Work Location:

United States of America

Hours:

40

Pay Details:

$160,000 - $220,000 USD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. The included salary range for this role takes into account multiple factors that are considered in making compensation decisions. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, licensure and certifications, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs. As TD puts career development at the forefront of our colleague experience, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Line of Business:

Financial Crime Risk Management

Job Description:

The Head of FCRM Architecture, Data, and Business Enablement executive is a multi-dimensional position responsible for the development, execution, and ongoing management of the FCRM data architecture strategy. This includes the overall FCRM business architecture, data model, and mechanisms required for end-to-end business enablement across FCRM leadership via data science and platform engineering. This role leads key strategic initiatives across the United States while maintaining global alignment, providing analytics and insights to drive business results. This role optimizes and align second-line technology roadmaps in partnership with technology leaders to define data integration strategies and architect complex systems supporting machine learning and predictive modeling at scale. This role prioritizes requirements across key stakeholders in the development and maintenance of a comprehensive control framework supporting transaction monitoring, KYC, screening, sanctions, and other risk mitigation applications via an orchestrated ecosystem employing a single view of the customer.

This role is a strategic professional with extensive experience regarding the latest trends, tools, and applications leveraged by FCRM and risk data professionals across the industry.  As a subject matter expert in the FCRM architecture, data and enablement domains, this leader has an acknowledged authority both within FCRM and across the enterprise. This role is required to openly challenge assumptions and think beyond current knowledge regarding FCRM controls and data management obligations.

Depth & Scope:

• Provides people management leadership by hiring the best talent, setting goals, developing staff, managing employee performance and compensation decisions, promoting teamwork and handling any/all disciplinary actions, as required
• Engineers an enhanced business architecture and data strategy for the effective identification of key money laundering risks and how the mitigation of those risks would be monitored and measured through a robust control framework
• Develops and improves upon the FCRM Monitoring Governance and Escalation framework to inform senior management in a timely manner of emerging issues for promptly action and resolution
• Develops and maintains an FCRM data architecture vision and strategy, and designs data models to enable efficient data access and analysis supporting business enablement
• Develops an execution roadmap for organizational information governance, data architecture, and data integration across FCRM and other risk dimensions
• Leads the strategic development and refinement of FCRM data architecture frameworks, and designs and implements integrated and scalable risk mitigation environments across the organization supporting business critical FCRM processes
• Supports executive management with Innovation and research, technical leadership, product development, infrastructure management, and proactive intelligence capabilities
• Defines all transaction monitoring scenario and risk factor governance activities and clearly assigning functional accountability for each activity, including ultimate accountability for the scenarios and corresponding activities (ex: reviews, coverage assessment, etc.)
• Establishes clear and formal transaction monitoring scenario and risk factor review cycles
• Establishes a formal process to track, aggregate, and decision recommendations and other findings resulting from qualitative and quantitative scenario reviews, coverage assessment updates, and other reviews related to the transaction monitoring scenarios
• Establishes clear escalation processes to elevate concerns when identified
• Expands the scenario coverage and gap assessment to include an assessment at the products/services level
• Develops and implements a formal process to review suspicious activity identified from sources outside of the transaction monitoring scenarios (non-alerted), to determine if the scenarios are working as intended and/or if there are gaps in the scenarios
• Develops and maintains an end-to-end control owner, overarching framework, and formalized effective challenge, to identify gaps
• Properly manages scenarios used in the automated transaction monitoring systems could expose the bank to undetected unusual or suspicious activities that pose money laundering or terrorist financing risks

Education & Experience:

• Undergraduate degree required
• Relevant Post Graduate degree or professional designation preferred
• 15+ years progressive experience in FCRM and banking risk management including operations and technology
• Demonstrated experience and success in complex FCRM transformational technology change and change management processes and practices
• Understanding of FCRM systems such as Actimize, SAS, Oracle, Patriot Officer, Actimize, Quantexa, etc.
• Proven ability in leveraging deep subject matter expertise to align teams to a central vision, while listening and engaging others to provide input in the shaping of that vision
• Advanced Analytics and Machine Learning business capabilities
• Proven ability to manage and motivate a diverse group of professionals
• Strong collaborator who engages colleagues, business partners, external stakeholders, and employees
• Skillful communication (written and verbal), negotiation and partnership skills to balance stakeholder input but remain objective to reach the right outcome - ability to stay resilient under pressure
• Robust organizational skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple deadlines and priorities
• Familiarity with AML/ATF, sanctions, and ABAC regulatory regimes a plus (US and Canada)
• Prior work experience in a financial institution with job specific work experience in FCRM
• Self-motivated and detail oriented
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced presentation skills with the ability to articulate complex problems and solutions through concise and clear messaging Significant knowledge and expertise of FCRM regulations, risks and appropriate controls experience in the design and implementation of FCRM programs
• Demonstrated ability to assess complex issues through root cause analysis and other analytical techniques; structure potential solutions; drive to resolution with senior stakeholders
• Ability to influence and lead people across cultures at a senior level using sound judgment and successful execution, understanding how to operate effectively across diverse businesses
• Experience with and previous exposure to internal or external control functions and regulators (incl. the US); particularly banking and FCRM regulators
• Level of comfort with creative tension across different lines of defense while maintaining professionalism and a shared goal of increased quality levels across the program
• Demonstrated ability to effectively assessing and managing competing priorities Experience managing diverse teams, and comfort navigating complex, highly-matrixed organizations Knowledge of the laws applicable to money laundering, including the Bank Secrecy Act, The USA PATRIOT Act, US Treasury AML guidelines, OFAC requirements, and Suspicious Activity Reporting requirements

Who We Are:
TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues. 

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes base salary and variable compensation/incentive awards (e.g., eligibility for cash and/or equity incentive awards, generally through participation in an incentive plan) and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO), banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition. Learn more

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

If you are an applicant with a disability and need accommodations to complete the application process, email the TD Bank US Workplace Accommodations Program at [email protected]. Include your full name, best way to reach you, and the accommodation needed to assist you with the application process.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.