Description
Why Join Us
Brex is the intelligent finance platform that enables companies to spend smarter and move faster in more than 200 markets. By combining global corporate cards and banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software, Brex enables founders and finance teams to accelerate operations, gain real-time visibility, and control spend effortlessly. Brex's AI-native automation and world-class service eliminate manual expense and accounting tasks for customers so they can focus on what matters most. Tens of thousands of the world's best companies run on Brex, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Robinhood, Zoom, Plaid, Reddit, and SeatGeek.
Compliance at Brex
The Compliance team is a strategic partner that helps Brex scale responsibly in a complex, highly regulated environment. We create frameworks that protect the business, unlock growth, and enable innovation , all while championing our customers' best interests. By fostering a culture of trust and innovation, we empower Brex's growth, remove barriers, and strengthen our brand with customers and partners, bringing speed, sound judgment, and creativity to everything we do.
What You'll Do
As the Screening and TM Associate, you will help build upon the foundations of the Brex Financial Crimes Investigations Team. You will review and report potential money laundering (ML), terrorist financing (TF), bribery, and other violations of law. The right candidate will be able to investigate potentially suspicious activity, identify and assess risk, and synthesize large amounts of data to make informed decisions regarding customer activity and the risk it poses to the company. Clear communication is essential both in written investigations and verbal communication to senior management regarding potentially suspicious activity. You must be diligent and able to maintain a high level of quality while producing sufficient quantity of work to meet regulatory deadlines. You must also be flexible and able to adapt to a rapidly changing regulatory and business environment.
Responsibilities
- Conduct independent investigations into transaction monitoring alerts, manual-based investigations, or screening alerts.
- Monitor unusual transactions and high-risk customers in support of regulatory reporting obligations, such as filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) and Sanctions screening alerts/escalations.
- Take ownership of the success of our internal controls, spot and scope opportunities for improvement.
- Use sampling techniques and analytical methods to monitor new typologies and emerging risks.
- Support vendor integrations and address questions from L1 alert reviewers.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience across a variety of financial risk operations (AML, Sanctions, Bribery/Corruption, Due Diligence, etc.).
- Knowledge of relevant US financial regulations authorities (e.g., FinCEN, FINRA, OFAC).
- Technical aptitude in understanding complex money movement across payment methods and rails.
- Familiarity with interpreting and utilizing data analytics tools (SQL, Looker, Excel), including designing, debugging, and organizing data for a wide audience.
- Familiarity working with AI tools.
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a cross-functional, multi-disciplinary team (Legal, Engineering, Product Management, Data) in designing operational work-streams and internal controls.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- English proficiency/fluency, both written and speaking.
Bonus Points
- CAMS Certified.
- Experience using various transaction monitoring systems.
- Insatiable curiosity.
- Eagerness to learn.
- Detail-oriented.
- Desire to build.
Compensation
The expected salary range for this role is $76,800 - $96,000. However, the starting base pay will depend on a number of factors including the candidate's location, skills, experience, market demands, and internal pay parity. Depending on the position offered, equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package.