BSA Operations Manager
Manage the BSA/AML and Sanctions program at a startup focused on AI and regulated banking.
Posted by employer 1 month ago
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Last verified on the company career page 6 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Own client onboarding
- Run ongoing monitoring
- Operate sanctions and risk screening
- Investigate suspicious activity
- Design and deliver BSA/AML and Sanctions training
Must have
- 7+ years of hands-on BSA/AML/Sanctions experience
- Direct ownership of CIP/CDD/EDD
- Experience operating transaction monitoring systems
- Strong command of the Bank Secrecy Act
- Clear writing and examination-ready documentation
Nice to have
- AML and Sanctions experience in a digital-asset context
- Experience at a national trust bank
- Experience implementing AI and ML systems
- CAMS, CFCS, or comparable certification
- Experience supervising or building a team
AI in the day-to-day
The role involves building a financial-crimes function at the intersection of AI and regulated banking.
Requirements
- Experience
- 7+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The BSA Operations Manager at Catena Labs oversees the daily operations of the BSA/AML and Sanctions program, focusing on client onboarding, transaction monitoring, and regulatory reporting. This role requires extensive experience in BSA/AML compliance, particularly within banking or regulated fintech, along with a strong understanding of relevant regulations and systems. Ideal candidates will have a background in building compliance functions and managing teams, particularly in dynamic environments. The position offers a chance to shape a financial-crimes function at the intersection of traditional banking and digital assets.
Joblaze insights
Quick facts
- How much experience is required?
- At least 7 years of relevant experience for this BSA Operations Manager role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI, BSA/AML, blockchain analytics, digital assets, sanctions.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Catena Labs targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this BSA Operations Manager role at Catena Labs.
From the original posting
ABOUT THE ROLE
The BSA Operations Manager runs the day-to-day engine of CTB’s BSA/AML and Sanctions program. Reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer / BSA Officer, the Manager owns customer onboarding, transaction monitoring, screening, investigations, and regulatory reporting, and grows the analyst team as the Trust Bank scales. This is a chance to build a financial-crimes function from the ground up at the intersection of AI, stablecoins, and regulated banking.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Own client onboarding: run know-your-business onboarding and due diligence for new clients.
Run ongoing monitoring: manage risk-based CDD refresh and transaction monitoring across fiat and digital assets.
Operate sanctions and risk screening within the Trust Bank’s compliance gate, along with the resulting reporting.
Investigate suspicious activity and own regulatory reporting and record-keeping, plus management and Board reporting for the areas you own.
Maintain funds-transfer and Travel Rule compliance across all transaction types.
Design and deliver BSA/AML and Sanctions training to the team, and support the BSA Officer in developing training for Management and the Board.
Supervise and grow the BSA/AML analyst team and support independent testing and examinations.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
7+ years of hands-on BSA/AML/Sanctions experience at a bank, trust company, or regulated fintech, with direct ownership of CIP/CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, OFAC screening, and SAR investigation and filing.
Strong command of the Bank Secrecy Act, FinCEN regulations, OFAC sanctions requirements, and funds-transfer and Travel Rule recordkeeping.
Experience operating or tuning transaction monitoring and sanctions screening systems and managing alert and case workflows.
Clear writing, examination-ready documentation, and sharp investigative judgment.
Comfort in ambiguous, build-from-scratch environments, with a desire to help define the process, not just run it.
NICE TO HAVE
AML and Sanctions experience in a digital-asset context, including familiarity with leading blockchain analytics tools (e.g., Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic).
Experience at a national trust bank or other OCC-regulated institution, or through a de novo charter and early examinations.
Experience related to implementing systems that leverage AI and ML to increase quality and productivity within the function.
CAMS, CFCS, or comparable certification.
Experience supervising or building a team.
JOIN US
If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries of what AI agents can do in financial services and want to be part of building the trusted financial infrastructure for the agentic economy, we want to hear from you. You'll have the opportunity to work on challenging problems that have never been solved before, with a team that's defining an entirely new category of financial services.
This is more than a job; it's a chance to be part of the startup team that makes the AI economy possible. Your work will directly enable millions of AI agents to participate safely in commerce, unlocking trillions in economic value and increasing prosperity around the world.