Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance Specialist

AML Specialist, Google Payments Compliance (Fixed-Term Contract) Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 4 years of experience in compliance, risk management, investigation, auditing, legal, or consulting. Experience in Know Your Customer (KYC) onboarding checks and due diligence, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) transaction monitoring, and regulatory reporting requirements, including the filing of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). Preferred qualifications: 5 years of experience in regulatory compliance with a specialization in KYC/AML monitoring. Experience organizing data and applying business context to improve processes or operations. Experience working with, or strong exposure to highly regulated sectors, such as the payments industry. Expertise in regulatory guidelines around KYC, AML and CFT, and PMLA Rules etc. Attention to detail, and ability to actively meet high standards. About the job The Google Payments Compliance team makes sure that our business is always operating in line with current financial regulations. Composed of master jugglers, this team balances Google's compliance requirements with the dynamic needs of our users and the values of our company. As part of this team, you get to be on the front line of our regulatory needs. This includes development and enhancement of policies, reporting and licensing needs, broad oversight, and working cross-functionally with teams internally and externally. Additionally, you proactively identify pain points and gaps in existing policy frameworks and find good solutions. You will play a key role in ensuring teams across Payments understand the criticality of being compliant. You are thorough in all you do and see to it that as Google pursues our next big idea, we always have our bases covered. In this role, you will help to ensure that our products and services stay in continuous compliance with regulations and internal policy requirements. You will need an understanding of how to navigate both internal and external relationships and be action oriented. You have a general working knowledge of the regulatory requirements to maintain licenses, specially in relation to Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/CFT and extant rules under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 (PMLA), financial investigations and reporting of Suspicious Transactions. You will monitor, report on, and help manage risks. As part of this team, you get to be on the front line of our regulatory needs. This includes development and enhancement of policies, reporting and licensing needs, broad oversight, and working cross-functionally with teams internally and externally. Additionally, you proactively identify pain points and gaps in existing policy frameworks and find good solutions. You will play a key role in ensuring teams across Payments understand the criticality of being compliant. You are thorough in all you do and see to it that as Google pursues our next big idea, we always have our bases covered. Responsibilities Assist with maintaining oversight of Payments Compliance legal and contractual obligations in India. Ensure policies and procedures are effective and are reflective of current compliance obligations. Oversee of the merchant onboarding and transaction monitoring program in India and fulfill end to end reporting obligations for it. Be experienced in transaction monitoring escalation reviews and SAR filing. Be an agent of change by leading controls initiatives with cross functional partners such as Engineering, Legal, Operations, Finance, and Product Management. Experience Level Mid Level