Risk Screening Specialist I

Are you passionate about the chance to bring your analytical experience to a world class organization that is leading the way in both content and technology to serve and protect our citizens home and abroad?  Do you have the skills necessary to perform adverse media and negative news screening, research, and disposition activities to identify and act on potential risks? If you’re a team player with attention to detail and excellent customer service skills, then Thomson Reuters Special Services (TRSS) is looking for you!

About the Role
In the opportunity as a Risk Screening Specialist, you will

• Be responsible for maintaining the highest standards of compliance in support of our customers. You will contribute to a variety of areas including:High-volume screening, research, and disposition work related to risk affecting our customers (financial, legal, reputational, and more)
• Submitting model feedback to provide consistent performance over time
• Applying independent judgment in the identification and escalation of key BSA/AML risks
• Aiding in the creation of document procedures, policies, and processes as necessary
• Maintaining thorough documentation of the screening process and results
• Aiding in departmental reporting and tracking
• Manage screening cases in a timely and efficient manner
• Provide well-written and concise summations of investigation and analysis results
• Professionally assess and store sensitive information and analyses

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Risk Screening Specialist if your background includes:

• Strong ability to collaborate with a dynamic team and work independently in a production-driven environment
• Sound judgment that is based on all relevant and documented facts and considerations
• Ability to see through gray areas and assess AML-related risks
• Can recommend improvements to processes in areas of efficiency, control, and work product
• Ability to determine false positives and true matches with minimal supervision
• Can independently use organizational skills to prioritize workload under evolving deadlines
• Remains up to date on current legal and regulatory AML/BSA requirements
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. national security clearance
• Excellent ability to multi-task and prioritize projects
• Ability to make decisions with ambiguous information in a timely manner
• Certified high school diploma or GED
• Preferred Qualifications: Certifications in any of the following or similar: Anti-Money Laundering Specialist Certification (CAMS), Transaction Monitoring Associate (CTMA) Certification, Fraud Examiner (CFE) Certification, Financial Crimes Specialists (CFCS) Certification
• One year of experience in the banking, insurance, accounting, fraud, and/or AML/BSA industries
• One year of investigative techniques experience within financial crimes/risk
• Public records content and/or screening experience
• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice, Fraud Prevention, Finance, or a related field
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. national security clearance.

• U.S. Citizenship essential to comply with government contract/agency or department of Federal Government requirements.

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What’s in it For You?

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our commitment of empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include paid leave, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations. Eligible office location(s) for this role include one or more of the following: New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and/or Irvine, CA; McLean, VA; Washington, DC. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $51,590 - $95,810. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

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