Also called: Chief AML Officer
The executive responsible for stopping money laundering and terrorist financing at a bank.
You review the bank's biggest suspicious cases, decide whether to close the accounts of a risky customer and explain your program to federal examiners.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 10 years after high school. Bachelor's plus years in AML; CAMS certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Criminal Justice, Law.
Growing faster than average. Growing regulation keeps demand high.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI monitoring handles alert volume; the officer is personally accountable to regulators and runs the program, which stays human.
Classes: Business class, AP Government, Accounting class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3031.
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