Job Overview
Location
Chicago, IL
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Software Engineering
Date Posted
June 22, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Lead firm-wide AML compliance program at Interactive Brokers LLC, serving as the primary point of contact with regulators, FinCEN, and law enforcement agencies.
- • Manage a team of approximately 200 AML compliance personnel, primarily based in Chicago, ensuring effective staffing, resource allocation, and operational efficiency.
- • Maintain, update, and enforce written AML and KYC policies and procedures to align with evolving Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA PATRIOT Act, securities, and commodities regulatory requirements.
- • Collaborate with in-house development teams to design, enhance, and optimize exception-based surveillance reports that reflect current regulatory expectations, industry best practices, and the firm’s risk profile.
- • Partner with Legal and Compliance counsel to respond to regulatory inquiries, enforcement actions, and audit findings related to AML matters.
- • Work closely with New Accounts and Enhanced Due Diligence teams to calibrate and implement customer due diligence (CDD) and Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures.
- • Design, deliver, and continuously improve AML and KYC training programs for employees across global operations.
- • Assess staffing needs and operational workflows to ensure teams are adequately resourced and aligned with regulatory demands and business objectives.
- • Drive automation and system enhancements to reduce manual workloads, increase alert accuracy, and enable analysts to focus on high-risk cases.
- • Develop and execute remedial action plans in response to findings from internal and external audits to ensure sustained compliance and regulatory readiness.
- • Apply strong technology aptitude to translate regulatory challenges into scalable, tech-enabled compliance solutions.
- • Maintain excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively convey complex compliance requirements to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- • Demonstrate proven ability to balance regulatory obligations with sound business judgment while supporting the firm’s global client base.
- • Ensure all AML systems and processes integrate with transaction monitoring tools and case management platforms used across the organization.
- • Foster a culture of compliance excellence through leadership, accountability, and continuous improvement across all AML functions.
🎯 Requirements
- • 7–10+ years of AML compliance experience, ideally at a large broker-dealer or financial institution with an international client base
- • Experience managing AML teams
- • Strong understanding of FINRA, SEC, CFTC, and FinCEN AML regulatory requirements for broker-dealers
- • CAMS certification (or equivalent) required
- • Series 24 registration or ability to obtain promptly preferred
- • Experience with AML transaction monitoring systems and case management tools
🏖️ Benefits
- • Competitive salary, annual performance-based bonus, and stock grant
- • Retirement plan 401(k) with competitive company match
- • Excellent health and wellness benefits, including medical, dental, and vision; company-paid medical healthcare premium
- • Daily company lunch allowance and fully stocked kitchen with healthy breakfast and snack options
- • Education reimbursement and learning opportunities
- • Corporate events including team outings, dinners, volunteer activities, and company sports teams
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About Interactive Brokers LLC
Interactive Brokers LLC is a U.S.-regulated electronic brokerage and market maker that provides direct-access trading in stocks, options, futures, forex, bonds, ETFs and funds to individual and institutional clients worldwide. The company operates a consolidated equity capital of over $10 billion, routes orders to more than 150 markets in 33 countries, and offers a proprietary Trader Workstation platform, margin lending, portfolio management tools, research and robo-advisory services through Interactive Advisors. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, it is listed on NASDAQ under ticker IBKR and regulated by SEC, FINRA, NYSE and global authorities.
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