Corporate Vice President - Compliance Officer

Location: New York

Job Description

Requisition ID94399

Department Corporate Compliance Job Function Corporate Compliance Location New  York,New York,United States Role Location Designation Hybrid - 3 days per week Location Designation:
Hybrid - 3 days per week

Role Overview :

This is a significant officer-level opportunity within New York Life’s Compliance department. The AML Compliance Officer will serve as a key member of the AML leadership team — supporting the Enterprise AML Compliance Officer across program strategy, policy, sanctions compliance, transaction monitoring, training, and regulatory readiness, while taking meaningful ownership of key program components. This role is well-suited to a senior compliance professional ready to contribute immediately, work closely with program leadership, and help build a modern, risk-based AML program at New York Life.

Who We Are:

The Compliance department at New York Life serves as a strategic second-line-of-defense partner to the businesses it covers. The AML function supports a diverse portfolio of businesses, including life and annuity products, retail broker-dealer and investment advisory services through NYLIFE Securities and Eagle Strategies, mutual funds and distributor relationships, and oversight of affiliated U.S. and international asset management businesses. We are a collaborative team of senior practitioners who engage daily with substantive regulatory and program questions, partnering closely with business units, Technology, Legal, Internal Audit, and external assessors, and are actively exploring the use of AI to strengthen our monitoring and reporting capabilities.

What You’ll Do:

AML Program Support & Advancement Provide close operational and substantive support to the Enterprise AML Compliance Officer, serving as a key resource across day-to-day program execution, strategic initiatives, workflow management, and team coordination; mentor AML analysts and contribute to team development.

Monitor and interpret developments involving BSA, USA PATRIOT Act, FinCEN, OFAC, SEC, FINRA, state insurance regulations, and other applicable financial crime frameworks; assess implications and recommend program adjustments.

Support coordination and alignment of AML practices across NYL’s business lines, including wealth management and investments, and contribute to program advancement through thoughtful application of technology, AI, and process improvements.

Escalation Review & Case Oversight Serve as the first-level escalation point for complex, sensitive, or novel cases — including unusual transaction patterns, potential SAR situations, OFAC hits, and EDD triggers — applying sound judgment and documenting decisions clearly and defensibly.

Support final SAR review and filing decisions in coordination with the Enterprise AML Compliance Officer; identify themes across escalated cases that may signal broader program or monitoring gaps.

Sanctions, Transaction Monitoring & Alert Program Oversee enterprise sanctions compliance, including OFAC screening, sanctions investigations, blocked or rejected transaction reviews, and sanctions risk assessments; monitor emerging sanctions regulatory developments and advise business partners

Support oversight of the transaction monitoring and alert program, including alert performance review, threshold tuning, and collaboration with data partners on alert refinement; evaluate proposed monitoring enhancements based on enterprise risk, customer behavior, and emerging financial crime threats.

Help maintain appropriate SLAs for alert review and case management, escalating capacity or quality concerns as needed.

Training Program Ownership Own the design, development, and delivery of the enterprise AML training program, including foundational training for all covered employees, advanced typology-based training for analysts incorporating enforcement actions and emerging trends, and business-specific training for wealth management and investments.

Build and maintain a training calendar, track completion, maintain examination-ready records, and periodically assess and update training effectiveness.

Policy, Risk Assessment & Metrics Support the…