Compliance EDD & High Risk Client Team Lead

📋 Description

• • Lead and manage a team of compliance professionals focused on Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) and high-risk client case reviews within Binance’s Latin America operations.
• • Oversee the end-to-end assessment of high-risk individual and retail client profiles, ensuring adherence to global AML/KYC standards and internal compliance policies.
• • Review complex EDD cases involving politically exposed persons (PEPs), sanctions screening matches, unusual transaction patterns, and geographically elevated risk profiles.
• • Develop and implement standardized procedures for EDD documentation, risk scoring, and decision-making frameworks to improve team efficiency and regulatory alignment.
• • Collaborate with regional and global compliance, legal, and risk teams to ensure consistent application of Binance’s risk appetite and regulatory obligations across jurisdictions.
• • Provide guidance and mentorship to team members on interpreting regulatory requirements, conducting source-of-funds investigations, and documenting risk-based conclusions.
• • Conduct regular quality assurance reviews of team outputs to maintain audit readiness and minimize regulatory exposure.
• • Act as the primary point of contact for internal audits, regulatory inquiries, and external examiner requests related to high-risk client reviews.
• • Monitor emerging AML trends, regulatory updates, and typologies in Latin America’s crypto landscape to adapt team protocols accordingly.
• • Prepare and present risk reports and performance metrics to senior compliance leadership on team activity, case backlogs, and risk mitigation outcomes.
• • Ensure all EDD activities are conducted with strict confidentiality, data integrity, and alignment with Binance’s commitment to user fund transparency and security.
• • Work closely with onboarding, customer support, and fraud prevention teams to identify and escalate red flags in client behavior or documentation.
• • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of global sanctions lists, financial crime databases, and regional regulatory frameworks affecting crypto businesses in Latin America.
• • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce case resolution time without compromising risk assessment quality.
• • Train new team members on Binance’s compliance systems, EDD workflows, and risk assessment methodologies.
• • Escalate high-priority or legally sensitive cases to global compliance leadership with clear rationale and supporting documentation.
• • Ensure all team activities comply with Binance’s internal controls and are fully documented to support regulatory audits and investigations.