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Visa Direct is a payment service that Visa provides to clients (issuers, acquirers, processors, merchants and service providers) to facilitate fund transfers/disbursements to Visa accounts in the U.S. and around the world using push payment technology, i.e. Original Credit Transaction (OCT).  Visa Direct consumer and business applications include person-to-person (P2P) transfer, person to micro-business transfer (e.g. payments to landscaper), and funds disbursement (e.g. insurance claim disbursements).  Currently, the push payments market is estimated to be an $80T global opportunity.

Responsibilities include:

·        Design, and manage VD product-specific BSA/AML and sanctions risk strategy, standards, procedures and risk assessments to support the product roadmap, rollout, and service offering.

·        Partner with cross functional teams to define enhanced controls, tools and compliance monitoring rules for originated programs impacting authorization confidence and issuers’ Visa Direct enablement

·        Execute VD monitoring rules to ensure participants’ compliance with product parameters, their PIFs and other best practices

·        Manage a team of analysts to operationalize compliance oversight, manage escalations, coordinate remedial plans and closure

·        Interact with senior management in Product, Compliance, Legal, Risk, and regional business units concerning AML/CTF issues and processes

·        Stay up-to-date of regulatory and corporate governance developments affecting payments

·        Report periodically on program status and escalate issues to senior management

·        Support resolution of compliance issues in partnership with regional Compliance & Client Services teams.

·        Communicate priorities, activities, and results to the larger organization, including senior leadership.

·        Have a strong pulse and feedback loop on regional and functional partner needs

·        Identify and take on ad hoc strategic projects and execute on key initiatives, including closing any gaps in product features and functionality.

·        This role requires occasional travel around the globe

·        Bachelors/Degree or related field or equivalent work experience

·        10 years of implementing AML/ATF, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA PATRIOT Act, and OFAC programs

·        Excellent communication skills (verbal & written) for external clients and internal partners, and presentation skills

·        Self-motivated team player

·        Fast learner and critical thinker, ability to interpret rules and policies and clearly articulate applicability to programs

·        Strong project management and organization skills to keep large cross-functional teams delivering towards a common goal

·        Excellent problem solving skills with a strong focus on clients

·        Strong team player, self-motivated and the ability to work independently at coordinating cross functional activities, obtain buy-in and elevate issues at critical junctures appropriately

·        Ability to manage assignments that are of diverse scope and complexity and require significant initiative and judgment

·        Ability to perform under pressure and capable of working collaboratively with employees throughout the company

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.