Director of Investigations

Director of Investigations
Corporate Risk
Phoenix,
Arizona
Portland,
Oregon
Irvine,
California
Los Angeles,
California
Tigard,
Oregon

** Description*
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* About Us:

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* At Columbia, we create a great place to work by offering a unique brand of relationship banking and fostering a culture where associates thrive. We are dedicated to supporting our customers and communities, and we can only achieve this through the dedication of our associates.
We value Trust, Ownership, Growth, Empathy, Teamwork, Heart, Enjoyment, and Relationships, and we are eager to meet candidates who embody these core values. We are always on the lookout for results-focused individuals who can think independently, work collaboratively, and support our broader purpose.
Think of us as financial partners, because at Columbia, we believe the best way forward is together. Together for people. Together for business. Together for better.

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* About the Role:

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* Responsible for leading and overseeing all day-to-day activities within the Financial Investigation Department (FID), with a primary focus on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance and investigative excellence. Seeking an innovative Director who can design, implement, and maintain a best-in-class AML and Fraud Investigations program, including robust transaction monitoring systems, to effectively detect, prevent, and deter money laundering and terrorist financing risks. The role requires deep subject matter expertise in AML frameworks, regulatory requirements, and investigative methodologies, as well as the ability to identify emerging risks and ensure appropriate controls are in place.

This leader will drive strategic initiatives to strengthen AML compliance.
+ Development, management and execution of fraud and AML investigations and transaction monitoring program.
+ Develop policies and procedures for all investigations, including life cycle, reviews of scenario validation, segmentation, and optimization tools.
+ Engagement in rules development and use of machine learning and AI in fraud and AML transaction and behavioral monitoring.
+ Review of policy and related documents to ensure that all investigative risk management processes are addressed.
+ Determine emerging risk impacting transaction monitoring and fraud/AML typologies.
+ Analyze data, prepare and present regional and global reports related to fraud and AML investigations including related issues and escalations.
+ Develop strategy, requirements and recommendations for investigative workflows relating to new products and services, including serving as driver or strong contributor for investigative projects and progress, and development of monitoring proposals.
+ Initiate, assess and determine data quality and recommend solutions to improve and deliver sustaining and effective monitoring, alert handling, and SAR filing processes.
+ Establish and conduct oversight of operations functions engaged in the handling/resolution of AML alerts and manual investigations related to internal employee, fraud, and highly sensitive investigations.
+ Provide oversight and support services for groups that impact FID related to fraud investigations and AML transaction monitoring, process and policies.
+ Working knowledge and experience in Actimize, Lexis Nexis, other systems as required.
+ Other duties as assigned.
+ Supervise up to 8 employees including managers

** About*
* ** You:*
* + Bachelor's degree in business, finance, risk management, criminal justice, information technology or related field is preferred.
+ 6+ years in investigations including fraud and AML as well as transaction monitoring, including a strong understanding of fraud and AML regulations and
+ Understanding of the financial services environment, across various products and geographical locations, and how they interact with financial crimes investigations.
+ Ability to identify emerging financial crime risks that impact investigations and transaction monitoring.
+ Excellent project management and organizational skills and capability to handle multiple projects at one time
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Experience with and previous exposure to internal control functions and regulators.
+ Excellent written, verbal communication, and analytical skills
+ Demonstrated attention to detail with understanding of strategic vision and context.
+ Ability to lead and influence people to successfully execute strategies across functions and at senior levels using sound judgment.
+ Experience managing managers of teams.
+ Promoting a culture of accountability and early escalation of issues
+ CAMS or equivalent certification or willingness to obtain.

** Travel:*
* Occasional

** Job Location(s):
** Ability to work fully onsite at posted location(s).
Portland, OR
Los Angeles, CA
Irvine, CA
Phoenix, AZ

** Our*
* ** Benefits:*
* We offer a competitive total rewards package including basewagesand comprehensive benefits. Thepayrange for this role is $ - $, and the pay rate for the selected candidate isdependent upon a variety of non-discriminatory factors including, but not…