and second line teammates. Coordinate and communicate effectively with business management and FC teammates to meet regulatory expectations. Assist with issue management and resolution of issues arising from reviews of the FC program by reviewing parties including, internal testing, Audit as well as regulatory examinations.

6. Assist in designing effective reporting of metrics describing performance for fraud and AML programs. Assist in committee and risk leadership reporting development.

7. Review and provide support on the execution of the customer identification program, customer due diligence and beneficial owner, client risk rating, and processes with due diligence collection.

8. Develops and provides support in communication to lines of business and FC Management.

9. Assist in driving complex, multifaceted FC program initiatives with excellence in scope, time frames and budget to completion. Provide support in FC program transformational initiatives and assist in executing on the strategic needs of key stakeholders, senior leaders, and executives.

10. Stay abreast of emerging compliance and financial crimes issues, business process enhancement solutions and other relevant disciplines and incorporate new learning into work processes.

1. Bachelor's degree in a business-related field or equivalent education and related training.

2. Five to seven years of substantial, demonstrated experience or equivalent with AML, OFAC, compliance, fraud and/or risk programs including working knowledge of AML and OFAC and Fraud related…