Job Description
We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Director, Transaction Monitoring to join our Financial Crimes Compliance team. This role is located in Pittsburgh, PA or Lake Mary, FL.
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
- Lead day-to-day execution and oversight of transaction monitoring activities across designated products, client segments, or jurisdictions.
- Manage teams responsible for alert review, disposition, escalation, and quality assurance in accordance with internal procedures and regulatory expectations.
- Support the design, implementation, tuning, and enhancement of transaction monitoring scenarios, thresholds, and segmentation approaches.
- Partner with Sanctions Compliance, Data & Analytics, Engineering, Model Risk, and business stakeholders to support effective monitoring outcomes.
- Use data and management information to identify trends, capacity needs, control gaps, and opportunities to improve quality, consistency, and efficiency.
- Oversee adherence to service levels, productivity expectations, quality standards, and escalation protocols.
- Support monitoring effectiveness reviews, issue remediation efforts, audit requests, and regulatory examination activities.
- Contribute to governance reporting by preparing clear and concise updates on operational performance, risk themes, and enhancement initiatives.
- Drive continuous improvement efforts, including workflow optimization, process simplification, automation opportunities, and stronger controls.
To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience
- Significant experience in anti-money laundering, financial crimes compliance, transaction monitoring, investigations, or a related control function.
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing teams in a complex, highly regulated financial services environment.
- Strong understanding of transaction monitoring processes, suspicious activity detection methodologies, and applicable regulatory expectations.
- Experience using metrics, management information, and root cause analysis to improve operational performance and control effectiveness.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, including experience interacting with senior stakeholders.
Preferred
- Professional certification such as CAMS, CFE, or equivalent.
- Experience with transaction monitoring systems, scenario tuning, threshold optimization, or model-related support activities.
- Experience supporting internal audits, regulatory exams, or issue remediation programs.
- Exposure to transformation initiatives involving automation, analytics, or process redesign.
Leadership Expectations
At BNY, We Are At Our Best When Our Employees Bring Their Perspectives, Ideas, And Experiences To Work. The Director, Transaction Monitoring Will Be Expected To
- Lead with accountability and sound judgment in managing financial crimes risk.
- Deliver consistent, high-quality outcomes through disciplined execution and strong controls.
- Build strong partnerships across functions to solve problems and drive progress.
- Develop talent and create an environment that supports collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning.
- Promote innovation and thoughtful challenge to strengthen program effectiveness over time.
About Us
At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.
Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.
About The Team
At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at BNY Newsroom & BNY LinkedIn
Here’s a Few Of Our Recent Awards
- America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
- World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
- “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025
Our Benefits And Rewards
BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.
BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.
Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired, the employee will be in an “at will” position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
