Special Investigations Coordinator; Sanctions & AML – Global

Responsibilities

The Global Payment team provides Tik Tok payment solutions, including payment acquisition, disbursements, transaction monitoring, payment method management, foreign exchange conversion, accounting, and reconciliations, ensuring a smooth and secure payment experience on the Tik Tok platform. The Global Payment Compliance team leverages industry and technological expertise to provide compliance policy, oversight, advisory, and operational support across our company’s products and services.

We are looking for a highly skilled Special Investigations Coordinator to handle our most sensitive and complex financial crime cases. In this role, you will act as the bridge between various defense lines, orchestrating joint investigations that span sanctions and AML domains. You will be responsible for synthesizing complex information into clear regulatory reports and actionable intelligence.

• Cross-Functional Leadership:
  Form and lead cross-functional working groups to address high-priority threats. Facilitate communication between Sanctions, AML, Fraud, and Product teams to ensure a holistic approach to risk.
• Complex Investigation Coordination:
  Manage highly sensitive and complex investigations that require input from multiple stakeholders. Coordinate directly with AML/Financial Crime teams and Legal counsel to conduct joint investigations and determine the appropriate course of action.
• Regulatory Reporting:
  Prepare high-quality regulatory filings (e.g., Voluntary Self-Disclosures, SARs, Blocking Reports) based on investigation findings. Ensure all reports are accurate, timely, and legally sound.
• Stakeholder Management:
  Act as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders regarding the status and outcome of special investigations.
• Risk Advisory:
  Provide feedback to the policy and remediation teams based on investigation findings to help strengthen the overall control environment.
• Management Reporting:
  Prepare and present detailed summaries of investigative findings to Global Payments Compliance and Legal management.

• 5 years of experience in complex financial investigations (Sanctions or AML).
• Experience working closely with Legal counsel on privileged matters.
• Exceptional writing skills, with the ability to draft clear and concise regulatory reports.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and coordinate cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Tik Tok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. Tik Tok’s global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, with offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Inspiring creativity is at the core of Tik Tok’s mission. Our innovative product helps people authentically express themselves, discover and connect — and our diverse teams make that possible. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make an impact in a rapidly growing tech company. We embrace challenges as they come and maintain an "Always Day 1" mindset to achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users.

When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion:
Tik Tok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. We are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach.

Tik Tok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us with the request description (RA-request).

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