Senior AML Specialist

We’re looking for a Senior AML Specialist to join our Integrated Compliance Services team at MBPS. The Global Investigative & Forensic Services team is responsible, in part, for providing objective research on high-net worth individuals and affiliated entities. The GIFS Investigator – High Net Worth Due Diligence position independently plans and executes enhanced due diligence investigations to support internal Manulife international high net worth (HNW) business. The Investigator will conduct high-quality analytical research using open source and proprietary databases to identify information including corporate and individual subject affiliations, adverse news, sanctions, regulatory enforcement actions, and legal matters.

Position Responsibilities:

• Conduct enhanced due diligence investigations on companies and individuals globally, ensuring professionalism, confidentiality, and quality.
• Analyze complex findings and summarize them into objective written reports, verifying sources of wealth and identifying beneficial owners and stakeholders.
• Utilize research methods to review media, court, and regulatory records, and report significant findings.
• Manage and prioritize caseloads, communicating investigation status and relevant items to requesters and department management.
• Stay informed on current due diligence techniques, compliance issues, regulations, and financial crime laws, and communicate with requesters and global team members on complex matters.
• Collaborate with team members and internal departments to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance in investigations, and implement process improvements.

Required Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of analytical or investigative experience, preferably in financial crime, AML/KYC, international affairs, research, or compliance.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CFE, CAMS, CFCS) or willingness to obtain them.
• Amenability to work on day shift

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated expertise in gathering and analyzing data from diverse sources to produce concise, objective reports.
• Advanced skills in research, analysis, and report writing, with proficiency in using public records databases and proprietary tools like Lexis, Dow Jones/Factiva, and World-Check.
• Strong abilities in negotiation, influence, and relationship-building, with excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
• In-depth knowledge of international fraud/risk regulations, anti-bribery/anti-corruption laws, and understanding of global business and geopolitical contexts.
• Proven capability to work independently, manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in dynamic environments.
• High level of integrity and ethical standards, with strong interpersonal and leadership skills; proficiency in Microsoft Office and external databases; knowledge of additional languages (e.g., Russian, Mandarin, Spanish) is desirable.

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.