LATAM Senior AML Analyst

LATAM Senior AML Analyst - Global Payment LATAM Senior AML Analyst - Global Payment

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Responsibilities
About the Team:
The Global Payment team of Bytedance provides payment solutions - including payment acquisitions, disbursements, transaction monitoring, payment method management, foreign exchange conversion, accounting, reconciliations, and so on to ensure that our users have a smooth and secure payment experience on ByteDance platforms.
Responsibilities:
AML Analysis and Strategy:
- Provide comprehensive support to compliance operations by executing AML-related tasks, identifying and documenting compliance risks, and implementing solutions in alignment with established policies and procedures.
- Collaborate with business units to understand business models and inherent risk exposures. Detect suspicious transactions and assist in developing effective transaction monitoring rules.
- Design and maintain monitoring effectiveness matrices and dashboards to assess rule performance.
- Support the development and ongoing enhancement of policies and procedures across the transaction monitoring lifecycle, including rule validation, system optimization, and underlying data analysis.
Product and Project Management:
- Coordinate with regional and global teams to support the implementation and refinement of transaction monitoring models.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders within Global Payments to ensure operational efficiency and clearly defined responsibilities.
- Apply sound professional judgment to independently resolve most issues, with discretion to manage complex problems.
- Leverage in-depth subject matter expertise and a strong understanding of industry best practices to contribute to operational initiatives.
- Support operational projects through applied project management skills and effective execution.
- Conduct data interpretation and analysis with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Provide informal mentoring or on-the-job training to new or less experienced team members as needed
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- At least 5 years of experience in financial compliance roles within the payments sector, with a focus on transaction monitoring.
- Strong understanding of compliance risks specific to payment service providers and their business models.
- Hands-on experience in conducting deep-dive investigations into suspicious transactions.
- Familiarity with AML-related data (e.g., KYC, customer, merchant, and transaction data).
- Practical knowledge of data analysis skills and familiarity with relevant toolings (e.g. SQL, Excel).
- Experience engaging with and understanding the requirements of multiple local regulators.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent; relevant compliance certifications (e.g., CAMS) are a plus.
- Strong analytical and research skills, with high attention to detail and a commitment to execution excellence.
- Proven problem-solving abilities and the capacity to work under pressure with minimal supervision.
- Strong organizational skills, able to manage competing priorities and multi-task effectively.
- Global mindset and ability to work across cultures and diverse teams.
About Us
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance
Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.
As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

Reasonable Accommodation
ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at

Seniority level

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type Full-time

Job function

• Job function Finance and Sales

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